I am not teaching gum paste flowers here as I'm an amateur myself. You can buy the kits at JoAnns or Michaels as I did and teach yourself. It isn't that difficult. I'm sharing with you my recipe for Hummingbird Cake. I love this moist, luscious cake so much, I even had it as my wedding cake.
Ingredients:
3 c all-purpose flour
2 c sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3 eggs, beaten
1-1/2 c vegetable oil
1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 c chopped toasted pecans
2 c mashed bananas
Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl; add eggs and salad oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not eat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, pecans, and bananas.
Spoon batter into 3 well-greased and floured 8 or 9-inch cake pans. Bake at 350* for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove and cool competely.
Spread frosting between layers and on top of cake.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
2 8 oz. pkgs cream cheese, softened
1 c butter or margarine, softened
2 16-oz. pkgs. powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
Combine cream cheese and butter; cream until smooth. Add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.
Note: If you are going to do a cupcake cake, do not frost the sides. Add extra frosting to the layers and mound or use a piping bag to make a dome of frosting on the top to simulate a cupcake.
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Happy Birthday JJ!
