i’m not a baker nor a cook, but i want to make this cake for my boyfriends 30th birthday this thursday.
ideally i would want to make it mini, a personal sized cake. His favorite flavor is white chocolate and but also loves cheesecake, not sure if a regular cake and cheesecake would be a good combination – much less how hard it could be to pull off for an ameture like me. I would also like to make the icing not so overpoweringly sweet.
basically, can you guys help me out with tips and tricks and instructions on how to go about it. thanks so much in advance!!!
by veronicadenoche
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Can’t wait to see this on r/ExpectationVsReality
I think your best bet is to make a white chocolate cheesecake and pipe the decoration on top of that. The flavor of white chocolate is a little difficult to get in a standard birthday cake, especially if you’re trying to avoid anything overly sweet.
If you want to do cake AND cheesecake, especially in a personal size, it’s a pretty easy execution.
Use a box mix for the cake. I recommend doing a test bake because you want to make it personal size. This means shorter cooking times.
You can find simple cheesecake recipes online, both baked and unbaked. I recommend using aluminum foil to make a makeshift springform (see: cucumber cheesecake on this sub) in the size you need.
For the decorative icing, cut a tiny hole in the corner of a Ziplock bag. Practice. I’d suggest getting piping tips but want to be mindful of your potential budget.
hello, former pastry pro here.
get a vanilla or funfetti cake box mix and bake it up. Use a circle stencil to cut out your personal-sized cake. If you can, buy a cheesecake the right size so you won’t have to make it.
for the homemade portion, you can make white chocolate cream cheese frosting to tie it all together. the cheesecake goes on the bottom, spread some frosting on top and around it. place your cake layer on top. frost that on the top, bottom, and all around. you can use something called an “offset spatula” to get it smooth, but don’t worry about it being perfect. it’s homemade!
for the decorations, if you want this exact design, you can buy black icing in tubes, but know that it will make a serious mess on a white surface if you need to wipe and re-try. consider pre-made decorations, or buy a few tiny cookies/candies to garnish. they make candles that say “happy birthday” now, lol.
I just got into baking but have yet to set foot into the realm of cakes. So with that being said, I can’t wait to see how it turns out! I think it’s a really cute idea and I love that it’s in Spanish. I’m sure you’ll do a great job! 😻
You have some great recommends for the cakes already just to add to that, if you can’t get the decoration nailed (lettering can be hard) there’s always things like buttercream and icing transfers too.
You could pipe the letters using wax paper on top of what you want to trace. Then freeze that and once it’s firmed just lay it on top of the cake.
Good luck I can’t wait to see the update post 🤞🫶
What does the cake say? Google translate said “oh no, you already have it.”
As a non-native English speaker I’m just trying to figure out what the writing means.
As for advice, make a simple sponge cake and a white chocolate ganache for filling. You can add some fruit if you like. As for the icing, you could also work with white chocolate ganache or with Swiss meringue buttercream, which isn’t too sweet either. Make sure the cake stays level with every layer. This means flattening the sponge cakes if necessary, then pipe the filling, level this, chill as needed, then add the next sponge and so on. Pipe the icing, take a wet spatula to level it. If you have two metal dough scrapers, you can form a right angle to make this sharp edge. I can’t help you with the writing.