How to make a Car Birthday Cake step-by-step instructions

How to make a Car Birthday Cake step-by-step instructions

When you plan to make a birthday cake, it is important to choose the child's favorite car model and color. This party will be centered around this car desgin and delicious cake.

Here is a step-by-step guide to making your own Car Birthday Cake

Materials and Cake Ingredients:

Cake:

• Two 9"x13" sheet cakes for the car
• 1 lb marshmallows fondant
• Butter cake ingredients to make a butter cake recipe
• Marshmallos fondant made with marsmallos and Icing Sugar
• Food coloring for blue gel color for marshmellow fondant and details like windows, tires, nake for black, white and light for red.

Frosting

        Butter Cream Frosting (homemade)

Tools

• Baking pan
• Serrated knife
• Rolling pin(using for fondant)
• Spatula for spread icing
• round tip piping nozzeles
• sculpting tools

Bake the Cakes: Start by baking this cake, I made two 9"x13" butter cakes. This can enough for creating a car cake.

• Butter Cake Recipe
• 1lb sugar
• 11lb flour
• 1lb Butter
• 8 eggs
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1tbsp vanilla

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Lightly grease the pan 2 pans - 9"x13" with some butter. 
3. Mix the flour and the baking powder together and sieve. Add in the salt throughtly. Set aside.
4. In a bowl, sift together flour and baking powder.
5. Use an electic hand mixer or stand mixture, turn on the electric mixer to medium speed and beat until soft peaks form, then beat on high until stiff peaks form for 2 minutes. Transfer the egg whites that are formy into the bowl.
6.  In a stand mixer add the butter and sugar and beat well until the mixture is pale yellow in color, taking approximatatly 4 minutes.
7. Alternately, beat the flour, egg whites and one egg yolk at a time. On medium speed until all the incredients are incorporated.  Scrape around the sides to ensure even mixing. 
8. Add in the the milk, vanilla extract and mix well.
9. Pour the batter into the greased baking pan. Tap lightly the buttered cake pan on a counter top to the cake batter evenly.
10. Bake until light golden brown and cooked, about 35- 40 minutes minutes.
11. Reduce the temperature to 370°F bake for 5 more minutes.
12. Don't bake the cake over browning, use a tooth pick or knife inserted it's come out clean the cake is nicely done.
13. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool on the wire rack for 30 minutes.

For the Buttercream Frosting:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 4 cups (1lb) powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp clear vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp milk or water

Method:

1. In the bowl of electric mixture, beat butter on a medium speed for 2 minutes. The butter is in room temperature.
2. Gradually add sugar one cup at a time, mix until they are fully combined about 2 mintues on low speed.
3. Stop the mixture and scrape down the side of the bowl.
4. Increased the mixture medium to high for another two minutes, until the frosting light and flurffy.
5. Stop the mixture, add the vanilla extract, beat on medium until the batter mixture incorporated.
6. Add 1 tbsp milk or water and mix well.
7. Scrape the side down and bottom of the bowl. 
8. If the frosting is still dry add 1 tbsp milk or water until desired consistency is reached.

Prepare for the cake layers

1. Slice the cakes: Once the cakes are completly cool, I cut the rectangular shape cake into half each cake, Three pieces is enough for the car.
2. Car body shape: Using a serrated knife, gently carve the top of the cake into a car shape. Create a tapered front end to look like the car's nose or hood.
3. Place the car on a cake board and Frost the Cake: : I spread thin layer of butter cream on a cake board and placed the first layer of the cake. Then I applying the first layer of buttercream frosting, stacking the second and third pieces cakes with a layer of frosting between them. 
4. Make a stensil of the car's both sides: Print out the car shape outline stensil in the size I need. 
5. Next, I measured and created a car stensil to carve the cake into shape of the car.
6. Apply a Crump Coat: After shaping the cake start by applying a thin layer of buttercream over the entire cake to seal in curmbs.of buttercream over the entire cake to seal in crumbs. Don't worry about it being perfect. It's just a base coat.
7.  Place it to chill in the fridge for an hour.

For the covering the car cake make a marshmallow fondant:

Ingredients:

• 1lb packet mini marshmallows
• 8 cups powdered sugar
• 4 tbsp water
• 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/3 cup corn starch
• 1 tsp clear vanilla extract or almond extract

Method:

1. In a large microwave save bowl, greased with vegetable shortening, add marshmallow and 2 tbsp of water.
2. Microwave for 30 seconds on high, greased rubber apatulla with vegetable shortening: stir well, continue microwaving in 30 seconds, add clear vanilla, (If marshmallow is not properly melted add 1 tbsp water) stir until marsmallows are melted.  
3. Add 6 cups of confetioners sugar to the melted marsmallow bowl, gently fold it into the marshmallow.
4. Spread some cornstrach on the counter, transfer to the marsmallow fondant mixtrue to the counter.
5. Grease your hand with vegetable shortening, knead the dough until become firm and smooth.
6. If the dough is too hard add 1 tsp of water.
7. Divide the portion.
8. I prepare some fondant white, blue, red and black.

