Peaches and Cream Cake

by Melissa Friesz
(Independence, Missouri)

For the cake I made the Wilton Butter Cake Recipe. I had to triple the recipe to make enough for the two layers. The bottom tier is a 9 inch by 3 inch and the top tier is a 6 inch by 3.

I torted each layer filled one layer with fresh strawberries and the other with fresh whipped cream. For the Whipped cream I used 2 cups of heavy whipping cream and 4 Tablespoons of granulated sugar. I whisked the two together very vigorously until it formed stiff peaks.

I iced each tier with a thin coat of buttercream (Wilton) and then used ready use fondant. I colored the fondant with a touch of pink and a touch of orange to make the peachy color.

Each tier was covered with the peach fondant. I inserted the dowels into the bottom layer, cut them even with the cake and then placed the top tier on the bottom tier.

I then took a wooden dowel and inserted in the top of the cake and pushed it all the way to the bottom tiers cake board for added support.

A day before I made 20 peach royal icing petunias and 19 peach royal icing swirl flowers. I also made 5 rose pink fondant roses.

With the two tiers assembled I started with rolling out a strip of fondant 9 1/2 inches long in rose pink (same color as the roses) and 6 1/2 inches long also in the rose pink. I then attached them to the tiers with clear vanilla.

Next I piped the white buttercream tip 3 dots randomly all over both tiers. I then added the petunias, roses, and swirl flowers.

To get the cascading look I used the left over royal icing to attach the flowers to the sides of the cake. The royal icing acts as a super glue and the flowers then become gravity defying.

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Sep 12, 2011
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Lovely cake... how did you use cream
by: Alison

Hello there...
Using cream for me is a no no when using roll out icing to cover a cake as I always imagine that the cream will melt the roll out icing. Also you owuld need to keep the cake inthe fridge and wouldnt that make the roll out icing wet with condensation when you get it out of the fridge?
Alison x

Apr 05, 2010
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Thanks
by: Melissa

Thank you so much I had so much fun making this cake.

Apr 01, 2010
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peaches
by: Kelly

Oh, this is just beautiful! I love your flowers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job!!!

Apr 01, 2010
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SO PRETTY
by: NANCY OF CA

WHAT CAN I SAY ?? THIS IS SUCH A PRETTY CAKE. I WOULDN'T WANT TO CUT IT. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND WHAT A GOOD JOB YOU DID ON IT. NANCY OF CA

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