Forrest Friends baby shower cake

Forrest Friends baby shower cake

a girl at work that requests cakes all the time

I have done several cakes for her including the race car cake tat I posted in May

Her sister is having a baby boy next month and her theme is Forrest friends.

I started by making 1/2 white 1/2 chocolate cake

using butter cream I flat frosted

and used spray food coloring to make the sky & grass

I use chocolate frosting to make the tree.
using the leave tip to make the border and leaves on the tree.
She had purchased some little animals that I placed on top.
Congratulations!!!

Best Buttercream frosting!!!

"the success of this frosting is in the technique, not the ingredients.

it's so creamy and not too sweet"

recipes from http://allrecipes.com

Prep time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12 (2 9 inch rounds/24 cupcakes)

Ingredients:
2 cups butter, softened
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions:

In a large bowl, Whip the butter on high speed, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl. Whip until double in volume. this takes a very long time, approximately 10 minutes.
While still whipping, drizzle in the heavy cream. continue whipping until the mixture is stiff approx 2-4 minutes (it will look lumpy)
Add 1/2 the confectioners sugar and whip until smooth. At this point, you can taste the frosting and determine is you would like to add more sugar to taste.

I made 1/2 the recipe and have enough to frost 12 cupcakes with some left over. I used a piping bag with a large star tip.

To add the final touch and sprinkled cocoa powder on the tops!