A Picture of my finished Valentine's Day Cake

[sneezles]

OK, so one week total for making parts (layers...one twice, syrup, buttercream-French buttercream, mind you, and arrival of fondant and pretty flowers) and 4 hours of assembling (them raspberries was very tedious :p ) I have managed to complete the cake. So all y'all need to say a prayer that it makes it to the party in one piece!!! And I'll take another picture once we slice into it so you can see the raspberry/French buttercream filling!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p4460ee12eefe987a137383b5bdad9dab/f99fafd2.jpg

The bottom layer is 14" x 2 1/2" and the top heart-shaped layer is the Wilton double heart pan that's about 9x13x2 (with a 1/2-inch for the filling).

[boisewinesnob]

Wow! It looks awesome :D .

where is that party, again? ;)

[shoefling]

Wow! It looks beautiful and delicious! I can tell a lot of time and work went in to making it. Have a great time at the party!

[sneezles]

Originally posted by boisewinesnob
Wow! It looks awesome :D .

where is that party, again? ;)

Oh, Suzy! Even if you'd left yesterday you'd never find us in time but he!! I know there's gonna be leftovers (sucker suppose to feed over 100 and there's only 12 of us!) if it's any good I'll send ya some! :D

[Cooky]

send me half... :p

Gorgeous!

[claire797]

Can't wait to see the cross-section!

[rosie_one]

Beautiful cake!

I'm remembering the fondant thread with fond-ness. (ew, bad joke, sorry). How was that stuff to work with?

[Gracie]

OMG Sneezles that is beautiful! A true work of art. Please let us know how it tastes. Too bad you can't keep it! :D

Loren

[swquilts]

A true masterpiece!!! *applause!*

[LonghornGal]

wow... I live in awe. The spirit of beautiful decorating has moved from poor beleagured Martha Stewart to you! :)

--Kristin

[Gecko]

Wow! It looks fantastic. It would be such a shame to cut into it, except that you just know it is going to taste so darn good too :D . Enjoy the party.

[wallycat]

WOW...it looks FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm hungry just looking at it...I can't imagine how wonderful it will be cutting into and TASTING it!!!!
aaaaaaaaacccccccccckkkkkkkk, I have to go run and have some dessert now :rolleyes:

[SusanL]

It is incredible! But of course I am not surprised!!! You always can do such wonderful recipes!! You are our cooking maven!

[lonetree1353]

Wow ...what an awesome job you did sneezles...congrats and looking forward to seeing the cross section of the cake. You did a fabulous job.

[HealthyinMN]

Congrats on making such a beautiful cake! It looks great!

[adrianna!!]

Your cake is beautiful! I really appreciate the artistry and thank you for sharing the photo!!

[oceanjasper]

That is AMAZING! Way to go!

[Kathy B]

Beautiful!

[kcmo727]

Wow! I am impressed!

[britneyelise]

Wow! What a masterpiece, so impressive. Congratulations!

Shannon

[Chelle D]

That looks amazing! Not to mention how HUGE it is. Wow!

[nixmom]

What a gorgeous creation!

[Kayla]

Yum! French buttercream :) ... um, yum... great looking cake!

Awesome job!

[vbak]

Awesome. You are very talented.

:)

Vicky

[HUNGRY!]

Wow! That is great!

[yorkshirepud]

Wow Susan, that looks awesome! Fantastic job.

How was it?

[sneezles]

Thanks everyone for all your kind words! And the cake made it in one piece and was ooooh'd and ahhh'd properly upon arrival. It was also very tasty!

Here's the picture of it sliced into:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p77018fd320932c848af17b7e6a473631/f99dde57.jpg

It was a wonderful cake and the fresh raspberries were so good! The cake was very light in texture and the French buttercream was not overly sweet and the fondant wasn't too bad either. Everyone decided to save the top layer for next year. I didn't want to ruin their enthusiasm and tell them it probably won't last that long but then I didn't want to bring it home either...don't need that sitting around here asking to be eaten! Besides which I still have the unadorned layer that wasn't tall enough to slice horizontally. BTW, those candy flowers were only $1.97 each!

[Terrytx]

WOW-I'm impressed:D

[islandgirl]

Everyone decided to save the top layer for next year. I didn't want to ruin their enthusiasm and tell them it probably won't last that long but then I didn't want to bring it home either...don't need that sitting around here asking to be eaten!

Sneezles, FYI my wedding cake was covered in fondant, and when we defrosted the top layer a year later, the fondant was a little drier, but not awfully so, and the cake itself was moist as ever. So you just get to have another piece of your masterpiece next Valentine's Day! Great job!

[JRM24]

Your cake is so beautiful! I am inspired by all the hard work you put into it!

[sneezles]

Originally posted by islandgirl


Sneezles, FYI my wedding cake was covered in fondant, and when we defrosted the top layer a year later, the fondant was a little drier, but not awfully so, and the cake itself was moist as ever. So you just get to have another piece of your masterpiece next Valentine's Day! Great job!

Well, I had already frozen the layers earlier this week and I didn't wrap the layers last night but saw that it was just wrapped (loosely) with foil...maybe we won't wait a year! :p

[Melman]

WOW! I was too busy doing homework last night and totally missed this thread. Sneezles, your cake is GORGEOUS!! I think after all that hard work, I would have had to have looked away when they cut it!! :D

[cniles]

Beautiful!!!! I bet it was delicious!!!!:p

[VictoriaL]

What a positively gorgeous cake-- I can't imagine the work that went into making it!

My mouth is watering... must find cake....

:D

[SueK]

Susan- that cake is gorgeous!!! Give yourself a big pat on the back for a great job!

[kermit]

Wow that cake is AMAZING! I love baking but don't think I could ever create something so beautiful. That's so cool!! Thanks for showing us :)

[colleency]

Wow! Fantastic! What a truly beautiful cake!

[lhall]

Sneezles,
That's beautiful!!!!

Leigh

[RebeccaT]

Wow, sneezles! I can really see your hard work... what a beautiful cake! I am so glad that your friends were appreciative!

How did you get the fondant that red?

[SHERRY]

Wow...nice job. You would really enjoy ladycakes.com if you like decorating cakes...We are all cake decorators, some by hobby, some profession...it is fun to get new ideas and see pics. Great job.

[sneezles]

Originally posted by RebeccaT
How did you get the fondant that red?

I bought it that color! :D