Next, use a spatula to clean off the excess buttercream that may have pushed out. The silicone mold is soft and can bulge out as you push the cake down. Gently reshape the exterior of the cubes so the sides are straight. Tawk.to, a live chat functionality, sets this cookie. For improved service, this cookie helps remember users so that previous chats can be linked together. Ultimately, this step is optional. But, if you want really creamy frosting with no bubbles, then you don't want to skip this final step. Switch to a paddle attachment, and then mix the buttercream at low speed for up to 15-20 minutes to make the buttercream ultra smooth and remove any air bubbles.

Place the mini cakes on a single serving board or a platter and finish decorating them with fondant. See my video for the full tutorial. Store them in the refrigerator to keep them cool while you work with your fondant.Sending our cakes through the post is a surefire way to show a friend or loved one that they’re in your thoughts. After all, receiving a slice of cake is like a love language of its own. Any white fondant will work to decorate these mini cakes, but I highly recommend using my marshmallow fondant recipe. Bake the cakes at 335ºF for 15 minutes, or until it is fully baked. While your cake is baking, you can prepare the easy buttercream frosting.

The downside of using fruit roll-ups? It’s really tough to find a variety of solid-colored Fruit Roll-Ups. I don’t know why they have to be so fancy and make all of their candy tie-dyed or marked with “temporary tattoos” or whatever, but finding some of the plain colors was difficult and required too many trips to different grocery stores. A mini cake is a square cut of cake that’s about 2 inches big. Typically, mini cakes range from 2 inches to 4 inches in size. Expert Tips Once you’re happy with how your fondant looks, trim the excess fondant while leaving about ¼ inch of fondant around the base of the cake. White Fondant: You can use any kind of white fondant you have, but I would recommend you use my marshmallow fondant recipe.These mini birthday present cakes are the perfect example of a “SugarHero” dessert—playful, a bit unusual, colorful, and most importantly, fun. These sweet little cakes make me want to jump through the screen and simultaneously hug them and eat them, which is maybe the truest statement of purpose I’ve ever written.

The size of your silicone molds will determine the size of the square you cut from the cake. We are using 2” square silicone molds, so I am cutting my layered cake in 1-½” cubes. Using a metal ruler, I cut down one direction of the cake to make 1-½” strips, and then the other direction to make cubes. Start by making the fondant bows. Add a little bit of vegetable shortening to your white fondant. Then, sprinkle your bow mold with some powdered sugar. This is set by Hotjar to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether this was the first time Hotjar saw this user. It is used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions.Now we are going to wrap our cake cubes to make them look like presents! Start by laying a strip of fondant down on the table horizontally. Then, layer another strip of fondant on top going the other way (vertically) so that it resembles a plus sign. Next, add in your room temperaturebutter piece-by-piece, and whip it with the whisk attachment to combine. It will look curdled at first. This is definitely normal. It will also look pretty yellow. Keep whipping. YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Optional: Next, as an added decoration, you will add some flash dust or edible glitterto the mini cake using a brush. This is totally optional, but it will give your decorated cakes a radiant sparkle detail! Bring your butter, milk, and eggs to room temperature. Room temperature ingredients will create an emulsion properly but if any of your ingredients are cold then the batter will not mix together properly and you’ll end up with a wet layer at the bottom of the cake. Apply a small amount of water onto the strips of ribbon fondant, and then carefully wrap the fondant up around the cake so that it appears to look like a ribbon-wrapped box. If you can’t find pasteurized egg whites, you can pasteurize eggs yourself and just use the egg whites. NOTE: all eggs in the USA are already pasteurized, so you can use shelled egg whites separated from the yolk as well. The success of the bakerdays Letterbox cake has been very exciting. While the traditional reason for sending Letterbox cakes via post is to show someone you care on their birthday or other special occasion (much like you would acard) many of our customers have used them in fun and inventive ways:

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The great thing about these personalised birthday cakes is the surprise. As it doesn't require a signature, your postman can simply slip it through the letterbox with the rest of your mail. What a fantastic surprise for your recipient, as they will have no idea you have sent them a special personalised cake by post! They're also perfect for finding a lower cake price! Get your birthday cakes by post next day Next, place the fondant over your cake cube. Smooth out the top, and then work your way down by pressing the fondant up against the cake. Turn the mixer down to low speed, and then add in the hot coffee and mix it in until it’s just combined. Then, whip it on high with the whisk attachment for 8-10 minutes until the buttercream is white, light, and shiny. Taste test the buttercream. If it tastes like sweet ice cream, then it's ready! Place the fondant-covered mini cake on top of the fondant ribbons at the center where the ribbons meet with the unfinished bottom facing upwards.