Cake for a one-year-old boy
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. Making a birthday cake and decorating it with fondant is very easy, especially when you have a detailed photo recipe. My recipe is simple: the sponge cake is made from just three ingredients following a classic recipe, then spread with buttercream. The festive look comes from the fondant, which can not only cover the cake but also be used to sculpt original figures. Let's start cooking and create a celebration with our own hands. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
For the sponge cake, beat the eggs with sugar for 10 minutes until the mixture increases in volume (approximately three times) and becomes lighter in color. Then gradually add the flour in small portions, mixing gently with a spoon in one direction. Pour the prepared batter into a greased baking pan and bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out dry. Remove the baked sponge cake from the pan.
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Step 2
Prepare the fondant. Place the marshmallows in a glass bowl, add 1 tablespoon of water and a pinch of citric acid, then microwave for 60 seconds.
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Step 3
Stir well with a spoon.
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Step 4
Mix the starch and powdered sugar. Add the resulting mixture to the marshmallows. Knead the fondant just as you would knead dough. You should end up with a clay-like consistency.
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Step 5
Leave a small portion white, and add blue food coloring to the rest of the fondant. Knead the fondant well again.
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Step 6
Prepare the buttercream. Cut the butter into cubes and mix with condensed milk.
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Step 7
This is how the cream should turn out.
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Step 8
Cut the sponge cake layer into 2 parts using a strong thread. Prepare the syrup by mixing 8 tablespoons of sugar with 2 cups of hot water. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then cool. Evenly soak both cake layers.
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Step 9
Spread an even layer of cream over the bottom crust.
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Step 10
Cover with the second cake layer, then also spread cream on top and on the sides.
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Step 11
Roll out the blue fondant to a thickness of approximately 2 mm. Place it onto the cake, carefully pressing it with a square spatula along the sides.
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Step 12
Trim the excess fondant. It's very convenient to do this with a pizza cutter.
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Step 13
Place a candle in the shape of the number one in the center, and decorate with various fondant figures. Use white fondant to make numbers indicating the birth date, weight, and height at birth. The first birthday cake for a boy is ready!