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Lincoln Nebraska Easter Bunny Cakes | S’more Cake | Allie

April 7, 2015 Bonnie Bachtold Leave a comment

Lincoln Nebraska Easter Bunny Cakes | S’more Cake | Allie

I traveled to Salt Lake City this last weekend to design the perfect Lincoln Nebraska Easter Bunny Cakes with my grand daughter Allie. We had been very busy all weekend with planned egg hunts, picnics in the park and taking long walks. We enjoyed the beautiful weather while viewing the wonderful mountains. When it came time to start our cake together, Allie was excited, as well as very impatient to begin.

After we worked out the design on paper, we put on our aprons, set up our ingredients, coated the pans and started our work. We made a double batch of cake in a 9 by 12 inch pan for the base, for arms and legs and two 7 inch circular pans for the back. While the carrot cake was baking, we made the head and tail with Rice Krispy bars. The bunny was assembled and covered with my favorite cream cheese frosting includes sour cream, butter and white chocolate. Allie had fun covering the cake with fresh coconut. The face, toes and ears were made with white, pink and black homemade fondant.

We enjoyed our Easter Bunny cake with our delicious Sunday meal.

Photography: Nicolette Dixon Photography

S’more Cake specializes in creating uniquely designed Easter Bunny cakes using only the highest quality ingredients. I love sweet and delicious desserts! I also love being a part of celebrations that mark the milestones in other’s lives using my artistic talents in making beautiful cakes. Cake designs are available for Lincoln, Nebraska City, Omaha, Wahoo, Seward, Gretna, Beatrice, Raymond, York, David City, and surrounding areas.

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Birthday Cakes, Special Event Cake

Lincoln Nebraska Bakery | S’more Cake |Big Red Birthday Cake

March 26, 2015 Bonnie Bachtold Leave a comment

Lincoln Nebraska Bakery | S’more Cake |Big Red Birthday Cake

This Big Red Birthday Cake from S’more Cake, a Special Event Cake Decorator in Lincoln Nebraska, was designed for Todd’s birthday last Saturday. Stacie asked for a carrot cake as this is his favorite cake and could be decorated either with Big Red or a golfing theme. We decided on the Big Red theme and with graduation time almost here, this has become a popular theme to decorate with. I have the perfect carrot cake recipe that I use from Rose’s Heavenly Cakes by Rose Levy Beranbaum, so it was sure to please.

I cut the layers so there would be more filling in this cake. The filling and frosting is made with cream cheese, sour cream, white chocolate and butter. It makes my mouth water just to talk about it. Yum! I like this particular cake recipe because there is unsweetened cocoa powder in the ingredients, which always adds to great cakes.

The top of the cake is a red fondant platform for the Big Red cheerleading items that I created out of the lemon flavored fondant. I prefer my homemade fondant over the purchased because it is easier to work with and I can control the amount of dryness I want to work with. I knead the fondant until it is just past the sticky stage and it is perfect. The pompom is designed with a garlic press and turned out very cute. The megaphone and pendant were free hand design with an attached letter N. The fondant items were not attached which made them easy to remove, or could be moved around as an added fun activity.

The fondant will stay pliable with refrigeration for a few hours and is easy to serve.

GO BIG RED! Hope your day was terrific, Todd!

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Lincoln Nebraska Bakery | S’more Cake |Boy? or Girl?

March 23, 2015 Bonnie Bachtold Leave a comment

Lincoln Nebraska Bakery | S’more Cake |Boy? or Girl?

A Special Event Cake was made by S’more Cake for this Gender Reveal Party! If you have never attended one of these special events, you are missing out on a lot of excitement. As the grand mother, the girls had to invite me, besides I brought the cake! We had waited three weeks to find out if Alexa and Josh was having a boy or girl, so the anticipation was mounting big time! Sister in law, Shanon, was the hostess and received the “secret envelope”.

