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Specialty cakes for your mini celebration

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Frosting Guide
 FondantButterCreamChocolate GanacheWhipped Cream
TasteSo soGreat!Great!Great!/Best!
SweetnessVery!Very to moderateVery to moderateModerate to mild
Looks Best!GreatGreatOK
Color AnyAny  Dark brown Limited by flavor*
Example
Time/effort involvedHumongous!ModerateModerateModerate to A lot
How well does it travel?Best!Great!OKNot so well
How well does it keep?Great!Great! May need a coolerMust be kept in fridge; will melt if exposed in warm air for extended hoursMust be kept in fridge; will melt if exposed in warm air > 30minutes 

 

Note

 

To pick up a whipped cream frosted cake:

  • If your trip is less than half an hour, avoid direct sunlight and crank up the AC in your car, and you should be fine.
  • For 30- to 80-minute trips, bring a cooler with ice packs inside to cool it down first.
  • You may use regular shelf liner in the cooler to avoid slipping.
  • Keep the cake in the fridge as soon as you can.
  • A cover of some sort helps keep funky flavors from being absorbed by fresh whipped cream.
  • If you happen to have a 7'' Cake cover from the Whole Foods market, it fits perfectly over a 6'' cake 3'' in height with a regular fondant covered 8'' board. 

 

*Flavor vs. color: Since I try to use natural ingredients to color the cakes as much as possible, the color choices are sometimes limited by flavor of the frosting. For example, you can not have blue chocolate ganache, or red green tea, or white coffee, etc. Duh.....