Valentine Red Hearts Cake - Decorating Tutorial
by Fay at The Useless Cook
This fab tutorial is coming to you from Fay at The Useless Cook. Perfect for Valentines day or any romantic celebration.
My blog is not called
The Useless Cook for nothing. I enjoy trying out new recipes and
creating things from ideas I have but they do not always turn out to
look the way I intended. I hope to improve with both the finished look
and with my photography as the blog goes on.
This tutorial is about
decorating more then a recipe. I was given a cute small heart shaped
cake tin and I wanted to make something for Valentines Day. This cake
decoration would be perfect for an engagement party or for a wedding as
well.
I made the cake from a box but if you prefer use your favorite plain cake recipe.
I sprayed the heart tin
with spray oil and dusted it with flour. I then placed a piece of
parchment baking paper under the tin and traced around the shape, cut
the shape and then line the bottom of the tin. It makes removing the
baked cake a lot easier. I didn't need to do any prep work to the
silicone hearts molds.
Fill your tin/s with the cake batter. Becareful not to over fill.
I decided to cover the
cakes with chocolate ganache whic I made in a bowl placed over steaming
water. I used cream and dark chocolate. Becareful not to burn yourself
or the ganache.
In the photo below, I gathered my decorating supplies.
I bought Ready To Roll
Coloured Fondant. It was so easy to work with and because I only needed a
small amount, I thought this was the best product to use. I also bought
a Acrylic Rolling Pin, Fire Red Edible Glitter Dust. I already had the
heart shape cutters and heart shape punches.
I dusted the surface of my board with Corn Flour.
I wanted to creat a wimsical look on the main cake. I could have done it better!
I am sorry that you can't see the glitter on the hearts in my photos.
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