Super Why! Birthday Cake

Celebration Cakes

There is a really cute television show on PBS called Super Why!  The show title ends in an exclamation point which is weird and makes me seem like I am really excited every time I write it.  The show is super cute, it takes children on reading adventures one episode at a time.  Here is the cake I came up with for Dovi’s 2nd birthday party.

Super Why! Cake

The cake was airbrushed from light green fading to blue.  The grass was hand cut and embossed using a silicone leaf mold press.  I really love the clouds, they are my favorite part.  It really makes Wyatt’s cape look like it’s blowing in the wind.  Wyatt is the main character on the show.  He has the power to read.  He changes the story to save the day.

Wyatt from Super Why!

Here he is up close.  Each color is cut out of fondant and pieced together like a puzzle.  I learned this trick from Cakes With L.O.V.E.  They have some great tutorials on their facebook page.  I surrounded Wyatt with the shows signature question marks so he could save the day.

Happy 2nd Birthday Super Dovi!

Passover Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Passover,

It’s that time of year again, Passover!  A time I used to dread as a kid.  I always thought I would starve without pizza, pasta, and bagels.  But I’ve matured in my old age and realized that a week without flour is not so bad.  I can handle it!  Especially since I’ve started developing Passover dessert recipes that actually taste delicious!  The recipes I posted last year for Passover: double chocolate nut cookies, and chocolate chip cookies were such a hit, I was eager to develop another recipe for this year.

Passover Banana Choocolate Chip Muffins

These muffins taste great, nobody will guess that they are Kosher for Passover.  I can’t wait to enjoy these every morning with my coffee.  It will be a nice alternative to sponge cake!  Here is the non-dairy, Kosher for Passover recipe; enjoy!

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Passover Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Recipe type: Passover Dessert
Serves: 18-24 muffins
 
Ingredients
  • 1 stick margarine, melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup matzah cake meal
  • ½ cup potato starch
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ¾ cup chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 18-24 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer, beat melted margarine with the sugar and eggs until pale yellow in color.
  3. Add the bananas and mix until broken down and mashed.
  4. Add the vanilla and mix to combine.
  5. Add the dry ingredients: cake meal, potato starch, baking soda, and salt. Mix to combine.
  6. Add in the chocolate chips and stir by hand so the chips don't break up.
  7. Fill each muffin cup ¾ of the way and bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes until light brown and the tops springs back to the touch or a toothpick comes out clean (avoiding the chocolate chips, they will be melted).


Dora and Diego Birthday Cake

Celebration Cakes

Dora and Diego Cake

I made this cake for my niece Abby and her cousin Aaron.  They turned 2 years old and shared a party.  They were born a few weeks apart and love Dora and Diego.  The characters were made out of fondant and outlined in black using my Americolor food coloring markers.

Dora made out of fondant

Each figure took 3 hours to make.  They were really time consuming, but I couldn’t be happier with the results!  They look so much like the actual characters and that is hard to achieve.Diego made out of fondant

My favorite part of the cake is the stars.  They are so cute and have so much personality!

Dora the Explorer fondant stars

I piped the eyes onto the stars using royal icing and I drew the black centers on with my food coloring marker.  I found a piping tip that I had that made the perfect mouth shape.  I just pressed it in slightly to imprint the tiny smiles on each star.  They were left to dry on metal floral wire and then twisted around a wooden dowel.  Cuteness!

Purple and Blue Airbrushed Cake

I even love how the back of the cake looks!  Here you can really see all the details.  I airbrushed the bottom tier blue and the top tier purple trying to achieve a faded effect. Each blade of grass was cut individually and imprinted using a silicone leaf impression mold.  Happy 2nd Birthday Abby and Aaron!