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Barnyard-Themed Second Birthday Cake

07 Sunday Sep 2014

Posted by Laurie in Cakes

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Barnyard-theme, fondant animals, fondant tractor, marshmallow fondant, Sour cream vanilla cake, vanilla-bean frosting

I was asked to do a birthday cake with a barnyard theme for a little boy turning 2.  The mother wasn’t sure what she wanted, so I reasearched some different styles and came up with this design for the cake. farm-cake-15It’s a 3-layer 10-inch vanilla-bean cake with strawberry filling and vanilla-bean buttercream icing.  The mom didn’t want it covered with fondant, but I did add homemade marshmallow fondant details.  The little boy (Carter) loves tractors and his favorite animals are cows and horses.  The mom was also using some adorable Etsy decorations from Lulubella Creations, so I styled the animals to be similar with that cute little sideways smile.  I used this great Craftsy class as a starting point for the cow because I loved fact that he was standing up and holding a balloon.

farm-cake-22farm-cake-1farm-cake-4The horse had a similar body, only sitting down to add some different height elements and character to the top of the cake.farm-cake-23 farm-cake-2The Rose Bakes tractor on one of her farm cakes was the inspiration for the tractor with a few other details from numerous tractor cakes.farm-cake-28 farm-cake-8I looked at a lot of barnyard cake fences and opted for a kind of “wonky” style, just ’cause that’s how I roll…matchy-matchy doesn’t work for me.  I used a woodgrain stencil on the chocolate fondant to add some detail to the fenceposts and threw in some little bees, ladybugs, and flowering vines for interest.  farm-cake-13farm-cake-18farm-cake-19farm-cake-20I was hoping to put the name banner on the side of the cake, but the day was very warm and I knew the cake had to travel over an hour to its destination. Since I was worried about the banner slipping down the buttercream, I opted at the last minute to put it on the cake board.  Isn’t that what cake design is all about, adjusting at the last minute to your conditions??farm-cake-21

All in all, it was a really fun cake with lots of interesting fondant work.  Happy birthday, Little Carter Man!  I sure hope you enjoyed it!

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Life is crazy and I love to bake. I'm a wife, mother of 3 nutty kids, and an admitted sugar-holic. Ten years ago I left my job as a senior consulting engineer in Salt Lake City, UT, to get out of the rat race and raise kids. We up and moved to a quiet, small town in NE Ohio to be near family and bought a 180-yr-old historic home, always a dream of mine. Along the way, I discovered my joy of baking, which allows both my engineering side and my oft-suppressed creative side to emerge. It began with the desire to bake birthday cakes for my kids (I hated to buy them) and has blossomed into a cupcake-baking business for a local bakery. Over the years, many people have asked if I take orders. So, here they are. Check out the site, we'll be adding new cupcake flavors weekly as well as the occasional cake. And in case you're wondering about the name, it's an homage to the big, old gray barn in my back yard. What a bonus, it came with the house! Put on a smile and BAKE!

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