Submitted by Marni on November 30, 2009 - 4:33pm
My older son turned 14 yesterday. It has become traditional for me to create a personalized cake for my children on their birthdays... but what to make for a teenager? We have made fire engines, owls, and baseball diamonds in the past. But his favorite thing now is his ipod - hence:
The ipod cake!
He loved it, and that is what it's all about.
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Very nice, Marni. Was that a
Very nice, Marni. Was that a chocolate-based cake with cream cheese icing? I've always been curious about the writing. Do you use the usual tube that's sold in supermarkets (the one with a bag?). I ask because I've never attempted to do any writing on the icing!
Thank you!
Technically it wasn't a cake, it was a 9x13 brownie, double thickness, but for birthday candle purposes it was his cake. The frosting is a regular buttercream. I tinted the frosting for the blue sections and made it a bit thicker and tinted it brown for the writing. I have the tube and tips for decorating, but for a plain line like that, I find it easiest to just use a sandwich bag and cut a tiny hole in the corner. My writing on cakes is generally terrible - this is one of my better attempts.
Marni
thanks, Marni for the tip!
thanks, Marni for the tip!