Fall inspired birthday cake
Posted on October 16th, 2008 in Cake Lounge, Seasonal
Inspired by all the beautiful colors outside. I decided to decorate my birthday cake with leaves, sunflowers, pumpkins and berries in warm colors. The flavour was almond cake, 1 layer of chocolate caramel ganache and 1 layer of applesauce vanilla mousse with apples from my moms garden. I crumb coated the cake with the lovely IMBC (it is amazing to work with) and MMF. All the decoration was made out of modelling paste and I painted the leaves with petal dust colors, mixed with alcohol.
You can see another fall cake that I’ve made in the gallery
Let me finish off by saying thank you for your votes and all the fantastic comments that you have left on the Blogger’s Choice Awards.
Happy Caking!
Louise
1. Cherie
October 16th, 2008 4:36 pm
It’s gorgeous!!!
2. Nic
October 16th, 2008 11:12 pm
So cute! I love the pumpkins, and it sounds delicious. Is it for your birthday you said? If so Happy Birthday!
3. Becky
October 17th, 2008 12:01 am
I have to make a fall wedding cake in two weeks…I think I might try the little pumpkins on it…this is adorable!!! And they want a “Shrek” cake for the groom’s cake, so I’ll use your “Littlest Pet Shop” idea for that.
After reading all about your IMBC, I’ll have to give it a practice run this weekend, especially since you re-made yours five times just to give us step by step directions. The least I can do is try it and report back
4. Louise
October 17th, 2008 12:31 am
Cherie & Nic: thank you and yes it was for my Birthday this Monday the 13th
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5. Louise
October 17th, 2008 12:41 am
Becky: Ohh the pumpkins would be perfect for a fall wedding cake
) and yes do try the IMBC im sure that your going to love it and now you know if it turns into thin milk then use new eggwhites ;o) LOL!
6. Helen
October 17th, 2008 2:40 pm
simply elegant…. wish i was a fall baby!!
7. Gis
October 17th, 2008 2:51 pm
omg Lou, this is INCREDIBLY pretty
8. Emily
October 17th, 2008 2:59 pm
That’s so gorgeous! Love the power of fondant.
P.S. – Happy belated birthday!
9. Sonia
October 17th, 2008 3:19 pm
Hi,
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Happy Birthday – gorgeous cake..we all deserve something pretty on our special day even if we create it – right
Applesauce vanilla mousse sounds heavenly ..can you please share the recipe ??
Thanks !
Sonia
10. Andrea Kopp
October 17th, 2008 3:22 pm
oh, so it is not a sugarpaste cake ??
i did not know you can cover a cake with merengue and also never tried the marshmallow paste.
will give a try soon.
11. paula
October 17th, 2008 3:24 pm
louise,
happy birthday!!!!!!!!
you’re cake is so pretty…..a shame to eat it…….
greetings, paula
12. Danielle
October 17th, 2008 4:02 pm
Lovely cake. The pumpkins are so adorable!!!
13. Terri
October 17th, 2008 4:10 pm
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MY ICING AS SMOOTH AS THESE…IS THIS FONDANT OR BUTTERCREAM?? IF IT IS FONDANT HOW TO I MAKE IT? HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR A RECIPE OR GUIDE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ONE.
THANKS
14. My Sweet & Saucy
October 17th, 2008 5:45 pm
It turned out lovely! Perfect for the Fall!
15. Sophie
October 17th, 2008 5:49 pm
Your cake looks incredible! So gorgeous
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16. aileenlnbh
October 17th, 2008 6:45 pm
hi louise. ive always used buttercream in my cakes and cuppies and on cake central you will know ive seen and heard a lot about imbc however with your easy guide shown here, i will give it a try and then post some pics on flickr so you can see. ps HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY – hope you family spoiled you!!! x o x o
17. Margarita Albaladejo
October 17th, 2008 7:58 pm
Happy belated birthday, your cake is adorable with the little pumpkins and all. Pls share the applesauce vanilla mousse, it sounds delicious.
18. Sharlene
October 18th, 2008 12:31 am
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Louise and May God Bless you. For us here in Australia it is spring….
Cheers and thank you for sharing
Sharlene
Brisbane, Australia
19. Maria
October 18th, 2008 2:20 am
Belated Happy Birthday! Your cake is gorgeous!
20. Sarah
October 18th, 2008 5:23 am
Happy birthday! I found your blog from the CakeWrecks link and I am so excited to see all your great ideas and tutorials. Amazing work!
21. Cute_Lily
October 18th, 2008 6:35 am
Happy Belated Birthday Lou…
It’s really pretty..and adorable…..
U’re become my inspiration..thanks a lot….
22. Louise
October 19th, 2008 10:06 pm
Helen: Thank you…
Gis: Thank you sweety..:D
Emily: Thank you for the wishes
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Sonia: I will see what I can do and thank you for the birthday wishes.
Andrea: well I first used the IMBC and then the MMF. You should try the MMF once. Im not sure what I like the best but MMF is a bit cheaper than Fondant;-)
Paula: Thank you dear. Ohh it was soo good!!
Danielle: Heaps thank you!
Terri: Well this cake was first crumbcoated with the fantastic silky smooth IMBC and then covered with MMF. You can find both recipes under “Tutorials”
MY S&S. Thank you. I cant wait untill I try out some of your great Halloween cupcake ideas
Sophie: Thank you:o) Love your name;-) my one and only cat was named Sophie… she was a little darling
aileenlnbh: Thank you so much. I too used bc but the IMBC just taste SOO much better. Try it!! Thank you I had a great day with my family
Margarita A: Thank you! I will try and look at it…
Sharlene: Soo sweet of you. Yeah funny with spring down under. My mom is going to Brisbane by the end of the month to visit some relatives…..
Maria: Huge thank you!!
Sarah: Im so glad that CW also now and then post about NOT wrecks cakes. Because so many have found the way to my site. The more the merrier
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Cute_Lily: Thank you so much!!
23. Beth Norman
October 20th, 2008 3:00 pm
Holy smokes, that is an awesome cake. Your work is unbeatable!
24. Louise
October 20th, 2008 10:10 pm
Thank you Beth
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25. elma
October 21st, 2008 5:01 am
Hi Louise,
Belated happy Birthday! You’re so artistic! I’ve been a constant reader of your site…i love baking since i was a kid but my work takes most of my time…i just delight myself reading your creations! If you don’t mind i would like to ask regarding fondant icing…does it really taste good? I had a bad experience once i bought a cake for my son’s birthday and i chose fondant as the icing..the design was beautiful but when we ate it, it was awful…, i can’t describe the taste!we can’t eat the fondant..we removed it and just ate the cake…by the way we bought it from one of the best bakeshop in our country. Can you enlighten me about the taste of fondants? Thanks very much…congrats in your blog!
26. Louise
October 21st, 2008 7:50 pm
elma: So far I have only heard that the wilton brand should not have a nice taste. All in all fondant is made of icing sugar so of course its sweet in taste. You can however make your own and add the flavour that you like.
27. T. Myers
October 27th, 2008 10:21 pm
It’s beautiful. As well as simple and elegant. I love it. Happy Belated Bday to you
28. anny
November 2nd, 2008 8:27 am
i love everything about its cute its pretty and beautiful
thanks for this beautiful Website
all smiles for everyone:D
29. Carmen
April 18th, 2010 11:38 pm
I love this cake! My mom’s birthday is in October and I’d love to try and do something similar.
Thanks for sharing all the great work you do on CJ!