a picture of the full cake with 6 candles and a fondant rainbow decoration

Two 8" layers, following Sugarologie’s cakeulator

The edges came out a little overdone, but not bad for my first homemade cake

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      5 months ago

      Around 20% of the kids asked for seconds, so not as popular as a plain chocolate box cake with chocolate ganache frosting, but I’m proud of it.

      I’m honestly excited to try out different flavors for the frosting.

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      5 months ago

      I would wager that this icing brings all the boys to the yard, but that’s just a shot in the dark.

      (Maybe extra vanilla / creaminess??)

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      5 months ago

      Condensed milk whipped into the butter. I was legit surprised how close the taste was.

      Honestly, the dried strawberries were hella expensive. I’m planning on doing a syrup next time. I’m thinking something like a small box of strawberries reduced and then through a blender, and drop some of the condensed milk to compensate for the extra liquid.