Pink & Brown Zebra Polka Dot "Sprinkle" Cake
by Arlene W.
Pink & Brown Zebra Polka Dot "Sprinkle" Cake Pink & Brown Zebra Polka Dot "Sprinkle" Cake I made this Pink & Brown Zebra Polka Dot cake for the "sprinkle" of the daughter of a dear friend who was expecting her second baby. The nursery was decorated in white/pink/brown with zebra print and hot pink accents, which is what inspired this design. This is only my third decorated cake, all which have been done in fondant, and I got all my information and inspiration from online sources and books. The Wilton website is very helpful, as is a website called The Pink Cake Box, as they make some totally awesome cakes!  special deal for our readers! The bottom tier is two 10" layers of chocolate fudge cake filled and iced with homemade peanut butter buttercream icing. I just used boxed cake mixes. The top tier is two 6" layers of yellow cake mix filled and iced with homemade buttercream icing. The recipes for both icings can be found on the Wilton website. The top tier is supported by 5 dowel rods that were inserted in the bottom tier, and there is one long dowel rod through the center of the whole cake. All of the fondant is marshmallow fondant that is homemade with two tablespoons of water and a 16oz bag of marshmallows heated for 30 seconds at a time in the microwave until melted (took me a total of 2 minutes) then you stir in part of a 2lb bag of sifted powder sugar. Grease counter liberally with shortening and pour remainder of bag of powder sugar on counter, dump marshmallow/powder sugar mixture on top, grease hands liberally, then just knead to incorporate remainder of powder sugar in and keep kneading until smooth. If fondant appears to be too dry, just grease counter and hands again. Wrap fondant well in plastic wrap and store overnight in refrigerator before using to cover cake and cookies for best results. The coordinating cookies were simply a vanilla sugar cookie (also a Wilton recipe), covered in fondant. Pink & Brown Zebra Polka Dot "Sprinkle" Cake See more cute baby shower cakes
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