Cake… Three Ways!
I love cake! And, by now you guys should know I love things little, too. So, I made some mini cakes using my new favorite moist yellow cake recipe. Actually I made 9″ cakes and used a round cutter
And here they are stacked. They’re so cute… even without any frosting. (Don’t worry the scraps made it safely to my tummy.)
But, who would serve a naked cake. So here it is fully clothed in luscious white buttercream frosting. Hold me back!
I started out making the fondant
How do you like your cakes decorated?
Messy: casual and careless
Sassy: semi-casual, piped with pretty icing and flirty flowers
Classy: all dressed up with fondant cutouts and a smooth finish
FIESTA HEAD CHEFS GIVEAWAY
If you leave a comment below with your favorite cake style, you’ll be entered for a chance to win these cute little Fiesta Head Chefs
How to enter:
- Leave a comment with your cake style (messy, sassy, or classy)
- Leave a link to your blog profile or website that has an email contact.
- The cutoff to enter is Saturday, December 6th at 12 midnight.
- The winner* will be announced sometime Sunday.
because Christmas Pops are coming!
* The winner will be chosen at random, using the Random.org integer generator.
Sassy! But they are all soooo cute! Love the mini-cakes!
messy buttercream is so yummy! But your classy cake is just gorgeous!
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All three are great! They look yummy…I would probably go with the messy one.
Classy would be beautiful on a Christmas dessert table. But I have to admit that the Messy would be the best in my house.
I totally love the mini cakes and I’m going to have to borrow the idea.
How could I really choose just one? I think I like the sassy one, just because I would love to be able to re-create that, what tallent! I think I could re-create the messy one, but I can already hear my family mocking me for the amount of frosting on it, they just don’t get the power of buttercream!
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Definitely messy. Because I don’t have the patience for the other types. :)
Oh, wow. I love the classy look. I love the sassy look. I almost always turn out the messy look though.
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I vote classy if I am not eating it. I am not a fan of the fondant taste but love the look! If I am eating, I say messy so I don’t feel guilty. ;) Thanks for the giveaway!
/Clara
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Totally messy. Messy Jessie *needs* those little dudes, my kitchen is calling out for them!
I have to agree with the majority! Messy for sure. It just looks so yummy, the other kinds are pretty but you never can tell if they will taste good or not. Although I am sure all of your cakes are yummy!!
Classy!
I’m good at making the messy, but I think my favourite is the sassy. The colour really pops…
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I absolutely love the classy cake. It’s so creative and unique; I love it!!
Woo hoo! I love the Head Chefs! My favorite is the “classy” one. Gotta love Pottery Barn too. :)
I like Messy AND Classy. This is such a great idea. I’m going to have to give it a shot sometime…
my vote is for messy…probably because it is the only one i can replicate! my decorating skills leave something to be desired.
Classy. I love the design of those cut outs! Definitely what I would have done if I had the patience.
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I love the “messy” look! Pretty cakes are too pretty to eat and messy is something I can do myself with no help! Thanks for the fun contest.
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Classy is so gorgeous but let’s face it– messy always tastes better!
I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE CHRISTMAS POPS!!!!
I cant decide between Sassy and Messy. I would Love to make something that looked like your sassy cake, but mine would probably end up looking Messy..
ALL your cakes are great looking!! I wish I had your talent!
All of the cakes are so tempting!!!! If I had to pick one it would probably be classy! Your designs are great.
I’d choose all three. :) I mean seriously, aren’t we all somewhat messy, sassy, and classy every now and then. And, after all, they are ‘little’ cakes so I’d be hungry for more after just one! BUT, since I have to choose one, it would be Sassy…it’s just so pretty! Beautiful work!
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I think sassy works for me
I love the sassy, which is alot like me. Teehee.
Definitely love the messy look!
I’m a classy girl! But they’re all so fun and unique! You’ve got talent girl!
Those cakes are beautiful!!! My favorite has to be the ‘Classy’ one though, gorgeous detail, and I love how small they are.
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Im definitely on the classy side. Love the clean look of fondant! When it comes to eating, however… I’m quite the opposite. Messy, all the way!
