Hello Kitty Cupcakes

Min datters veninde skulle have haft børnehaven på besøg i dag, men da moren blev syg, var det godt at vi bare kunne aflevere cupcakes i børnehaven, så hun kunne blive fejret der, mens børnehaven bare kommer på besøg, når mor er rask igen.
My daugther's friend was supposed to have had her playschool visit for her birthday today, but unfortunately her mother was ill. Luckily we could just drop off the cupcakes at her playschool, and she celebrated her birthday there instead, and will just have them over when mom is feeling better again :)

Sort Midnat's Cupcakes med jordbærcreme og pyntet med fondant.
Black Midnight Cupcakes with Strawberry Creme and fondant decorations.

Hello Kitty Kage / Hello Kitty Cake

Min veninde's datter, som også er min datter's bedste veninde, havde ønsket sig en Hello Kitty kage til sin fødselsdag. Jeg måtte selv bestemme fyldet, og da jeg vidste, at de godt kunne lide, det som var i Matthew's Playmobil-kage, valgte jeg det samme:
My friend's daughter, who is also my daughter's best friend, wanted a Hello Kitty cake for her birthday. The cake and filling was up to me to decide, so I just went with what I knew they liked, as I threw all my cutoffs after them, when I made Matthew's Playmobil Cake:

Kagen er en Sort Midnat's kage med Chokorange-creme og Jordbærmousse, smurt op med Chokolade smørcreme og overtrukket med Pettinice fondant. Al pynten er lavet af fondant (Wilton's, Pettinice, Satin Ice og Rød Candymelts fondant).
The cake was a Black Midnight Cake with Chocolate-Orange Creme and Strawberry Mousse, coated with Chocolate Buttercream and covered in Pettinice fondant. Al decorations were made of fondant (Wilton's, Pettinice, Satin Ice and Red Candymelts fondant).

Hello Kitty

Som så mange andre 5-årige, så er Ella vild med Hello Kitty, så hendes mor syntes, at det kunne være sjovt med en Hello Kitty kage til hendes fødselsdag. Moren ringede lige inden de skulle med flyet sydpå, og de skulle bruge kagen lige så snart de kom hjem igen, så jeg fik frie hænder, så længe det var noget med Hello Kitty.

As a typical 5-year old, Ella loves Hello Kitty, so her mother thought it could be fun with a Hello Kitty Cake for her birthday. She called me right before they got on a plane, and they needed the cake as soon as they got back, so there wasn't time to discuss details much, so it was all up to me, as long as it had something to do with Hello Kitty.

Kagen var Drømmekage-bunde med Skildpadde-creme og Jordbærfromage. Smurt op med Chokolade Smørcreme og overtrukket med Wilton's fondant.

The cake was Dreamcake layers with Chocolate-caramel Creme and Strawberry Mousse. The cake was covered in Chocolate Buttercream and Wilton's fondant.

Desværre fik jeg, som så mange andre, lov til at opleve ekstreme luftlommer mellem kage og fondant. Normalt kan man prikke et hul, lukke luften ud og glatte fondanten igen, men da fondanten svedte som jeg ved ikke hvad, var det umuligt at glatte fondanten ud igen, da smootheren bare hang fast i fondanten :/ Så nu laver jeg ikke flere kager, før vejret gider at opføre sig kage-ordentligt!

Unfortunately, I had the doubtful pleasure of experiencing the same problem, that many cake decorators seem to run into these days: Extreme airpockets between the cake and the fondant. Usually, you can use a small needle to make a hole and let the air out as you smooth out the fondant, but in this weather, the fondant was sweating badly, and the smoother was just sticking to and ruining the fondant, so I had to give up. No more cake decorating for me until the weather (cake)behaves!