Color your Fondant: Dived the fondant into four, blue color for the car body, details of the car lights red, name sign -white and windows, and wheels for black. 

I made blue marshmallow fondant, kneading in some blue jel food coloring to cover the cake. 

After the crumb coat has set (about an hour), roll out blue fondant and cover the car cake.

Using a smoother, smooth out the surface of the cake. Make sure the car shape is well defined.

Car Details:

Tires: 

1.Roll out black fondant to create the tires. For the wheels, I made the wheels using black and white fondant, cut them with a small round cutter and for the tire holes. I attach the wheels in holes, to the bottom corners of the cake using some gum paste to stick them securely. 

2. Headlights: Add red round fondant to the corner or both sides front of the car.

3.To finish the look, I made windows using black fondant while cutting out a name and signs from white and blue fondant.

Details: I made the licence plate name, and the birthday child's name, with rolled out white fondant and blue letters. I added additional details to the car logo, side mirror and mudguard.

How to make Blue Ombre Cake

How to make Blue Ombre Cake

I made this Blue Ombre cake, which is comes out amazing. Shadow is the use of French words, it refers to colors that the color shaded or cake mixture graduating from light color to dark color.

Cake Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter soften (2 sticks butter)
• 5 eggs
• 1 tsp each vanilla and almond flavoring 
• 1 tbsp Baking powder

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.

2. Grease and line parchment paper four 6-inch round aluminum cake pan with butter.

3. In a medium bowl, add flour, baking powder, whisk together, set aside.

4. In the bowl of an electric mixture, mix butter and sugar till fluffy.

5. Reduce mixture speed to low, add eggs one at a time and flour mix alternately.

6.  Stir in vanilla and almond flavoring.  stop the mixture and scrape down the side and bottom of the bowl. 

7.  I mixed started with light color first, then increase the color darker.

8.  This cake batter about 4 cups of batter, so I a bake 4"x6" cake pans.

9.  I used sky blur gel food color, I added a little drop of blue color for the first pan, then increase the color light to dark.  Pour the batter into 4 small pans, make sure divided the batter evenly.

10. Bake 30 -35 minutes or until tooth pick inserted in middle comes out clean.  Cool all the cakes completely for an hour on cooling wire rack before frosting.

For Icing

Ingredient:

• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup butter
• 1 tbsp clear vanilla extract
• 8 cups confectioner's sugar
• 4 tbsp milk or water

Method:

1. In the bowl of an electric mixture, cream butter and shortening. Gradually add sugar one cup at a time, mix until smooth and well combined.

2. Add the vanilla extract and 2 tbsp of milk or water and mix until light and fluffy.

3.  Add more milk or water until desired consistency is reached. Scrap side and bottom of bow often.

4. Once crumb coat firming up my prepared frosting divided by 4 colors, from lighter blue to darker.  I decorated my cake by using a Wilton writing tip. Put the icing piping bag with a writing tip, and pipe started the bottom of the cake to go past 4 lines horizontally, on darker color. Each line pipe a dot, then gently press with spatula on the center of the dot then drag a small act. 

5. Take other lightest color and pipe the next two lines, just above the darkest color.  Then other lightest color and pipe the next one line.  As well as same to do the top of the cake.

Icing recipe

1.  Add sky blue jell color to the batter, light color first, then increase the color darker.
2.  Before bake the cake I arrange 4 cake pan batter.
3.  After bake the cake 
4.  Using serrated knife, level off the cakes are evenly on top.
5.  Crumb coat with prepared frosting to all around the cake.  Place the cake in to the fridge for an hour. 
6.  Once crumb coat firming up my prepared frosting divided by 4 colors, from lighter blue to darker.  
7.  I decorated my cake by using a Wilton writing tip. Put the icing piping bag with a writing tip, and pipe   started the bottom of the cake to go past 4 lines horizontally, on darker color. 
8.  Each line pipe a dot, then gently press with spatula on the center of the dot then drag a small act. 
9.  Take   other lightest color and pipe the next two lines, just above the darkest color.  
10.  Then other lightest color and pipe the next one line.  As well as same to do the top of the cake.
    

Date Cake

Dates

This date cake is dark brown with a delicate texture. 

