This was a 50th Birthday Cake. The cake itself was a 2 layer 9″, homemade carrot cake, the best carrot cakes are always make from scratch.  The icing on this one was a cream cheese icing that was supposed to be more black than purple, but it is very hard to get enough food coloring in icing [...]

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Fondant, or rolled fondant, is a pliable, dough like material made of gelatin and glycerin (traditional variety) or sugar and marshmallows.  Fondant can be rolled out, much like cookie dough, and used to cover cakes or make decorations to put on cakes. With practice, fondant can be applied to cakes to make them completely smooth and the icing [...]

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