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This sparkling snowflake cake was my contribution to the Christmas Raffle at Lucas’s pre-school. I was asked if I knew anyone who could make cakes, and without a shred of modesty I said, “That would be me!” So having bigged myself up, I felt that I needed to make an extra-special effort which is why this cake is completely over the top and probably wouldn’t be out of place at a wedding.
I wanted to make a cake that would look like a snow shower, with glittery snowflakes cascading down against a background of wintry ice blue; I love the Icy Christmas look and wanted to capture it in a cake. So after sketching out a few ideas I set to work with snowflake cutters, flower paste and edible glitter.
What really brings this cake together is the piping work. I’ve long been an admirer of Mich Turner’s gorgeous piping work in her book Spectacular Cakes, and I quite fancied having a go. So I piped some woefully uneven pearls around the base of each tier—I desperately need a turn table to bring cakes up to eye level, or perhaps I should just sit on the floor—and then started piping random pearls over the sides of the stacked tiers. To get rid of any pointy ends I flattened them with a dab of my finger. (A small bowl of water and a cloth are very handy.) It’s a very effective technique to have in your decorating arsenal and it’s really easy, too!
A Spoonful of Sugar has just passed its sixth anniversary! It barely seems like a any time has passed since I typed up the fifth anniversary post. It’s been a fun year… full of new food experiences and taste sensations. I hope you’ll all join me for year seven!
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Beautiful work Ang and I can’t think of a better story to commemorate your 6th anniversary! I hope you, Dave and Lucas have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! xxx
Wow, it’s beautiful! I could imagine a Disney Sleeping Beauty figurine on top, even though that would be terribly kitsch.
Six years already ??? Congratulations, for your blog anniversary and for the gorgeous cake !