Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Alice Cake

This weekend, as Lily's birthday celebration continued, I made a Strawberries and Cream cake decked out in Alice in Wonderland decor. Lily specifically asked me to use her little Alice figurines (easy enough) but also asked for mushrooms. I originally decided that I was going to make mushrooms from candy, but then went to the grocery store and found this:

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It looked fairly straight forward so I grabbed two packages. I put some marzipan in a ziplock baggie, squeezed in a few drops of red food coloring, closed the bag and kneaded it until it was a lovely shade of red. From there it was just like playdough.

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The cake recipe, from cook's illustrated, is super good. Here are some cake construction shots:

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Yum strawberry filling with cherry liquor.

And here's the completed cake:

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And the birthday girl with her cake:

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