Showing posts with label BIRTHDAY CAKES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BIRTHDAY CAKES. Show all posts

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How to make a space shuttle cake

This space shuttle cake will send your kid’s birthday party into orbit, and it really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to make it. Just watch baker and author Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens as she demonstrates how to make a very cool space shuttle cake.



How to make a space shuttle cake

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How to make a castle cake

We know what you’re thinking—this castle cake is spectacular, but I could never make it. It’s actually not that hard, once you watch professional baker Liv Hansen for Betty Crocker Kitchens create it, step by step.



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How to make a pirate cake

We don’t recommend washing this pirate cake down with a bottle of rum, but if your little buccaneer is having a pirate birthday party, this cake is going to be worth its weight in gold doubloons. Professional baker Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens will show you how.



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How to make a purse cake

This adorable purse shaped cake is perfect for a birthday party, a tea party, or anytime you want to serve the girls (big or little) a unique dessert. Professional baker and author Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens shows you how to make this delicious, and very ladylike, cake.



How to make a purse cake

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How to make a flip flop cake

Having a beach party or a summer birthday party? This flip flops cake is guaranteed to make everybody smile. And it’s quick and easy to make, if you follow the instructions from baker and author Liv Hansen for Betty Crocker Kitchens.



How to make a flip flop cake

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How to make baby rattle cupcakes for a baby shower

If you’re planning a baby shower, these adorable cupcakes shaped like baby rattles are the perfect addition to your table. They’re so clever and fun, nobody has to know how easy they are to make. Professional baker and author Liv Hansen shows you how, using a technique created by Betty Crocker.



How to make baby rattle cupcakes for a baby shower

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How to make a blue jeans birthday cake

Want the kids to appreciate what a hip Mom you are? Make this Blue Jeans cake for your popstar diva's next birthday party. Professional baker Liv Hansen shows you how, with a cake by the Betty Crocker.


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How to make a train birthday cake

If you're having a train themed birthday party, here's a perfect idea for a train birthday cake they are sure to love. This train cake is easy to make and decorate.

Liv Hansen shows us how easy train cakes can be to make with help from Betty Crocker.


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How to make a rubber ducky birthday cake

For Baby's first birthday, Rubber Ducky you're the One. This adorable rubber duck cake will wow the whole family, who'll think you worked a lot harder on it than you actually did.

This rubber ducky cake is also ideal for a baby shower!


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How to make a princess doll birthday cake

Any little birthday girl would love this magical unique princess doll cake for her party, decorated with a real doll she can play with later.



How to make the princess cake instructions

Assembling the princess birthday cake:
1. Bake three cakes in 8-inch round cake pans and one cake in a medium ovenproof glass bowl. Let cakes cool.

2. Cut off the dome off all of the 8-inch round cakes with a serrated knife. (Freezing the cake for about 45 minutes before you cut them will reduce the crumbs).

3. Cut a small hole in the middle of each layer; this is where the princes doll will go.

4. To keep your decorating surface clean while you frost, slide pieces of parchment paper underneath the bottom layer.

5. Using your offset spatula, place a dollop of frosting on one of the layers of cake, and spread it evenly. Place another layer on top, frost it, and place the last layer on top. Frost the top of the last 8-inch round cake and top with the cake baked in the overproof glass bowl (domed side up).

6. Make a crumb coat. This is a thin layer of frosting that seals in the crumbs and keeps the frosting clean and neat. Spread the frosting over the entire surface of the cake. To make the frosting smooth, take a strip of paper, cup it and place it at the bottom of the cake, sliding it evenly to the top of the cake.

7. Spread the frosting smooth around the hole in the top.

8. Freeze the cake for about 45 minutes to set the frosting.


Decorating the princess birthday cake:
1. Once the frosting is set, place a dollop of frosting on top and work your way down. Make the cake smooth using the paper technique, or add texture using your offset spatula. Try a fabric effect by making small swirls in the frosting.

2. Wrap the fashion dolls body with plastic wrap. If the doll has long hair you may consider wrapping that during the frosting process as well, to keep it clean.

3. Insert the princess doll into the hole, and add frosting to fill in any gaps.

4. Fill the pastry bag with pink frosting and pipe stars around the doll where it meets the cake. Cover her bodice with the frosting as well.

5. Add highlights to the dress with candy stars.

6. As a finishing touch, you can add a wand and hat made of paper and candy as well

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