Beer Mug Cake Tutorial

Wow! I can't believe it's been an entire year since my last post! This seems a bit ridiculous. I could go on and on about how incredibly busy I have been but that's boring. Although I have to say, last year was probably one of the CRAZIEST years ever!


On the bright side, the very end of my year was topped off with my great big, beautiful wedding!!! *insert very girly yet annoying squeal here* I really do feel like the luckiest girl ever! I mean I did marry a handsome, sweet, amazing Army pilot in a great big beautiful ruffle ball gown dress at the most amazing venue EVER! Not to mention the incredible, family I was welcomed into that day. I feel so blessed and it truly was the best day ever!

Well enough of that mushy stuff right? Let's be honest, you're here for the cake. :) Soooo one reason I have had little time for my blog as of lately is because I have been hangin' out over at the YouTubes. I don't know if you've heard of this YouTube stuff or not. I mean it's kind of a big deal. What's that? You HAVE heard of YouTube and you're on there all the time!? Sweet! Because I recently did a video on how to make this awesome Beer Mug Cake just in time for St. Patty's Day and I would love for you come hang out with me there on YouTube! :) 

Here's the video below. Scroll all the way to the bottom to see a list of things you will need and P.S. Don't forget to leave comments or questions and let me know what other tutorials you would like to see!

 -Reva

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:
- White cake mix (and all ingredients on box)
- Green food color
- "Golden Yellow" food color
- Vanilla or butter-cream frosting
- Small angled spatula
- 1tsp cocoa powder
- Small paint brush
- 1 Pastry bag
- 1-2 large round piping tips
- Baking spray
- White fondant

DIY: FONDANT VINTAGE FLOWER

This is a cake that I did almost a year ago. It was a beautiful four-tiered vintage style wedding cake that had a delicate ruffle border with fondant pearl accents, a lace bow between two of the lower tiers, and let's not forget those adorable, hand made vintage flowers. 

I made it for a stand that I had at a local Catholic church. The theme for my stand that day was Shabby Chic, complete with ruffle cakes,  lace, pastels and CUPCAKES!!

I remember selling completely out of my signature Chocolate Peanut Butter cupcakes that day. Everyone was telling me as soon as they walked into the room, all they could smell was peanut buttery goodness tempting them before they even had a chance to look around. There was no resisting once they got a whiff. My best friend Chasity (who was kind enough to volunteer to help me that day) and I, got a kick out of watching the people who walked past the cupcakes starring at them clearly thinking, don't stop. Keep walking. "Give it thirty seconds, they'll be back," she would smirk. And she was right. She was always right. Her dry, sarcastic (but hilarious) personality would kick into full bloom that day as I basically "forced" her to interact with the community. But what are friends for right? :)

Now let's talk about how I made those super easy but adorable vintage-style flowers for the cake.

 First, I will mention that I would normally use gum paste for flowers, but gum paste isn't always readily available, and if you're a busy Momma like me, you may not always have time to make it. So I tend to have Wilton fondant on hand for projects like this because it turns out you can roll this stuff pretty thin, and it dries pretty hard. Besides, these aren't exactly the kind of edible flowers that need to look as delicate as other, more life-like floral decorations.

What you will need:

• Fondant or gum paste (color of your choice)
• At least four circle cutters (I used an icing tip for the smallest size)
• Small rolling pin
• Baller tool
• Edible pearls

    Step 1:
 

Start by rolling out a small amount of fondant, and using your cutters to make four circles just like this.


Step 2:

To create the ruffled edges, take the largest circle and place it in the palm of your hand. Using the smallest end of your balling tool, gently press down with half the ball on the circle, and the other half touching your hand. Carefully rub back and forth going the whole way around the circle. Repeat for all four circles.


Step 3:

Now all you have to do is put them all together using just a tiny dab of water to glue them in place. Then another dab of water in the middle and you can glue your pearls on there.

Tada! Now you have a delicious flower for your cakes and cupcakes! The easiest flower I 
have ever made. Hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial.  I received a specific request for this tutorial and I absolutely love sharing these things but I never know what everyone wants to see. So let me know what else you guys would like to see and I will make it happen!


-Reva 

DIY: OWL CAKE & CUPCAKE TOPPER

Just stopping in to say HAPPY MONDAY with this quick cute little Owl tutorial! 

I was SO excited when someone finally asked me to make an owl cake. I have been waiting for an excuse to make these cute little guys for so long! They are absolutely perfect for a little girl's birthday but since I have all boys none of them were interested in owls. :)

  

You can make these things as big or small as you want to depending on what you need them for. The size that I made them would probably be the perfect size for cupcake toppers. But I actually made two, and used them on top of a cake. 

They are really easy and quick to make. Not to mention super cute! The whole process is very simple so go grab your fondant and let's get started! :)

First roll out your darker color fondant. In this case I went with a pink theme owl so here I have the darker color pink rolled out. Cut out one large circle using a round cutter.

Now use the same cutter to take off just a little from the top so that we have a nice curve for the ears of the owl.

Next I have my light pink fondant rolled out. Cut out a circle using a round cutter that's a little smaller (left) than the one we used earlier (right)

 

While you have your light pink fondant rolled out, go ahead and cut out the two wings using a leaf cutter like the one I used pictured above. Note: If you don't have leaf cutters, you can also use small upside down hearts to make the wings which also looks cute. :)

Next make two small impressions on each wing. You can pretty much use any tool that you have on hand to do this,
 

 

Here I have my smaller light pink circle. Using a tiny round cutter, or the other end of an icing tip like I did, I just cut two curves into the circle to make room for the eyes.To make the eyes, just roll out white fondant and use this same icing tip or cutter to make two white circles.

Now for the beak: First take a small amount of orange fondant and roll it into a tiny ball. Then using your finger, roll it into a tear-drop shape in the palm of your hand.

Using a small paint brush and a tiny bit of water,you can start putting the pieces of your owl together. 

   To make eyes stand out more, roll out black fondant and cut out two circles using a cutter or icing tip smaller than the white ones we just did. Here I used the bottom of a Wilton 1A to get the perfect size.

To be sure that the feet are consistent in size, cut out two orange circles for the feet using a cutter or icing tip, and roll them into little balls. Then use a small amount of water to attach them to the owl.

I hope you guys found this helpful. Please feel free to leave questions and comments below! :)