This was a suggested cake design from www.Wilton.com. You know you're a cake nerd when you get regular emails from a decorating company, but I have to say that I am unembarrassed about how excited I get to see the various suggestions for each holiday season.
I made this cake for Soup Lover's Lunch, which is an annual event at work that always falls the Tuesday before Valentine's Day. It was a Dr. Pepper cake--very similar to a Coca-Cola cake, but with the obvious substitution. People have described the flavor as almost like a spice cake, so I'm sure it would be good with cream cheese icing. However, in this instance, I went with a light pink buttercream because it's what I know and I love it best.
The candy hearts were cut out of marshmallow fondant that I made myself and colored with liquid food coloring. It was my first experience with marshmallow fondant and I found it to be waaaaaaaaaay easier than traditional sugar dough. The instructions on Wilton's website say to use your heart cookie cutter to create interlocking pieces, making it so that you essentially have one smooth layer of fondant. Well, I did that for a while and then got lazy, so there ended up being some pieces of hearts that were raised, and I actually preferred that look because it added an extra dimension (literally) to the final product.
Finally, once the hearts were all on I was able to pipe on the words. Some came easily; others took awhile. Remember, this was for work so I couldn't go too racy, but I think I came up with some good sayings. I'll almost definitely make this cake again, so I'll do some research (aka buy a box of candy hearts) before the next one. Can't wait...it'll be so good!
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