Today is Ranger's 15th birthday! His birthday celebration started a day early (the ski resort is closed today) with a day trip up the mountain and his very first ski lesson. Today we continued the celebration at home. His cake didn't end up quite like I originally envisioned, but I managed to pull it off despite my pregnancy nausea, and really love how it turned out. So did the birthday boy!
He, and his older brother, also had a blast skiing for the first time! More pictures coming soon. |
Ski Cake
Supplies:
- 2 - 9" Round Cakes
- 2 12-oz cans Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting
- Wilton White Sparkling Sugar
- Snowflake Sprinkles
- Wilton Sugar Sheet, Black
- Light Cocoa Candy Melts
- Bright White Candy Melts
- Wax Paper
- Wilton Decorating Bag
- Wilton Decorating Tip, No. 7
Directions:
Prepare and bake cakes according to directions. Cool.
Cut two skier silhouettes from a black Wilton Sugar Sheet and place on cake. You can download the silhouettes I used here.
Decorate the cake with White Sparkling Sugar and Snowflake Sprinkles. I also went around the base of the cake creating dots of frosting with Wilton Decorating Tip, No. 7.
Melt candy melts according to directions. Place melted candy in a disposable decorating bag or baggie and snip off corner. Using the melted candy, create trees on wax paper. I just made these freehand, starting with the brown tree trunks first on some followed by the white snow covered branches, and then switching it up by starting with the white branches first and then finishing with the brown tree trunks. I made 15 trees of various sizes. I also added White Sparkling Sugar to some of them for extra sparkle! :)
Once the candy has hardened, carefully arrange the snow covered candy trees on the cake to complete the snowy mountain scene.
I'll be back soon to share the rest of the 15th birthday ski party pictures!
You can scroll through all our past birthday cakes and party themes here.
You can scroll through all our past birthday cakes and party themes here.