Checkerboard Cake

In my last post before I “Vanished”, I stated of sharing the Checkerboard Cake recipe. Now after almost three months I was able to share it with you all. Truly good that I kept a nexus to intertwine this big gap. Checkerboard Cake is very easy to make, only the trick is, you have to have the checkerboard cake baking set. I bought the set from Joann Store in a sell price of $7.00.The original price of it varies from $12-$16. I blindly followed the instructions as well as the recipe just given in the back of the package. The checkers of my cake didn’t come out that neat as in the picture it’s shown. I consider it OK for a first time experimenter.

Here is the instruction and recipe on the back of the package:

A piece of the Cake:-

The whole Cake:-

I decorated my Checkerboard cake with the Fondant roll. Here I am giving few designing tips about how to make Leaf, big and mini Rose flower.Only few things you have to keep in mind:

1. Always keep butter or shortening handy while decorating your cake with Fondant roll.

2. Keep the surface platform on which you will be working greased with butter or shortening for easy handling Fondant roll.

3. Always work with the approx amount of fondant what you exactly need. Fondant gets hard very soon. Therefore always keep the extra roll in an air tight container or a zip lock.

4. If you feel your Fondant has become hard, put it in to Kitchen Towel tissue and microwave it for 5-6 seconds. It you want more softness then heat it for a minute or so. Don’t over heat and be careful of burning your hands as fondant gets too hot if you over heat it.

5. To Colour your Fondant, always use toothpicks and add colour starting with a tip ting each at a time till you get the colour after your mind. In every colour addition make sure that you have mixed the colour well in the fondant. Use individual tooth pick for each colour.

How to make a leaf:-

Step 1:-

Make a ball.

Step 2:-

Flat it in a shape of a leaf.

Step 3 & 4:-

Take a tooth pick and give the impression of the veins.

Step 5:-

With a swift hand give the leaf a twist to look more lively.

 How to make a big Rose:-

Step 1:-

Make a ball.

Step 2:-

Flat it in a round shape .

Step 3:-

Fold it in half very softly, don't press it.

Step 4:-

Then from one side start roll it towards the other end. Do it very softly with out any press.

Step 5:-

Your Rose is ready.

How to make a mini Rose:-

Step 1:-

Make a small ball.

Step 2:-

Flat it in a round shape .

Step 3:-

Fold it in half very softly, don't press it.

Step 4:-

Then from one side start roll it towards the other end. Do it very softly with out any press.

Step 5:-

Your mini Rose is ready.

Once you start to play with the fondant you will feel that your creativity and different designing ideas are driving you crazy to give them a form. You can make different shapes of flowers, leaves, different shapes etc just using intelligence and the mere equipments. The cookie cutters work very well. You can also get lots of Fondant designing tools in the stores. You will also get a handful of designing tips on the net too.

Check out my other Fondant Cake HERE.