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I love the look of the Classy…but baby…you just can’t beat mounds of messy buttercream. Mmm mm mmm
I am messy but love to learn to be sassy and classy. All three are unique!
Definitely messy! Although, all three look amazing and I wouldn’t have trouble eating any of them!
I would have to say classy! I’m not a huge fan of rolled fondant covered cakes, but I do love the rolled out shapes for contrast. Never been a huge fan of either RF or buttercream flowers. Messy is good too, but for my taste I would have to say classy! That is a beautiful cake. I bet people are going to print out that picture and bring it to their local bakery. :)
YAY!!!! I am in LOVE with these!!! :) Crossing my fingers! Can I say I like all 3? Honestly I think they look the best in the last picture with all the different ones together! I’m almost always undecided!
I am all over the classy one. Love it!!!!
Messy!! I would chose one of the other but if it were me decorating it would still end up messy.
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Messy is the way I know how, but I love all three.
I just love reading your blog. You seem to make your cakes come alive!!
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Sassy!
Loving the Messy look, maybe it’s just because that’s how my life is right now.
If it is for me – messy.
If I am making for someone else – sassy.
I tried fondant once and only once!
I guess MY style is Messy, but I prefer all 3 actually. I think they all look perfect together, but I could eat anyone of those. Beautiful!
They’re so adorably delicious! I’m definitely lovin’ the messy. Simple and still gets your attention. See what you did, now I have to go make a mini cake:)
I just have to say that those little guys are absolutely adorable. Now, to answer your question: definitely messy. It’s got that cozy homemade comfort- plus, it’s the easiest way to decorate!
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I love the classic style. I especially like the color theme.
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i’m a messy person myself. my blog is diaryofafanaticfoodie.com and im at heather dot rascona at gmail dot com
I love these adorable little cakes. I’m going to have to use this idea. my cake style is sassy.
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Hope I win! :)
Oh wow. I think it depends on my mood. That fondant cake is beautiful, but I want to gobble up the messy one.
I would have to go with messy. That just fits me best. It’s kinda like walking around bare foot. I like it. But all of them are amazing!
The other two are beautiful, but I’m drawn to the buttercream.
Thank you for sharing!
I’m a Messy kind of gal. Patience is not my strong suit!
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SO. The sassy one is fun to make, the fondant one what I want to learn to do, but the messy one is by far the most delicious to eat! so that’s where my vote goes!
And those kitchen utensils are so cute!
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I like the messy one best. Although I do love them all
I really like the sassy cake – I’m a huge fan of all that frothy frilly stuff.
Gonna have to go classy! I have a Pottery Barn inspired baby cake on my cake blog. I’m a big fan of them, too :)
Sassy is my style!!! Cute cakes!
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sassy, definitely!!
classy. it is so beautiful!!!
I like the classy one coz it looks like a painting and very elegant too!
classy is pretty to look at, but when it comes to eatin’ cake give me messy any time!
I like all of them because I find all little things adorable too. But if I had to choose one it would probably be the fondant one because I love the cutouts.
I am a messy kinda girl!! Thanks
Sharon
Classy!
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I’ve gotta go with Messy since buttercream is SOOOO yummy!!
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Oh my gosh, all three are perfect, especially displayed together! No way I can pick a favorite, but I’ll admit Classy caught my eye…
Messy is much more my talent level.. I wish I could do the sassy look! As long as its smothered in frosting it doesn’t matter to me HOW it looks!
oh goodness, those cakes are both beautiful and adorable! :D they’ve all got such lovely and unique character…
for your def. of classy, I’d have to go with classy, just cuz I love the look of fondant. Though I probably would have otherwise said sassy just because I’m that type of gal. your beautiful “mess”, though, is making me think that messy can be fun, too! :D
I love classy, but the messy is ususally more fun to eat….and I love buttercream more than the fondant….so I guess that makes me messy at heart!
Oh my gosh…they’re all fabulous. I’m sure I’m more the messy type…but I LOVE all of them. If I was to try my hand at making them, I would have to try the classy one!
