Easy Heart Wedding Cake

Like putty in your hands; how many times have you heard that saying? It implies that something - or someone - can be worked, twisted, or manipulated with ease. Youll definitely find that old saying to be true when you work with fondant to create a luscious wedding cake that will have everyone thinking youre a rising star in the baking world!Your guests will be awestruck when they see the gorgeous cake that you bake just like ordinary cakes. But, when you finish with it, theyll be amazed. Start by choosing three different-size cake pans which are round or square. Make any flavor from a boxed mix or a recipe. Bake, according to the instructions, then allow the cakes to cool completely.Frost the top of the largest cake and set the second largest cake on it. Be sure to center it perfectly. Frost the top of the second cake and set the smallest cake on it, and center it. Now frost the sides of the cakes to finish the icing. The frosting should be applied so that its completely smooth all over. Use white frosting, and later, add white fondant hearts, or use pink frosting with white hearts. Another option is to make a pink cake with pink hearts or even red ones.Working with fondant is similar to working with putty or play dough. You can roll it out, shape it, color it and otherwise mold and work it. Basic instructions for using the fondant is on the package. For this project, break off a fondant piece, color it with a drop of food coloring - if desired - then roll it out to be about as thick as a popsicle stick. Use a small, heart-shaped cookie cutter to create the heart. Make many hearts and your cake is nearly finished.Begin at the bottom layer of the cake and position the first heart on the side of the cake. Press it slightly to secure it. Continue adding another and another heart shape, placing them side-by-side or spaced, until you go around the whole cake. Do the same to the middle and top cake, encircling them with the fondant hearts.Its helpful to use cornstarch on your fingers and on the cutting board and implements to keep the fondant from sticking. Its also helpful to use an offset spatula to scoop up each heart and position it on the cake.There are all sorts of variations you can do, besides colors, to produce the cake you want. Write on some of the hearts on the middle cake with a food marker to make a monogram, or to spell out "LOVE". The tiered heart wedding cake, no matter which design you make, is certainly one to behold.See a tiered fondant heart cake here.