Making a Cake for Smallet’s Birthday
My girl was begging for an island cake for her upcoming birthday… Complete with How to Train Your Dragon Characters etc… It was going to be our biggest cake project. Baking is not my cup of tea… It took a week of summoning the dutiful mom in me, watching amazing YouTube bakers put together island after island of cake while my girls ooohed and aaahhhed about how nice ours would turn out, before finally deciding to take the plunge…
I am following the recipe from this awesome site:
Jelly Island Cake
INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING A JELLY ISLAND CAKE
NOTE: This cake takes about three days to make so plan ahead!
Day 1: Bake cakes and make your ganache
Day 2: Stack your cakes, carve, and make your jelly water. Chill overnight to set the jelly.
Day 3: Unmold the cake, finish the cake with graham crackers and decorations. Enjoy!
- 2 – 6″ round cakes (any flavor you want)
- 16 ounces (2 cups) chocolate ganache or easy buttercream
- 40 oz cool water
- 14 ounces (4 cups sugar)
- 100 grams clear gelatin (or knox)
- 20 grams blue Jell-O (or 1-2 drops liquid blue food coloring)
- 3 tsp strawberry extract (or any flavor you want really!)
- 2 tsp citric acid (you can find this in the canning section of the grocery store!)
- 2-3 Tablespoons Crushed graham crackers for sand
- White food coloring for waves
From Kitchen Journal by Kalpana’s tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXeqG…
Overall, it was a fun cake to put together and the girls loved the whole process… (more than the eating of it, actually…! It is a huge cake to eat…!) 😅
