Leighanne

Leighanne on Cake Central

I have decided to start naming my cakes after the people they are made for, so meet Leighanne. :)

This is a confetti cake with cherry icing and fondant flowers. I am frustrated with the tiny holes in my buttercream - I smoothed with parchment paper but I'm just not sure what's causing the bubbles/holes. Maybe I'll post on the forum with pics for some great advice...

Thanks for looking!

- Tami -

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Thank you all so much for kind words and words of wisdom - I made bc on low speed last night and it made all the difference. Thanks! Sarahscakes - the petals and centres are fondant.

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The cake is too beautiful to even notice the holes. I love the way you've posted the picture. How do you do this?

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Thank you so much! Yes, I added cherry flavoring to the buttercream - ymmmm.... BJ - I use Microsoft Digital Image Pro to layout my cake photos. Thanks again for all the kind words!

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The icing needs to be mixed at the lowest speed to keep the air pockets down. Never mix buttercream on high speed. Great cake. Love the color combination.

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Tami, your cakes are just beautiful! I'm trying to control myself from adding them ALL to my favorites. You should do a picture book of just your cake photos!!!

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The cake is too beautiful to even notice the holes. I love the way you've posted the picture. How do you do this?

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Thank you so much! Yes, I added cherry flavoring to the buttercream - ymmmm.... BJ - I use Microsoft Digital Image Pro to layout my cake photos. Thanks again for all the kind words!

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The icing needs to be mixed at the lowest speed to keep the air pockets down. Never mix buttercream on high speed. Great cake. Love the color combination.

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Thank you all so much for kind words and words of wisdom - I made bc on low speed last night and it made all the difference. Thanks! Sarahscakes - the petals and centres are fondant.

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Tami, your cakes are just beautiful! I'm trying to control myself from adding them ALL to my favorites. You should do a picture book of just your cake photos!!!

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What a sweet cake. It's beautiful! I have the same problem with the bubbles. BUT.. your cake is so pretty, no one sees the tiny flaws! Great job!

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Biscat, this cake is so pretty! I never would've notice 'holes' in your BC if you hadn't mentioned it. The cake is so nice that my eyes never wondered to any 'flaws.' I also love the layout and that cakestand! I've decided I'd like to start collecting unique cake stands, and I love this one.