Making My First Cake For Daughters 2Nd Birthday?
Decorating By asbl Updated 16 Sep 2006 , 6:49am by mxpark
Hi, im making my first cake at the end of this month for my daughters 2nd birthday....i was told by my aunt that i couldnt make as good of a cake as my cousin and i was like ok i will show u...i can make an alwesome melt in ur mouth box cake so i was like ill just try this one...tell me what u think about the recipe and u think it will be a mosit cake..
buttercake
1 1/2 cups butter, room temperature
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
5 eggs
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
3/4 teaspoon Almond Flavoring (optional)
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
im gonna make her a tinkerbell cake i saw how yall did the fbct and i want to do hers like that...any suggestions ..tips...helpful advice...i will take
thanks
sonya
Im not sure about how the recipe will turn out cause I havent made this paticular recipe but I just wanted to encourage you . Maybe you could start practicing ahead of time and just remember how much your little girl will love it and thats all that really matters in the end . Dont let what someone thinks ruin this for you . You can do it. 
For that recipe, I would add about 1/4 cup of oil and take out 1/2 of a stick of butter. I would also add some sour cream to make it even more moist. Instead of milk, do buttermilk. That will be a great cake. I always use some oil, sour cream and buttermilk and they are the most moist cakes around. I just mess around withthe measurements, though, so I'm not sure on exact amounts. Hope this helps
I dont make any scratch cakes so I dont know about your recipe. But definitely try it out first...so you will know! Since you want to knock everyone's socks off, it is always best to practice first! You can also make some GREAT doctored cakes using cake mixes. I think they are great and so easy. Check out the tutorial here for the FBCT's! I am sure your cake will be great! It's wonderful to have the challenge!
thanks guys with my box cakes i make i always take a cake mix and add a pack of instant pudding mix and half the milk they call for it in it and it is wonderful....so i might just go with the cake i normally make and then decorate it...i can draw pretty good so i am hoping that decorating cakes are that easy..lol
question on the pan size i want it to be the rectangle cake so what size should i get and should i use one or 2 cake mixes for that pan..my mom said to use a 2in pan but dont kow how pick it should be....
thanks again
sonya
I don't know if this will help you or not but I did a tinker bell cake for my sister in-law. I googled a search for tinkerbell coloring pages and what I liked I printed out and used to make a frozen buttercream transfer. It's super easy and once you learn how to do it it becomes addictive!!
If you are wanting to do a rectangular sheet cake and 2 boxed cake mixes, the 11 x 15 sheet will be perfect. It will serve approximately 35 people (more if you are cutting small pieces for the little ones)!
I, too, doctor up box cake mixes and get rave reviews. So, go with what you feel comfortable with and don't worry about what your Aunt says, your cake will be great and your daughter will be so proud that her mommy made it for her!!!!
Good luck!
i do doctored cake mixes too. they're really simple, they don't taste like boxed mix, and everyone loves them!!! but i agree with xandra...buttermilk and sour cream do add moisture to your cake. there are some amazing tutorials on this site for everything that you will need and you'll find great inspiration if you search the galleries for tinkerbell. i know i have a few tink cakes saved to my favorites. anyway - someone mentioned coloring sheets...here's a link to a search engine for coloring book pages:
Coloring Search Engine
thanks guys for the help...
i love the pictures....i dont see making the tinkerbell to be hard...lol..maybe icing the cake though...lol
does anyone know a buttercream icing recipe that will crust a lil so i can do the fake fondant trick and how is the best way to add color to the icing...
thanks again
sonya
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