4th fondant cake - 1st mini cakes - Valentine's mini cakes

[rommana3]

looks great - thanx

[PhotogenicPoser]

Hi, i just wanted to ask what you made the bows with?

Thank you.

[nivia91]

@PhotogenicPoser I used gumpaste and once dried, I dusted them with lustre dust

[cstiltner85]

What do u use to make the big cake look shinny is it the dye or do u spray something on it to make it look metal

[nivia91]

@cstiltner85 I just use snowflake lustre dust!

[pearl1978wagner]

nonstick spray is awesome to use to make the cakes shiny i spray it really far back from the cakes then use a soft brush to even it out. by the next day it has set and it looks great

[prang1091]

hi. how do you make the gumpaste? is there any alternative for the snowflake dust? we have a mini-cake decorating contest at school this week and i really haven't decided yet on what to use. the theme for the upcoming event is graduation. please help. i'm a beginner. we need to use 4 mini cakes, either round(3in diameter) or a square shaped (3x3in), all decorations should be edible.

- princess (philippines,19y.o.)

[ChispyBarbershop]

my bows always cracked...how you make them so pretty and shinny ?

[nivia91]

@ChispyBarbershop I use gumpaste instead of fondant. Once they are dry, i dust them with snowflake lustre dust.

[frizzingwhizbang]

What a beautiful cake!

[nivia91]

@frizzingwhizbang Thank you :)

[KuyilGal05]

Awesome! Elegent!

[nivia91]

@KuyilGal05 Thanks :)

[jaxnar]

wow the bows are awesome

[nivia91]

@jaxnar Thanks :)

[niamh2739]

that cake recipe sounds amazing! would you be willing to share the recipe?

[nivia91]

@niamh2739 The recipe is from a book called Confetti cakes

[niamh2739]

@nivia91 Thank you : )

[Riseiteki]

Awesome!

[nivia91]

@Riseiteki Thanks

[Malvina1987]

soooo cute!!!!

[nivia91]

Thanks :)

[i8beachglass]

nice job!

[nivia91]

thanks :)

[WilliamAdolfsson]

beutiful cake looks like a real present pakage

[nivia91]

Thank you :)

[mei0215]

i love these cake so much^__^ thinking to make this on my bf's bday..can u please tell me how u made the bow look shinny?

[nivia91]

Thank you :o) I used snowflakes lustre dust.

[Lizzz815]

this is a beautiful cake..5*

[nivia91]

Thanks :o)

[Stina956]

thanks for the tips. i'll try that for sure!! hopefully they'll come out as beautiful as yours!! thanks again. =)

[Stina956]

do you cut out your own cake boards? i try cutting them but it's a lil hard. either i cut them too small or the board bends or sticks out. any advice?

[nivia91]

For minicakes I do cut out my own board. I just get some cardboard and draw the size of my minicakes on them and then cut them out. After doing that, I cover them with foil paper. If the stick out, I just cut that bit away. I usually place the cake on the board even before crumb coating them. Once they are covered with fondant, the cardboard can not be seen.

Hope this helps :o)

[Jeani3d]

Very pretty cake. I also love your bows.

[nivia91]

: ) thankx Jean

[soozanc]

Gorgeous!

[nivia91]

thanx :)

[GABBYSHAPPYMOM]

I love love these bows!!!

[nivia91]

Thanks :)

[kylakae]

How adorable!

[nivia91]

Thanks :)

[prairiebutterfly]

Oops! I spoke too soon! I should have watched the whole video first sorry!

[prairiebutterfly]

Hi very cute! Could you do a video tutorial on how you do your bows? They are very lovely!

[nivia91]

Thank you very much :) As you can see I show and say how I made the bows : D

[irenemb2007]

hi nivia! you really have beautiful cakes..i've been looking for a caramel sauce/ caramel filling but i just can't find a good one.. if you don't mind, can you give me your caramel recipre, please? and oh, the buttercream too, since you mentioned it here..i've never tried fondant and never baked a cake,hehe

[nivia91]

Hi Irene, thank you very much for your kind words. I dont usually make my own caramel sauce, I buy it from any supermarket and it is called dulce de leche. There is a way of making your own, you just need to buy a can of condensed milk and boil it for 2 hours with the can closed.

For the buttercream there is a wonderful recipe here on youtube given by a channel called SeriousCakes

I hope this helps as usual. Take care :)

[dantwaz]

I have bought the funky alphabet cutters I have only tried them once and then gave up. Maybe it was because i used fondant and not gumpaste? Yours look great, did you do anything to make them come out so well? Cover the cutters in shortening or sugar or anything? I think these cakes look wonderful! -Danielle x

[nivia91]

There is a video on youtube that shows how to use them, just look for a channel called aine2. I used gumpaste and covered the cutters with icing sugar, and then took the letters off with a dry paint brush.

Hope it helps Danielle :)

[dantwaz]

Thanks so much! I did see that ages ago and forgot about it, Im going to watch it right now!! Thanks x

[RylanTy]

PERFECTION PERFECTION PERFECTION

I didn't realize you had made a valentine cake until now.

I love the impression on the fondant. It's very elegant, yet fun. I also love the ribbon, it looks very real.

Oh and which buttercream do you use? it looked very smooth

[nivia91]

Thank you so much Rylan, you always put a smile on my face!

The frosting was the regular recipe of a buttercream but instead of using milk or water, you add heavy whipping cream. It won't crust so dont use it if you are going to cover the with fondant. I did that and it was a disaster, a complete mess!

The buttercream is very smooth and it has got a delicate flavour.

[laurapoopie]

I though your minicakes were very well done! Nice job! Thank God we learn from our mistakes! :) Been there, done that! :) Everything came out lovely!

[nivia91]

Thank you very much Laura!

[15152278]

Lovely work on the bows. Great job. I sometimes use buttercream (butter mixed with icing sugar) - if you use a very very thin coating of it (much less than what is in your photos) then it should not be messy, just enough for the fondant to stick :) Have a go next time.

[nivia91]

Thank you for your advice. I will definitely try that next time. You can't imagine the mess, I was about to give up.

[sexxygirl66]

Hello,

I just wanted to say beautiful work! Are your bows made of gumpaste or fondant?

[nivia91]

Thank you :) They are made of gumpaste. I bought the pale pink gumpaste because it was a bit difficult to get that colour by only adding pink colouring paste to the white gumpaste.

[00GypsyPrincess00]

Me again!! hahaa I know I need a life!! I'm just a cakedecorator-aholic! haahaha, I wanted to say I looove this cake! it's so pretty!!! the minicakes and the bottom one are both very cute!! The only observatin I have is (at least on camera) the gumpaste funky alphabet letters being white, they blen in a lot with the baground being a busy pattern...But overall the cake is very sweet!!! Wonderful job!!

[nivia91]

I think you are right about the funky alphabet, you can bearly see it and it kind of busy. I just wanted to right I love you and use them for the first time! : D

Thank you so much for your sincerity, I really appreciate it. A bit of critizism is always to go in order to improve :)

[mackandnorm]

Beautiful Mini Cakes! Your work is progressing really well Nivia & yes we learn from each cake we make - even from all the mistakes ; ) Andrea

[nivia91]

Thank you again for your comment Andrea. Your cakes look so nice and beautiful.

Indeed we learn from all the mistakes and that one was a BIG one for hahahaha! What a disaster! :S