DD1's birthday cake

[ilythia]

She has requested a hello kitty cake, easy enough, that's justa big flat head thing, but she wants it pink with chocolate spread (she hates jam and butter icing)
If I do a madeira with red colouring for the sponge how gross will it be to ice it with ganache and then put fondant on?

[deemented]

Where? Shall looksee now...

[ilythia]

Come and vote on my hair cutting thread you!

[deemented]

It's fab, i love it!

[ilythia]

Had to be pink, she was most clear on that, hence not being able to give in and buy one!

[ilythia]

Suckup!

[deemented]

I do declare that's the fabbest pink fire engine i ever did see!!!

[ilythia]

I do not appear on camera, you know this!

Christ knows what happened with that photo, trying again now cos I was so chuffed with it! took me, ooh, an hour?! plus the half an hour buying liquorice wheels, oreos, matchmakers and glace cherries!

[deemented]

No fire emgine photo!

[deemented]

I'm awfully dissapointed now - i thought it was going to be you showing me how to make the cake!!

[ilythia]

pic on profile now.

I see... not a bad idea, they would cut up better then as well.
I know I will end up buying the cheap ones from tesco and just decorating it though, have assignment due in the day before the party

[deemented]

no, i mean, make little ones, but put them together to make one big one!

off to look at video!

[ilythia]

will add a pic to profile in a bit.

DD1 wants a big hello kitty cake. I am not dealing with the meltdown when she doesn't get one

[deemented]

Oh no i haven't - pics please!!!

He's not having a party as such. Just us and a cake when boyo gets home from school. Maybe next year!

Instead of making one hugey one, what about a couple of smaller ones?

[ilythia]

It's 8th feb, hang on, shall PM you about invite, not telling everyone or they'll gatecrash

it has to feed 40 so am worried one big cake will sink in the middle, madeira doesn't sink as easily, have you seen DD2's fire engine cake I made her? Was piece of piss! When is his party, can't believe he is 1!

[deemented]

Ohhh... when's her b'day? (Not as stalkerish as it sounds, i do actually know ilythia!)

I reckon it'll be fine - but why maderia? Why not a plain cake recipe?

I'm making MrT a cake this week. Plain with a buttercream filling and light buttercream on the outside, then covered with fondant and a big fire engine on it!!

[ilythia]

thanks, nutella is genius. Bit concerned there might not be any leftover though, shall bulk out stores in case

[couldtryharder]

I'm sure the red food colouring will be fine. I'd just use some slightly warmed nutella rather than going to the effort of making a ganache. Did a Hello Kitty for my dd's 5th. Turned out well and although my's a fussy little madam too, it came out fab. Good luck with it. I hope it meets expectations.

[ilythia]

because teh cake has to be pink She will be 5. Bloody girls!

That's what I am goign to do but it will be a pink coloured plain madeira, ganache will taste ok as a filling, won't it? I am old school jam myself.

[blametheparents]

Why not make a chocolate sponge cake, split it in half and fill with chocolate ganache, then ice as Hello Kitty with fondant/ready roll icing.
That's what I am doing for DD for her 6th birthday soon