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Anyone who knows my family, knows that this house is a Mac house, so I thought it only fitting that my first post make it clear where my allegiance lies. This cake was made for my brother-in-law's birthday and with this group of apple addicts, I am sure I'll be getting requests to do more. I started with two layers of French vanilla cake, with a layer of buttercream between them. Then, I went to work on achieving as close to bondi blue as possible which involved buttercream icing, a lot of blue plus a hint of green gel coloring and plenty of stirring. It's not perfect but it's incredibly close to the iMac in our den-- although my husband tells me that's not actually bondi blue either. Oh well, maybe next time.
In order to get a nice, smooth surface on the cake, I iced it and allowed it to sit for a few minutes just until it started to crust. Then I used a Viva paper towel (these seem to work the best since they are smooth) placed on the cake and gently rolled it out smooth with a fondant roller. If the paper towel pulls up with icing, just allow it to crust for another few minutes and try again.
Next it was time for the apple logo, which I wanted to be exactly right. I knew it wasn't possible for me to do it freehand so I pulled the logo off the internet, resized the PDF to the size of the cake and printed it out as a template. Once the white fondant was rolled out, I cut out the apple with an X-acto knife. Then I laid it on the cake, smoothed it out and made sure to get the leaf at just the right angle.
The birthday boy really enjoyed it but I'm not sure if eating this apple every day would keep the doctor away.
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4-03-2008 @2:01PM Ellen Slattery said... LOVE this cake! a testament to the awesomeness - and deliciousness- of Apple. great job, kellye.
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4-03-2008 @2:45PM Grant Robertson said... WANT. Nice work.
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4-03-2008 @2:56PM CocoBean said... Mmmmmmmm - blue food is always the most special!
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4-03-2008 @3:14PM Jessica Molinaro said... I absolutely loved the color of that cake. It was very, very tasty too.
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4-03-2008 @3:38PM Justin Glow said... Impressive!
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4-03-2008 @9:18PM Amanda said... I like them Apples - most excellent, Kellye!
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4-04-2008 @1:00PM Susu said... This is fabulous!!! :)
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4-04-2008 @5:03PM Gina said... Oh wow! I'm super impressed!! Great cake!
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2-07-2009 @9:29PM Anne said... Regarding the frosting. Why not use your hairdryer to melt the frosting til its smooth. That way you don't have to smooth it with a paper towel. This is not my original idea, but I read it somewhere and it works.
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