I love the messy–mostly because it’s what I could duplicate and I’m sure it’s yummy!
I think I love the Messy one the best because, if I’m really honest, I just could never EVER make anything as beautiful as the other two. :) So choosing Messy is just in my comfort zone.
Beautiful cakes!!
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Oh they all look so yummy—but I’m kind of a messy gal myself.
I love the Messy. I really love the Classy one too, and I’d love to learn how to do fondant someday, but for now, I like the Messy.
I think I have to say Messy… but mostly because thats all I’ve ever made! I’m feeling like I need to give the others a try though. I would love to make a lovely classy cake :)
Definitely classy. Love the pattern.
And I also love mini things.
My favorite to eat? Messy
My favorite to serve? Sassy
Sassy or classy are my favorite ways to decorate. Any way is my favorite kind to eat!
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I love the classy one, but I definitely like the messy one, too. The messy one is more my style. I wish I could get it to turn out so cute :)
Like all three, but I keep eyeing the Classy!
Messy. It’s a fantastic way of looking good, yet covering any problem areas – like cracked cheesecakes and sunken cakes. Not that that’s happened to me, of course…….
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Classy all the way! But I’m glad messy is cool because I can totally make messy! Love it!
Messy all the way! I love the looks of the other 2 cakes, fabulous job. And I would love to know how to make the sassy and classy cakes too. But the look of that frosting in the middle of the messy cake.. YUM!
Messy – I wish I could decorate my son’s 1st birthday cake like that. (it’s only a week and a half away!)
I love Messy. Its the best. And I really wish I had a few of them…mini cakes are fantastic. Forget about having a skinny slice…have a couple CAKES!
I would love to be classy but Im more of a Sassy Mess or is that a Messy Sas LOL
If I had to pick just one it would be the messy…that way I wouldnt feel bad eating it YUM
Messy all the way for me. I just love frosting!
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Wow! I love them all! I would only ever be able to figure out the messy one, but if someone else made it for me, I would definitely take the Classy one! :)
Messy is my style! I love all of them though, your work is WONDERFUL.
I am sorry, but it is not possible to limit my taste buds. Cake is divine. And I really like all of them. Messy for everyday munching, sassy for birthdays, and classy to give as a gift so you get ooohs and ahhs, how about that?
I’m definitely classy and am all about doing fondant cakes rather than buttercream (which I load up on underneath the fondant!)… but I go more whimsical too.
So would that make me “whimsy?” Yep… I’m totally whimsy!
PS… made cake pops, candy cane oreo truffles (white chocolate with crushed candy cane sprinkles) and nutter butters in chocolate. Beyond Yummy! My girls had a blast doing it and we had a crazy sprinkle mess afterwards.. but so worth it!
Thanks for continuing to inspire us all! Hugs…Shelia
Classy, all the way. And your example of classy has a bit of sass in the color scheme so that makes it even better! Excellent work on these cakes!
MESSY!!
I think I like the middle one with the piping, I find it hard to like fondant although I love the look, but if it were for me its buttercream all the way.
My favorite is the buttercream. The swirly icing can be beautiful by itself, and the taste—YUM.
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I love the classy look, but it’s the messy cake I’m after! Gobble wobble!!
Beautiful as always! I can’t believe that with this comment I secure a chance to win a prize. Unbelievable. I love you! Just don’t tell my family they may get jealous LOL.
I love the Sassy baby! I’m not s fondant fan (pretty but hate the consistency when eating) but the messy looks tasty too.
All of the cakes are gorgeous!!! I think I would be more of a classy cake girl, though!
I’m a messy person. I love love love the look of the classy cake, I just don’t like eating fondant though. They’re all so pretty though!
I always try to make the classy cake, but they only ever turn out messy. Not even the cute messy.
Your mini cakes are to die for. You’re so awesome.
Sassy has caught my eye, but my stomach craves Messy.
Oh there is no way I can choose cause I love them all. Just depends on my mood! lol
I am starting my granddaughter in the kitchen with me YOUNG, she is only 2 and loves to help. She will watch and say ’round and round’ when she wants to stir! :)