I've been doing a lot of fondant covered cakes and have been shying away from buttercream covered ones, mostly because it's easier to get a nice, smooth finish with fondant. But, I wanted to practice/perfect/hone...whatever u want to call it...my buttercream skills. St. Patrick's Day was coming up and what better way to celebrate than with a cake! Plus, I've been wanted to test out some new flavors.
I decided to do a lemon cake. I used Lorann's Lemon Emulsion flavoring. It has a more intense flavor than lemon extract and doesn't break down during the baking process, thereby maintaining it's intensity.
I used an 8" x 3" round and torted it. Filled it with lemon/vanilla buttercream and covered it with vanilla buttercream. Then, I added fondant decorations and below is the final result. As with my son's cake, I didn't document my process so all I have are pictures of the final creation.
I created my little leprechaun from a picture I found on the web. I printed it out, created a stencil with it, then went to work. Several hours later, I finally had him finished. I keep forgetting how long the little components actually take. I looked at this picture and thought it was going to be quick and easy. The length of time it took me to complete him could also be due to my OCD and the fact that I am a perfectionist, so everything I do takes double the amount of time a simple task normally would ;-)
For the four leaf clover, I did the same...found a picture online, printed it and created a stencil. I cut out a number of them and placed them all around the side of the cake (see pic above).
Aside from the amount of time it took me to create the leprechaun, this was a fun and easy cake...not to mention delicious! This will definitely be added to my menu of flavors. I'll be making another lemon cake for Easter! YUM YUM.
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