DIY: Cake Stand Dome

I just got back from Arizona where I loved seeing all the beautiful cacti and succulents everywhere and especially the gorgeous and creative succulent terrariums my sister-in-law made in various containers. I was in a mission to drive to one of our favorite places, ReStore (a Habitat for Humanity home supply recycling store and donation site) to grab a light pendant to transform in a beautiful terrarium (I’ll write another post and tutorial about that next week). In the lighting area, I found a pile of these light fixture covers and I couldn’t resist grabbing a few to transform them in beautiful domes for my cake stand collection. Don’t these give the most wonderful vintage flair to cake stands?

You’ll need:

• Light fixture covers – only $2 a piece at my local ReStore
• Knobs from Anthropologie, World Market or Hardware store – cost between $3 to $6  each.
• Fender Washer 1/4″ x 1-1/4″ – costs $0.12 at my local home improvement store.

Total cost : +/- $6 each dome

 

 

 

 

Naked Cake

I’ve been obsessed with naked cakes since last year, you might remember my berry layer sponge cake, which had a naked look.  A couple days ago, I decided to bake another cake with the naked look and fresh flowers. I used the Fluffy Yellow Layer Cake recipe from Cook’s Illustrated book and a lemon and lavender filling.

Lemon-Lavender Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

8 T butter, softened (1 stick)

1 tsp grated lemon zest

2T lemon juice

1 ½ tsp dried lavender buds. Ground

½ tsp vanilla

2 1/3 cup confectioners sugar

Mix cream cheese, butter and sugar in a food processor or mixer.  Add other ingredients until smooth.

And because I couldn’t resist baking another one, here is how I decorated one more using my new faux bois cake stand,  peach and coral roses.

DIY: Enchanted Forest Cake Stand

Last week we had my parents visiting us and I couldn’t pass up on the chance to ask my super creative dad to colaborate with me in a DIY project for the blog.  I found a great set of wood plates, and I always use them for picnics, but had an extra one ready to be used for something fun, so we came out with this idea while walking around our local craft store.

I love how whimsical this cake stand looks, and would look great at a kid’s woodland theme party or baby shower.

My dad’s chalk lettering skills came in handy for this photoshoot.