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Leighanne

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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bubblezmom 8/19/05 at 3:07pm

Cute cake. try mixing your frosting on a lower speed. it will reduce the air pockets. hth

justsweet 8/19/05 at 3:22pm

cute cake

momoftwogirls 8/19/05 at 3:24pm

very pretty cake!!!!

thecakemaker 8/19/05 at 3:34pm

Very cute. Bubblezmom is right - it's caused by air in the icing

BJ 8/19/05 at 3:38pm

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

ntertayneme 8/19/05 at 3:52pm

I love all the colors.. good job!!

briansbaker 8/19/05 at 3:54pm

OMG not to mention that the layout itself is the cake itself..WONDERFUL JOB on cake and layout!!

mjones17 8/19/05 at 4:03pm

Did you just add cherry flavoring to thefrosting? It is a very pretty cake!!

prettytoya 8/19/05 at 4:38pm

The Layout gets THREE thumbs up!

Biscat 8/19/05 at 4:52pm

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!

cakegal 8/19/05 at 5:11pm

I love this cake......Good job... I love how you framed it too!!!!;)

gma1956 8/19/05 at 5:57pm

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.

Molly2 8/19/05 at 6:56pm

You Did A Great Job It Looks YUMMY!

Sherryb 8/19/05 at 8:06pm

love your cake and lay out.

HollyPJ 8/20/05 at 7:54pm

beautiful cake! I mix my buttercream on a very low speed. That helps a lot with the air bubbles.

chikie 8/21/05 at 1:04am

Another beautiful cake!!!!

sarahscakes 8/23/05 at 5:20pm

Very pretty. What did you make the petals out of?

Biscat 8/23/05 at 5:35pm

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.

cailean 3/16/06 at 11:12am

Goodness I just can't get over how lovely your cakes are!

Timojen2002 7/16/06 at 2:35am

AWESOME Cake! You make it look so easy!

Leighanne

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