Sunday, June 8, 2008

Baby Shower Cakes

Baby shower cakes are an important part of any baby shower. Baby shower cakes are specially decorated for baby shower parties. They can be designed to match the theme of the baby shower party and they are also good to eat. Baby shower cakes are sometimes referred to as 'diaper cakes' or 'baby cakes'. While 'diaper cakes' are baby shower basket cakes that consist of different baby items. The good news is that people are becoming more creative when designing and planning baby shower cakes. Baby shower cakes are cute, simple and fun! There are plenty of websites out there that showcase pictures of baby shower cakes and directions on how to make them. The cake centre piece will be the main attraction for attracting attention from the guests. Baby shower cakes are designed solely for this and are made more pretty for baby's day.


The first decision you will have to make is the flavor of the cake. If you know the mother-to-be very well, you may know her preference. After all, the mark of a great shower is a delicious and beautiful cake. The cake serves as the centerpiece of all activity in a shower, and it is important to choose the best cake for your shower. Make sure you decorate the cake to fit the theme of the party. Baby showers are always so exciting!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Rum Cake

Rum is a distilled spirit derived from a sugarcane by-product called molasses. When the first distillation of rum began, it began in the Caribbean when plantation slaves realized the molasses, left over from sugar refinement, could be turned into alcohol. Rum is considered to be the world’s oldest distilled spirit and is made throughout the Caribbean.

The basic ingredients used in preparing a rum cake are yellow cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, oil, water, rum, eggs, chopped pecans, butter, sugar and cream cheese. There are a number of shops that supply different types of rum cakes. Run cake is very easy to make. But not everyone can relish its taste. Rum cake is often closely associated with Caribbean dessert recipes. A Caribbean rum cake is often laced liberally with rum. Here, rum cakes are available with various kinds of icing to suit your taste. Some of them are unique and exotic and not easily available in other parts of the world. Rum cake or black cake is the traditional choice for all major celebrations in this part of the world. There is an almost endless variety including almond, apple rum bundt cake, apricot, autumn rum cake, Bacardi banana rum cake, banana rum cake, banana rum fudge cake, black rum cake, Canadian rum cake, chocolate chip rum cake and chocolate coconut rum cake.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Wedding Cake Designs

Your wedding cake will be the center of attention at your wedding reception. Wedding cake are designs in many types. There are many wedding cake designs that you have to choose, but most will cost you expensive. After you have decided on a wedding cake shape your next step will be to select how many tiers you want your wedding cake to have. The size of your cake and the number of tiers that it will have will need to reflect how many people the cake needs to serve, as well as your budget. If you are on a budget, there are many wedding cake designs and tips that you can use to save money for your wedding. The wedding cake should fit in the theme of the wedding reception. Its actual price usually depends on the material that the cake knife and server is made from, the material of its handles, the design that you prefer and the vendor you buy the cake serving set from.The two most commonly used wedding cake shapes are round wedding cakes and square wedding cakes.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Birthday Cake - Wedding Cake

Cake is a type of baked food that is usually sweet. Cake is often the dessert of choice for meals at ceremonial occasions like weddings, anniversaries and birthdays. Cakes normally combine some kind of flour +Cream+ sugar +egg though gluten or starch are often used by vegetarians and vegans), fats (usually butter, shortening, or margarine, although a fruit purée such as applesauce is sometimes substituted to avoid using fat), a liquid (milk, water or fruit juice), flavors and some form of leavening agent (such as yeast or baking powder), though many cakes lack these ingredients and instead rely on air bubbles in the dough to expand and cause the cake to rise. Cake is often frosted with butter cream or marzipan, and finished with piped borders and crystallized fruit. There are literally millions of cake recipes (some are bread-like and some rich and elaborate) and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure; while at one time considerable labor went into cake making (particularly the whisking of egg foams), baking equipment and directions have been so perfected and simplified that even the amateur cook may easily become an expert baker.

Varieties of cake: There are number of Varieties of cake some are listed below:
  • Vanilla Cake
  • Strawberry Cake
  • Fruit Cake
  • A decorated birthday cake.
  • German chocolate cake.
  • Beer Spice Cake
  • Swedish Apple Cake
  • Sponge CakesLemon Cake