Here's a quick tutorial on how to make an elegant yet simple monogrammed cake. I made this one for my friend Ket. I used her favorite colors red, pink and gold to match her ultra-feminine style :-)
After I covered the cake with
rolled fondant
, I measured halfway up the sides of the cake and marked it with paring knife. I mixed together some
red food coloring
and a little bit vodka then applied it to the bottom half of the cake. This is the same painting technique as the one I used for
my birthday cake and the
mini wedding cake. I added some more vodka to the red food coloring to lighten the color and applied it to the top half of the cake.
I made some
fondant scrolls and attached them to the sides of the cake. Some of the scrolls were lined up straight and some were tilted just a little. I thought it would make for an interesting design but I think it was so subtle that it wasn't even noticeable. Oh well. I still like how it turned out.
My sweet friend Maggie came over to visit while I was decorating this cake so I gave her a quick lesson on how to paint the fondant scrolls. I showed her how to mix together the
gold luster dust
and vodka then she painted the scrolls with a small paintbrush. She did a fantastic job!
I used the same
monogramming technique I used for my cousin's wedding cake. I painted the round plaque with red food coloring before placing the monogram on top. Then I painted the monogram with gold luster dust.
Voila! The finished cake :-)
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