Madison's "Rock Star" birthday, with Hot Milk Cake
Yes, it's hard to believe. Madison is 6 and is far too "old" for Mickey Mouse or WonderWoman, she wanted a "Rock Star" birthday cake, and so she sat down with a paper and markers and designed her own. She was sure Grandma could make it. Oh, and she needed cupcakes too, with guitars and stars on the top because, well, Rock Star, duh.
It had to be pink and black, with some golden glitter. Shooting stars on top, glittery ones. Could we please find candy for the stars, so we can eat them? Chocolate would be good. Oh, and LOTS of frosting. Yeah...
So, here we are, the multi-layered, pink and black with shooting stars, Rock Star Birthday Cake, made with Pixistix' Hot Milk cake, one of my favorites. Yes, that's the birthday girl, also one of my favorites, LOL. Oh, and the cake was not lopsided, that was my camera. (grin)
Cupcakes? We have those too. The chocolate ones got frosted pink, with chocolate guitars and stars made with candy molds and melts. Yes, I made the decorations too, just because, well, have you ever tried to buy sugar guitar cake decorations? I used Colleen's chocolate cake recipe, but I overbaked the cupcakes just a few minutes too long, and they weren't as moist as I like them. The kids didn't seem to notice, somehow, especially after frosting and ice cream.
The strawberry cupcakes were not my favorite, I won't use that recipe again. They were frosted with white buttercream and pink candy decorations
The buttercream got a little beaten up in the 50 mile trip to Ashley's, but it wasn't bad and tasted far better than the fondant. I did use fondant for the shooting stars and the kids were busily eating those when I left, can't ever get enough sugar, you know.
We also had a menu of her choosing: Sloppy Joes, chips and pasta salad. Yes indeed, carbs, carbs and more carbs. Oh, there were also goldfish crackers, can't forget those!
Happy Birthday to Madison, my Small Princess and sous chef, minus those two bottom teeth.
Annie
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Comments (31)Jude, the Hot Milk Cake was what I used for my wedding cake, I love the stuff. Here's the recipe I used, both for cake and frosting. The frosting does not contain powdered sugar. Hot Milk Cake - Pixistix Old fashioned, simple, melts in your mouth! 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 2 1/4 cups flour 2 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. vanilla 1 1/4 cups milk 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter Beat eggs and sugar well. Combine flour with bk. powder and add to egg mixture along with vanilla. Heat milk and butter together until butter melts; gradually add to batter, beating until well blended. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes. Topping fom the daughter of Cindy NY Brown Sugar Topping 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1/4 cup whipping cream 1 T unsalted butter 3/4 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup chopped pecans Combine the brown sugar, whipping cream & butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla. Let stand 10 minutes. Whisk until of spreading consistency. Stir in the pecans. Spread over the brownies or cake. Let stand 1 hour or until set. Serve cold or at room temperature. Makes enough for an 8x8 pan. Just a note, the topping seems pretty runny when you put it on the cake, but it sets right up when cool, so don't worry. Annie...See MoreMadi's Birthday Cake
Comments (14)Well, the party was today, and Madison was one happy little whirling dervish, and her sister just ate cookies and was happy too. We also had ham sandwiches, salsa and chips, some fruit snacks and white chocolate covered pretzels. The cake was all eaten and the doll was dressed and appropriately welcomed into the "family". Sharon, I can't believe she's three either, and the Littlest Sister is a year old. She learned a new word today. "Olaf". That's the snowman from the movie, LOL, and she loves him. Madison was a good big sister and let Little Sis play with her presents too. Just wait. Before you know it you'll be all snuggled up with a grandchild, eating cookies and watching movies about Princesses or Pirates. You'll be amazing at it too, I know. Annie This post was edited by annie1992 on Sun, Dec 7, 14 at 23:36...See MoreCake mix rankings from Taste of Home and a $15 cake mix
Comments (14)Coincidentally, I've been thinking about cake mixes...on another thread I wrote about making cupcakes for my grandson's birthday. I was just going to buy plain cupcakes and embellish them, because I want some vanilla, chocolate and need some # of gluten free. So I am really not up to making 3 batches of cupcakes (mostly because I hate the clean up in between batches). But then I realized I'd have to get unfrosted premade cupcakes from the bakery and I thought, sheesh, how lazy is that, buying cupcakes then frosting and decorating on my own. I can just whip out the plain cupcakes. A MIX, I'll use a MIX. Then I started searching on this forum for people's favorites and found this thread. And there are some references on the internet to TJ's having cake mixes, but I can't find out if they still do. Does anyone know? I love their pumpkin bread mix and buy a few boxes to last when they pull their seasonal stuff....See MoreA birthday cake...or is it just candy?
Comments (15)Plllog, there are no holes in the bottoms of those carriers, the cupcakes sit high enough that you can just grab the top of the cupcake itself and lift it out. The rest of the carrier is a deep plastic bowl with a post in the middle and those carriers fit down over the dowel, three layers deep. The top snaps on and there is a handle, so you can carry 2 dozen cupcakes, stacked 3 deep, without crushing any. It's very handy, and I bought it on clearance last year after Christmas. arkansas girl, my daughter tells me that Madison had some friends over the next day to play and although the cake was all gone, they ate cupcakes, so they did get eaten, they were just second choice for the kids. Too much candy for me, I didn't eat either one, but I just thought it was odd that I was specifically told that people did not eat chocolate and then that's what they ate! Annie...See More
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