My biggest little said "I want a cake that looks like an ice cream sundae for my birthday, ok Mom?".... uh, sure.... I can do that!
So, I did. I think it turned out ok. It's a little messy, but hey, so are sundaes! So let me tell you what I did.
Two cake mixes-
one cupcake pan (I only baked 9 cupcakes not 12)
one bunt cake pan
one small circle pan (about 4 inches around) (make two of these total)
One large batch of home made marshmallow fondant
Sprinkles
One large batch of home made butter cream icing
icing bag (or ziploc bags)- icing tips
one cherry
tooth picks/ wooden skewer sticks
Bake all the cakes and let cool completely.
Begin by stacking the two small circular cakes on top of each other - you will want to ice in between them with your choice of flavor. Once stacked, ice the entire outside of these cakes and cover with fondant. This will be your base. Position four wooden skewers about 1/3 of the way in around the center- this will support the bunt cake later.
Turn bunt cake right side up and ice completely. Cover with fondant completely. Now turn it upside down and stack on the base- if you feel like it isn't sturdy enough, you can cut a heavy duty paper plate to size and use as support underneath the bunt cake- if you do this, you will want to cover the plate in fondant as well- just for looks.
Ice cupcakes in different colors of butter cream and stack them on top of the bunt cake. I actually iced my cupcakes upside down because they looked more like ice cream scoops that way. Use tooth picks or wooden skewers to position them on the cake.
Once all of the cupcakes are in place- decorate! I decorated with chocolate, vanilla and strawberry icing- added sprinkles, a whirl of white icing on top for whipped cream and then a real cherry to top it off.
I will post my home made fondant recipe asap!
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