My Decorated Cake

Hi Everyone,

As promised I am posting the cake I made for Course 2's last class.  We decorated our cakes in class.  We all had a great time.

My cake is classic white cake pineapple flavored, using crushed pineapple.  It is filled with pineapple preserves, brushed with pine coloda mix and frosting with coconut butter cream.  The decorations are made from royal icing, fondant and gum paste.

The roses are made from royal icing, the butterflies are made from fondant and the mini flowers around the edge are made from fondant and gun paste mix.  Everything is edible.  The frosting and green trim are coconut butter cream.


Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here in Nana's Kitchen.  You are always welcome, stop by any time.


Love, hugs and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

Cupcakes for Bake Sale Fundraiser

Hi Everyone,

Here are the pictures of the cupcakes I made for the Bale Sale Fundraiser at our church.  The proceeds went to one of missionaries.

These Pink and Yellow cupcake are my Hawaiian Delight Cupcakes.

These cupcakes are my Reese Peanut Butter Cupcakes.

My Hawaiian Delight cupcakes are made with a Duncan Hines French Vanilla cake mix.  I substitute 1/4 cup of crushed pineapple and 3/4 cup of Pina Coloda mix for the water.  After I bake them I hollow out a small part in the center of the cupcake and add a teaspoon of pineapple preserves.  I then frost each cupcake with coconut flavored butter cream frosting, some pink and some yellow.  I then decorated with pink and yellow fondant/gum paste flowers.

For my Reese Peanut Butter cupcakes I use a dark chocolate Duncan Hines cake mix.  I substitute 1/4 cup of creamy peanut butter and 3/4 cup of water instead of a full cup of water. I insert a mini Reese Peanut Butter in the center before baking.  After baking I frost with homemade peanut butter butter cream frosting, drizzle with chocolate guanache, then top with a 1/4 piece of a mini Reese Peanut Butter cup.

Give them a try and let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by and visiting.  You are always welcome here at Nana's Kitchen.  Stop by any time.

Love, hugs, and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

Promised Recipes

Hie Everyone,

Here are the recipes that I promised to post.

WARNING: THIS RECIPE IS SO GOOD YOU WILL WANT TO EAT IT RIGHT OUT OF THE BLOW.

Peanut Butter Butter Cream Frosting

1 c. of softened butter
1 c. of peanut butter
1 T. of vanilla
7 - 10 T. of water
2 lbs. of powdered sugar

Beat together butter, peanut butter, vanilla, and water.  Add sugar.  You may have to add more to make it workable.  I will be piping mine on to cupcakes.  ENJOY!!!

This is a recipe I got from my Wilton Cake Decorating instructor.  I added more water than she told me.  It was a little to stiff, so that is why I added more.


Coconut Butter Cream
The basic recipe is a Wilton recipe.  I only changed the added teaspoon of coconut flavoring.

1 c. of white vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon of coconut flavoring
7-8 t. of water
1 lb. of powdered sugar
1 T. of meringue powder
1 pinch of salt (option)

Cream shortening, flavoring, and water.  Add sugar and meringue powder.  You may need to add more water depending on the consistency you want your frosting to be.  In place of one of the teaspoons of water I add more of the coconut flavoring.

To see the Potato Basil Puree google Ina Garten.  That is how I found her recipe after watching her on the foodnetwork.

Well enjoy the recipes..  Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here in Nana's Ktichen.  Stop by any time, you are always welcome.

Love, hugs, and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

PS I will post pics of my cupcakes and my class cake.