Everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. Matthew 7:24-25

Monday, June 27, 2011

Baseball Cake

This past weekend I was busy making a baseball themed, double birthday cake for Blake and Kyle. They wanted the Texas Rangers starting line-up depicted on the cake.



It was a pretty large cake – 16”X16” – which feeds 80 people. (Note to self: 16” square pan does not fit in your oven.) I ended up having to piece two cakes together to get it large enough. This was OK though, because the client wanted two different flavor cakes anyway.



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For the baseball diamond, I used graham cracker crumbs mixed with a little brown sugar. The combination looked just like sand.



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The players are tiny plastic figurines which I hand painted to look like the Rangers. I couldn’t get too detailed with the figures, but I was able to paint a “T” on their hats and their numbers on their backs.



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I cut the flag shapes out of fondant, wrapped then ends around wooden skewers, and let them dry. Once they hardened, I piped words onto them with royal icing.



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Linking to Inspiration Friday, Weekend Wrap-up Party.

5 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, Lindsey, that cake is gorgeous! I don't know how you can do all that! Your cakes are just the most beautiful ones I have ever seen. Keep up the great work!

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  2. Thanks, you two! I've been trying to comment back, but lately, Blogger hasn't been cooperating. -Lindsey

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  3. This is fantastic! A friend of mine was just asking about baseball cakes the other day! I'm going to send her this link! Great job!

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  4. Wow, this is awesome! I know my guy would love this!!
    Thank you for sharing.


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