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In community album: New Year
Cake made for a New Year's eve party, inspired by my sister's favorite winter sweater. I fell in love with the little pom poms, which were made from cake pops. The poppies, dusty miller, & lambs ear on top are some of her favorite flowers. Bottom tier is german chocolate cake with coconut/pecan filling and chocolate ganache. Top tier is coconut cake with raspberry filling & white chocolate ganache. All covered in coconut fondant. I wish I'd been able to get the sweater texture to stay perfectly straight when I wrapped it around the cake (any tips on keeping this from stretching would be great), but otherwise I was pleased. Happy New Year!

Pom Pom Holiday Cake

Cake made for a New Year's eve party, inspired by my sister's favorite winter sweater. I fell in love with the little pom poms, which were made from cake pops. The poppies, dusty miller, & lambs ear on top are some of her favorite flowers. Bottom tier is german chocolate cake with coconut/pecan filling and chocolate ganache. Top tier is coconut cake with raspberry filling & white chocolate ganache. All covered in coconut fondant. I wish I'd been able to get the sweater texture to stay perfectly straight when I wrapped it around the cake (any tips on keeping this from stretching would be great), but otherwise I was pleased. Happy New Year!
     
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    kimmisue2009 1/2/13 at 7:07am
    Perfectly darling!
    mmmmmmmmcake1954 1/3/13 at 2:19am
    Wow! your pom poms are gorgeous, what a beautiful cake.
    Margaret393 1/8/13 at 1:44pm
    Lovely cake, well done! I had the same problem with the fondant stretching, which can happen if the fondant is too soft. I got around this by allowing the embossed surface to firm up or dry out a little for a few minutes - before applying it to the cake. Another option is to mix a little gumpaste or tylos to the fondant - this strengthens it and reduces stretching.
    Prima 1/14/13 at 5:06pm
    Thanks, Margaret, for the advice. I like my fondant soft, so I tend to add less sugar or knead in a little extra glycerin (so it's easier to roll out), but the trade off is that it stretches easily. Next time I'm wrapping a cake, I will try your suggestions. Thanks again!
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