Buttercream Cake Contest

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Comment by Eileen S on June 1, 2011 at 2:02am

Thank you, Pearse! I'm flattered! I have only been doing cakes for about 2 years and I'm mostly self-taught.  Took a few beginner classes, but that's about it.  I do it for fun!

Comment by Pearse Hashmi Franklin on June 1, 2011 at 12:01am

Thanks Eileen for the info. I browsed at all your cakes today. quite impressive. Have u been decorating cakes for a while? keep up the good work

Comment by Eileen S on May 31, 2011 at 11:10pm

Pearse - I did a double batch - so about 6 cups of icing, but I had some left over.  It's a 9" round cake. I usually do a crumb coat first, chill it, smooth it, then do a second thicker coat and run the comb through that.

Comment by Patti Schwartz on May 31, 2011 at 8:07pm

I love this cake! 

Comment by Pearse Hashmi Franklin on May 31, 2011 at 6:34pm

wow. nice work. simple and clean. how much buttercream did you use for this. I suppose this is a 8' two layer cake

Comment by Patti Schwartz on May 7, 2011 at 10:34pm

Eileen...thanks for your help.  I can't wait to make it.

 

Comment by Eileen S on May 7, 2011 at 11:01am

Patti - that frosting is really easy - the sides I did with an icing comb.  The bottom border is a simple star done with a 1M tip, and the top is a tip 21 done in a continuous circle swirl. :)  You'll do great! Can't wait to see the pictures.

Comment by Patti Schwartz on May 7, 2011 at 8:00am

THANK YOU SO MUCH! My doctor and coworkers are going to love this. The party is June 11th and I will post a picture and let you know how I do.  I might even have to make a practice cake before the party to practice my piping...I am not very good.  I have never had any classes just jumping in sometimes over my head...LOL

Comment by Eileen S on May 7, 2011 at 2:29am

Hi Patty - Thanks for the compliment!!

 

The filling is a layer of mascarpone cheese filling (8 oz. mascarpone cheese, 1 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp. vanilla whipped together to soft peaks - let set for at least 4 hours before using), topped with strawberry jam.  There are only two cake layers.  The frosting is straight-up vanilla buttercream. :)

Comment by Patti Schwartz on May 6, 2011 at 10:47pm

I have to make a birthday cake for our doctor at work and I was thinking about making a WASC cake with strawberries.  I was looking for inspiration and wow did I find it...your cake is beautiful.  Can you please tell me about the filling and frosting?  Is the Mascarpone cheese and strawberry jam mixed together?  What kind of frosting?  Thanks for your help and inspiration.