Mothers Day - Strawberry Cake

A family friend asked me to make a cake for her mom for Mother's Day, so of course I said yes. Sadly, I probably shouldn't have agreed to a strawberry cream frosted cake.The cake itself was a yellow cake and there was a cool strawberry frosting on top. I also put some sliced strawberries in-between the layers with the filling to give it more flavor.

While I have made cakes before that look nice and were successful, this one didn't work out quite as well. I made the frosting too thin, so even though it was chilled for awhile, it still didn't thicken. This made the frosting process very difficult. The top turned out nicely, but the sides weren't holding the frosting as well, especially over the gap between the layers. While it ended up looking decent, I was frustrated and upset because I hate when I make things that don't turn out the way I want them too. I probably am too hard on myself, but maybe thats a good thing so that I can be more successful with my desserts in the future. Nevertheless, I probably won't remake this cake anytime soon (especially on a hot day...it supposedly melted a bit overtime as well). The flavor was delicious but the appearance not quite as much.

 Design for the top of the cake

Design applied onto the cake

If you can tell, the bottom picture zooms in on some of the decorations. I clearly used mostly strawberries however I switched them up a bit. I found mini cake cutters of shapes so I decided to use the star and heart cutters on the strawberries to help with a border. That with some edible pearls along the edge helped the cake despite the sloppy sides.

-J

next i'll be posting pictures from a communion!