16 Oct

Fail: Ombre Cake

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Name: Jenelle

Your Blog: http://bottsnet.blogspot.com/

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/164240717631378931/

What I Did: I wanted to make an ombre cake for my friend’s baby shower. It was supposed to be two shares of blue and a lime green. I was using my favorite chocolate cake recipe from Completely Delicious blog. But I changed the frosting to white chocolate to accommodate the colors. However, I don’t think that was the problem! What happened was a huge, blue-green, sloppy mess! I thought making an ombre cake was about technique and I carefully watched the video from Sweetapolita’s blog post. Hmmm… guess not! Cake was still delicious though!

Blog Post Detailing My Experience: http://bottsnet.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-tried-to-make-ombre-cake.html#

My Result:

Next Time I Will: I will use the frosting recipe from the original post… with all the correct ingredients

Comments on this post
  1. Lindsey F says:

    Darker colored icing from the bottom up?
    If you’re doing it that way, a frosting spatula (long, flat spatula) works VERY well.

    It works a lot better with a thicker, homemade buttercream frosting!

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