Date Cake

Ingredients:

•     2 lb chopped, pitted dates
•     1cup boiling water
•     1 cup butter
•     2lb granulated sugar
•     12 larges eggs
•     2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
•    1/2 lb all-purpose flour
•     1 tablespoon baking powder
•     1/2 teaspoon salt
•    1/4 lb roasted rava
•     150 gram chopped cashew nuts
•    1 tbsp cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, roasted and coarsely powdered

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a two 9 x 13- inch pan with parchment paper and grease butter or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. On medium - low heat, roast the rava with some butter until golden color and fragrant.
3. In a medium bowl, Sift together flour and baking powder. 
4. Cut the cashew nuts into small pieces and set aside.
5. Cut pitted dates into small pieces. 
6. Add dates into a medium, heat-resistant bowl and pour boiling water over the dates. Set bowl aside to soak and cool for one hour.
7. Fry the semolina/rava in 1 tablespoon of butter, getting golden brown and let it cool.
8. Separate the eggs, whites and yolks, in separate bowls.
9. In a stand mixture or hand mixture, beat the egg whites with a whisk attachment until they are formy and stiff. Transfer the beaten egg whites to a seperate bowl.
10. In an electric mixture, change the paddle attachment on the stand mixture, beat the butter and sugar together on medium- high speed until the butter mixture is pale and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
11. In low speed, gradually add the flour mixture, egg whites, egg yolks and dates alternately to the butter mixture and mix until they are just combined.
12. Beat together, scraping down the sides.
13. Using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, scrape the butter mixture down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
14. Fold in cashew nuts.
15. Beat in vanilla extract and mix until flully incorporated.
16. Add cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg powder.
17. Pour the cake mixture into the buttered baking pan and spread evenly over the top.
18. Bake at 350°F (175 degrees C) for about 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
19. Remove the cake pans from the oven and place them on a wire rack, then let them cool for 15 - 30 minutes.

How To Make Mini Cake

How To Make Mini Cake

When you decorate a cake, it looks beautiful icing, gives more taster cake. Make a cake with buttercream frosting it, add some sprinkles and write a happy birthday, anniversary or any other occasion message with icing. These decorating ideas and tips give you the to make your cake a good look.
A person who is new to cake decorating try this method.

Frosting:

1. In a large bowl with stand mixture, using the whisk attachment, add icing sugar, butter, vegetable shortening and little bit of warm water, mix altogether until all combined.
2. Whisk high speed for about 8 - 10 minutes or until light and fluffy.
3. Add vanilla extract mix until combined.
4. In a small bowl, scoop some frosting for cover the cake. 
   

1. Bake and cool cake.
2. Cut the cake using round cutter.
3. Spread some butter icing in the center of the cake board.
4. Pipe and coat around the cake with frosting.icing
5. Using a spatula, spread the frosting to the cake until level.
6. Using a brush, spread the gold dust onto the top of the cake.
7. A beautiful mini cake is ready.

கரட் கேக்

 

Friday, March 21, 2014

  கரட் கேக்

Carrot Cake

தேவையான பொருட்கள் :

• 200 கிராம் துருவிய கரட்  
• 200 கிராம்  அரைத்த பாதாம் பருப்பு
• 150 கிராம்  பட்டர்
• 180 கிராம் சீனி
•  50  கிராம் மா
• 1/2 தேக்கரண்டி பேக்கிங் பவுடர்
• 2     தேக்கரண்டி கறுவா , ஏலக்காய், சாதிக்காய்  பவுடர்.
• 2     முட்டை
• 2     கப்  ஐசிங் பவுடர்                     
  

செய்முறை:

1. முதலில் பட்டர், சீனி இரண்டையும் மிக்சியில் நன்றாக அடிக்கவும். 
2. பின் முட்டையையும்  சேர்த்து அடிக்கவும். 
3. மாவையும், பேக்கிங் பவுடரையும் நன்றாக சலித்து வைக்கவும். 
4. பின் துருவிய கரட், பாதாம் பருப்பு, கறுவா பவுடர் என்பவற்றைச் சேர்க்கவும். அதன் பின் பட்டர் பூசி, மா தூவிய கேக் தட்டில் ஊற்றவும்.
5. 350 பாகை பரனைற்றில் சூடாக்கிய அவனில் 30 நிமிடங்கள் பேக் பண்ணவும். 
6. நன்றாக ஆறியதும் ஐசிங் பவுடர் தூவி பரிமாறவும்.

Sugar less Oats cake

 Sugar less Oats cake

 

I made this cake for our family. 

 

Ingredients:

• 100 gram rava
• 100 gram oats
• 1 cup boiling water
• 200 gram ground almonds
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour
• 30 gr coco powder
• 2 tbsp vanilla
• 200 gram butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 5 prunes, chopped
• 5 dates, chopped
• 2 tbsp cinnamon powder

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175C).
2. Line and grease 9x13 inch baking sheet.
3. Pour the boiling water over the oats, let it stand for 30 minutes.Beat the eggs and butter until light color. Stir in vanilla.
4. In a mixing bowl, whisk together oats, rava, flour, baking powder, baking soda, mixing well.
5. Combine the ground almonds, cinnamon powder.
6. Add the prunes, dates to the flour mixture, to all combined.
7. Pour the batter into prepared baking pan.
8. Bake at 350 F/170C degrees for 30 minutes or inserted the knife center of the cake,comes our clean.
9.  Gently place black berries on top of the cake. Dab berries with frosting will help hold it in place.

15th Wedding Anniversary Cake

 15th Wedding Anniversary Cake

This cake I stacked two tier heart shaped wedding anniversary cake decorated with yellow fondant, handmade sugar paste white rose flowers gold leaves.