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Sunday my little one turned 3 and we opted not to do a birthday party. Instead she got butterfly wings and I made a butterfly cake.
And of course we opened presents.
I used yellow boxed cake mix. I feel a little bit like a failure for doing so. Unfortunately there has been little success in our household in finding a good cake recipe from scratch. Oil, butter, shortening have all been tried. It always comes out too dense and bread like.
I did make the frosting. My mother-in-law sent me this recipe which she said was on the back of her cocoa container. So I feel like it is fair game to share it with you!
- 3 C. powdered sugar
- 2/3 C. baking cocoa
- 1 stick butter
- 5 to 6 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
It turned out delicious! Then I made some marshmallow fondant. It was easy to work with, but I was not crazy about the taste. It did get the 3 year old stamp of approval though, in case you were wondering.
My goal was really to create a cake that turned out like this, but I think I am fairly happy with my first attempt at fondant.
Have any of you had great success with a from scratch cake recipe that turns out nice and airy? If so, I'd love for you to share it with me!