We started out the party by guessing and adding our advice to the mommy. I decided to guess a boy, however, as the clues kept surfacing during the three weeks, I had changed my mind many times. I had asked Charlie at the party, if mommy was having a “baby boy” or a “baby girl” and she told me a “baby boy”, so that sealed my vote. This was not cheating as she is only three years old and cannot be relied upon. (wink)

Next, Alexa was questioned about the symptoms she is having so far. Based on that “old wive’s tale”, she was expecting a girl. Oh my, was this possible, should I change my vote?

Then we colored “onesies” with well wishes as Shanon read the votes and advice. I thought mine was the most useful as I advised the mommy to rest up before she had her “LITTLE BOY”. Making a plug for my vote, of course.

Then the moment we were waiting for as Charlie came in with her balloons! She is going to be an “awesome” big sister for her new little baby brother! We had our delicious cake, cookies and refreshments!

I had guessed right, but was still very surprised!

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Lincoln Nebraska Bakery | S’more Cake | St. Pat’s Cake for Zach and Shanon

March 17, 2015 Bonnie Bachtold Leave a comment

Lincoln Nebraska Bakery | S’more Cake | St. Pat’s Cake for Zach and Shanon

S’more Cake, Lincoln Nebraska Bakery created a party fondant cake for Zach and Shanon to celebrate the day with a Special Event Cake for St. Pat’s. This is their first St. Pat’s together as a married couple and we know how important this day has been for Zach. Now, he’s married to an Irish sweetie!

It is in the shape of a leprechaun hat with a large shamrock. The lemon flavored bright green fondant covers a three layer lemon cake frosted with Bailey’s Buttercream. Yum! First, I built the cake up in layers filled with limeade, cream cheese and white chocolate. Then I shaped the cake so that it had a slight slant towards the center, so that the top of the hat is smaller than the base. I measured the height and circumference of the base and top to make parchment paper patterns of the hat design. I rolled out the green fondant for the rim until it was about 3/8 inch thick. I cut the rim out about 2″ wide and wrapped it around the base of the frosted cake. Fondant will stretch, so I was able the shape it as I moved around the cake base. I put egg whites on the two edges and sealed it so it was a continuous rim. I then rolled out fondant about 1/4 inch and cut the sides and top of the hat. Using the egg whites, I again sealed the edges together. The shamrock was made free hand with a lime green fondant with a black band and golden buckle, also sealed to the hat with the egg whites.

I think that a glass of Bailey’s will be the perfect drink with this cake, but I think that Zach will probably have his Guinness!

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Lincoln Nebraska Bakery|S’more Cake|Gingersnap Spicy Pecan Cake

March 6, 2015 Bonnie Bachtold Leave a comment

Lincoln Nebraska Bakery | S’more Cake | Gingersnap Spicy Pecan Cake

Celebrations are always a great reason for special event cakes from S’more Cake, a Lincoln Nebraska Bakery. Today I have completed my French Doll project and there is no better way to celebrate then to bake a cake.

It all began with a trip to JoAnn’s fabric store to look at quilt fabric. I discovered a bolt of cotton that had designs and words about Paris. My mind immediately went into action and I had the design idea for a doll. I visited with the assistant at the cutting table who helped me with suggestions for the hair and I was off and running. With my new sewing machine that I purchased at JoAnn’s, a portable Husqvarna Viking 100, I set up sewing area. Loving and enjoying the sun, I moved my sewing project around the house. I designed the pattern and through trial and error, made the body of my doll. As I watched the food channel, I used a seam ripper to separate the strands of thread for her hair, this took quite a while. She’s dressed in a black mini dress, beret, black boots and a wrap with the Paris looking fabric.

I began to plan this week’s specialty cake to celebrate my success. I chose a spicy pecan cake filled with caramelized buttercream with orange zest and added homemade gingersnap cookies. Gingersnaps that are made right are the best and were a favorite cookie with the neighborhood kids as my family grew up. The spicy pecan cake was then frosted with Orange Blossom buttercream and topped with orange peel curls and a gingersnap cookie. It tastes terrific and will be added to my selection of cookies and cream cakes.

After the cake is gone, I will still have the doll,”Ami” to remember my enjoyable day. Bonne journee!