You may recall that I was mid preparation for Noah's 2nd birthday party which was all arranged and happened to fall exactly two weeks after Ellie was born. So you can imagine the state of mind both Nikala and I were in whilst I was also running around frantically trying to put into action all my plans for the ensuing Minion madness. Yes, I was pretty stressed.
Anyway as promised here is my Minion cake creation. I actually found a great recipe that froze well, allowing me to bake the cakes a week or two in advance and reducing the panic on the night before. A little. Well OK I was still pretty panicked and with panic comes just a hint of anger and frustration. So sorry to anyone that found themselves around me for those last few hours building up to the big event.
Cakes wrapped and ready for freezing.
Beginning to take form. The sandwich layers are stuck together with chocolate ganache.
And then covered with a "crumb" coating of chocolate fudge icing.
Here are the limbs, eye, goggles and hair I made out of fondant icing. They are drying before I put them on the cake. This is the night before the party. I learned at this point that fondant icing takes up to a week to dry properly... crap.
Close up of the eye and goggles, which are moulded around a can. I will spray the goggles silver with an edible spray before I put them on the cake. I late learnt that it is quite hard to remove fondant icing from a cold can... crap.
But yay! It all worked out. Here is the cake finished. It is 2am.
Close up of the stitching on the dungarees. And the teeth. The massive teeth.
It didn't end with the cake though. No I became slightly obsessed with making all things Minion for the party.
Minion party bags.
Minion table cloth.
Minion cups (there were also plates and balloons too).
Minion t-shirts.
Minions Assemble!
Anyway as promised here is my Minion cake creation. I actually found a great recipe that froze well, allowing me to bake the cakes a week or two in advance and reducing the panic on the night before. A little. Well OK I was still pretty panicked and with panic comes just a hint of anger and frustration. So sorry to anyone that found themselves around me for those last few hours building up to the big event.
Cakes wrapped and ready for freezing.
And now thawing ready for the build.
Beginning to take form. The sandwich layers are stuck together with chocolate ganache.
And then covered with a "crumb" coating of chocolate fudge icing.
Here are the limbs, eye, goggles and hair I made out of fondant icing. They are drying before I put them on the cake. This is the night before the party. I learned at this point that fondant icing takes up to a week to dry properly... crap.
Close up of the eye and goggles, which are moulded around a can. I will spray the goggles silver with an edible spray before I put them on the cake. I late learnt that it is quite hard to remove fondant icing from a cold can... crap.
Close up of the stitching on the dungarees. And the teeth. The massive teeth.
It didn't end with the cake though. No I became slightly obsessed with making all things Minion for the party.
Minion party bags.
Minion table cloth.
Minion cups (there were also plates and balloons too).
Minion t-shirts.
Minions Assemble!
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