Sunday, October 11, 2009

Mario Kart Birthday Cake

I made this for my sons seventh birthday! I used marshmallow fondant.



Here is how I make my Marshmallow fondant -it's an exact science (not really)
I take a 13 oz jar of Marshmallow cream and a bag of powdered sugar and combine them in my kitchen aid with the dough hook.
I start with a couple cups of powdered sugar in the bottom to keep it from sticking. Then I pour in the bottle of cream ( a hot knife helps it come out). Then I pour in some more powdered sugar and start beating. It mixes into little balls. You'll think you've done something wrong but you can't mess this up. I mix till it doesn't look sticky anymore just crumbly. Then I cover my hands and a surface with powdered sugar, dump out the crumbles and start kneading them together. If it gets sticky at all, add more powdered sugar. Keep kneading till you get a fondant consistency. Add food coloring and more powdered sugar as needed. When I'm done rolling and placing the fondant, I use a kitchen brush to brush off any extra powdered sugar.

I read about this fondant in a magazine in a doctors office about five years ago and started making it from memory. I'll post pictures of the process next time I make it.









15 comments:

  1. What a cute cake! You did a fabulous job.

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  2. Your cake is awesome! My son would love that for his birthday at the end of the month! :o)

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  3. That looks amazing. You did such a great job. I'm sure your son loved it.

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  4. WOW! Great job! I never learned to make pretty cakes and admire those who can.

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  5. So, so cute! Fondant looks SO hard! you did a great job :)

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  6. You are totally creative! I love this! I also love that skirt revamp! SO cute! Can I maybe feature you on an upcoming feature friday?
    email me with permission and a link to your blog so I can remember where I found you!
    stephd757@yahoo.com

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  7. My son wanted a mario cart birthday party for his 7th coming up but I was too intimidated by the cake part of it (so it'll be Lego Space Police instead), where did you find the toy cars? Tell me you didn't hand make them out of fondant...

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  8. No, I didn't make the toy cars. I got them on ebay. The set was missing Mario so I got it for a lot cheaper than normal.

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  9. What a brilliant fondant recipe! I will be trying this.
    Rebecca of the R&W Gals

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  10. omg! r u serious?! this cake is friggin AWESOME! My boys are going CrAzY right now!!!! ROCK ON!

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  11. Thanks for this post! You inspired me to make the birthday cake for my 5 year old.
    http://6lalas.blogspot.com/2010/03/member-of-my-man-clan-is-turning.html

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  12. That cake is amazing! My daughter would love it!

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  13. Looking through your blog has been such a treat for me tonight! You have some many wonderful ideas! I'm your newest follower!
    smiles!

    PS...that castle ROCKS!!

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  14. Hi can you send me your cake and buttercream frosting reciepe? I am very very new to this cake baking stuff and going to attempt to make my daughters 2nd bday cake which is the minnie mouse cake ;) my email is sydneyella@aol.com any tips that you think would be helpful would be great too! Thanks love your blog!

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