Busy, busy!
Wow, what a busy week! It’s my stepmom’s surprise 50th birthday party tomorrow, and I am doing all the desserts. I have planned quite a few yummy treats, but I’m most nervous about the cake. I’m doing a white cake with raspberry filling - 10″ round, 4 (thin) layers - and will be frosting it with purple buttercream and then decorating it with white scroll work (which I have never done before and hope I can pull off!). All of this is from scratch, so I hope it turns out well! Even if it doesn’t, I’ll post pictures.
I am also doing this wonderful brownie/cookie recipe with chocolate ganache. I’m using a brownie mix (oh, for shame!), but doing homemade chocolate chip cookie dough and ganache. I’m going to double the batter and make extra cookies, too.
Then I’m doing cake balls. I made a boxed devil’s food cake last night and homemade cream cheese icing. The richness of the icing really masks the cake, and it was a time saver, so I don’t feel bad about using a box for this one. I rolled all the balls last night (teehee), wrapped them really well with plastic wrap and put them in the fridge. When I get home, I’ll pop them in the freezer for a few to get them nice and firm (teehee again), and then dip them in melted dark chocolate candy melts. While that sets, I’ll melt purple candy melts and decorate the tops.
Whew, I’m going to have a long evening, but it will be SOOOO worth it. I can’t wait to see the final results! It’s weird to not be doing cupcakes, but that’s a good thing. I hope. Wish me luck.
Oh, and then I have my mom’s birthday on Tuesday and my sister’s surprise 30th birthday party on the 7th - which is the first day of my Wilton cake decorating class! I love it!
SassyCakes, out!