How much do I love this decorated cake idea from Ladies' Home Journal? A lot, that's how much. This is one of the cutest, easiest ways to decorate a cake that I've seen this spring.
A piece in May's Ladies' Home Journal gives this recipe and cute idea for a fancy cake: Frost the cake with simple chocolate icing, then stick on polka-dots. What are the polka-dots? Meringue kisses!
You could do this in an even simpler way, too, with those pastel buttermint buttons from the grocery store candy aisle, or with big candy sprinkles from Wilton. (I love those huge oversized sprinkles they have right now — they're excellent for decorating things like this.)
But if you want to make your own pastel meringue buttons (they're super easy) check out the recipe in this month's issue!
• Get the recipe: Polka-Dot Cake, at Ladies' Home Journal. Also on newsstands.
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cuuute! Only issue I'd see is in cutting- they'd probably all fall off once hit with a knife. Pretty colors though- I'd prob do it with a big round tip and colored buttercream. Same look.
Cake boobs! Am I the only one who thinks this is a bit odd?
I work at LHJ and I make it a point to sample every delicious thing that Tara, our food editor, makes. I can promise this as yummy as it is pretty!
What a BEAUTIFUL cake! I have to make a cake for my teen daughter's birthday party tomorrow and now this is what I'm going to make! I've never done meringue but I'm gonna give it a try. I'll pick up some pastel mints just in case. :) Thanks for the inspiration!