Saturday, March 17, 2012

Strawberry Shortcake Birthday ::. The Cake

 In case you missed my guest post over at Between U & Me the other day... here it is!

Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Cake

Ok, I'm not gonna lie... I'm really proud of this cake.

Like, SUPER proud of this cake.

So much so, that I would like to share with you how I did it.

1. Start with a strawberry cake (boxed... which was FANTASTIC!!)

2. Put on a crumb coat using whatever icing you want. I used canned because I didn't feel like making half a dozen batches of icing. This was buttercream.

3. I baked a white 8"x8" cake (plus a dozen cupcakes) because I figured that not everyone would really like strawberry cake. Once cooled, I cut 1/3 off, then cut that 1/3 in half.
4. Put the 3rd layer on (secured with skewers... we should have leveled the cake, but we didn't) and crumb coat and chill.
5. NOW using my Grandma's Wedding Icing recipe, cover the whole cake in green.
6. Smooth the cake using step 4 on Wilton's site (or after googling, this method looks awesome). I also added the icing for the pond...

7. ... then smooth the pond out and added the pathway (PS I used valentine's m&ms)
8. Next came the grass using tip 33. And then I took a break because my hand got sore. Back to the fridge went the cake.

9. Finally, I added in some color with some flowers; I made drop flowers (yellow) with tip 18 I believe and I made rosettes with tip 16.

Now we are ready for PARTY DAY!
I almost couldn't cut into it...

but with 17 3 year olds hovering around begging for cake, I had to give in.

Linking up: Crafty Mom Share, Young & Crafty, Tatertots and Jello, Lolly Jane, Around Tuit, Under the Table Dreaming, Crafts Keep me Sane, CRAFT, The Girl Creative, Delicate Construction, Making the World Cuter, Homework, Not just a Housewife, A Bowl ful of Lemons, Chef in Training, Vintage Wanna Bee, Blackberry Vine, Gluesticks,  Our Delightful Home

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28 comments:

  1. ShorT1882March 17, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    beautiful! My daughter would loooooove it!

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  2. Bec@littlelucyluMarch 17, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    So cute, Stevie!
    Lucy is just starting to get into Strawberry Shortcake! (Which I LOVE because I had cases full of the dolls when I was little!:)~
    ~Bec

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  3. ColleenMarch 17, 2012 at 11:36 AM

    Well, you should be proud, that is freakin' awesome! And you're making me hungry, my stomach started growling just looking at this, lol!

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  4. PattiMarch 17, 2012 at 8:53 PM

    Absolutely adorable....as the mother of 4 daughters, my girls would be thrilled to have a cake like this!!! You have alot to be proud of!!! :)

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  5. Crafty MischiefMarch 17, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    Wow! This is amazing! We had a Strawberry Shortcake party a couple years ago and I'll just say that my daughter better not see this pic of your cake or she's going to feel seriously jipped! I found you through TT&J. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  6. JillMarch 18, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    Amazing cake Stevie!! Sounds like it was a big hit!


    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  7. Meaningful MamaMarch 19, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    This is such a fun cake. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. KimMarch 19, 2012 at 3:13 PM

    So adorable! I sure hope my daughter likes Strawberry Shortcake when she gets older!

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  9. Rose ClearfieldMarch 19, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    Wow, you did an awesome job! I wouldn't want to cut into it either, but I'm sure that it tasted just as good as it looked. Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing so many tips for this process.

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  10. CindyMarch 19, 2012 at 9:29 PM

    Cute cake!! The birthday girl was so lucky. I wish I had cakes like that when I was a kid.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 10:01 PM

    Wow - AMAZING job!

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  12. UnknownMarch 19, 2012 at 11:37 PM

    Great job!!

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  13. Jennifer DawnMarch 20, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    What an impressive cake!

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  14. Trish - Mom On TimeoutMarch 20, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    Just pinned this! Really amazing!

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  15. ShilohMarch 20, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    Such a super cute cake! I'm very very impressed. I need to practice my crumbcoating. I'm lazy and skip it.:)

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  16. LaurenMarch 20, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    What a great cake! I hope you come share it at my link party at the-crafty-cowgirl.com

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  17. Tara @ Tales of a Trophy WifeMarch 21, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    You should be proud-it's gorgeous!

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  18. Kristin@gratefulbelly.comMarch 21, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    This is adorable! :) I'm a new follower and would love to have you stop by my new blog and follow, too. My first link party/give-away is running now through Saturday night. I'd love to have you share this!

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  19. MichelleMarch 21, 2012 at 10:31 PM

    Beautiful cake! You did an amazing job! :)

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  20. Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and moreMarch 22, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    great job! so cute.

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  21. Simply TasheenaMarch 23, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    You should be proud of this cake. You did an awesome job! :)

    Mrs. Delightful
    www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com

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  22. MiaBMarch 23, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    Awesome!!! If I made that cake, I would be proud too :) Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Sharing Saturday.

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  23. UnknownMarch 25, 2012 at 5:04 PM

    That's awesome! You should definitely be proud! Layering cakes is not the easiest thing at all and you did a great job! Thanks for linking up to my party!

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  24. KarynMarch 26, 2012 at 9:08 PM

    Completely adorable! I just pinned it to remember for my daughter's birthday!!

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  25. UnknownNovember 19, 2012 at 3:14 PM

    Since this is an older posting, I am not sure if you will see this or not. But I loved all your ideas for this party and decided to go with this, since the cake is so darn cute. It's something I could make and be proud of. I plan on having my daughters party dec 1st and hopefully it comes out as cute as yours. Feel free to see how you inspried me to do my own Strawberry Shortcake Party @http://serasnapshot.blogspot.com/?view=magazine
    I'm glad I came across your blog, which I just love. I myself dabble into cooking,decorating,baking,photgraphy,and crafting. Look forwards chatting and sharing ideas with you.

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    1. AnonymousJuly 24, 2014 at 12:29 AM

      Where did you get the dolls from?

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  27. AnonymousJuly 24, 2014 at 12:31 AM

    Where did you get the dolls from?

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