This was the cake I decorated as my final project cake for the second Wilton's Cake Decorating class. I really hate decorating cakes in class because the work area isn't very clean and it is small. As it turns out, my hand slipped in class while trying to pick the cake up for the class picture, and it ruined some of the basket-weave. I knew I would have to fix it at home. By the time I got home, the ride and the heat had caused most of the side to start to come off. So I just scrapped it all off and redid it all. Turns out the second time I did it (at home!) it turned out a million times better looking. I didn't take a picture, so this one will have to do.
The cake is a funfetti cake with 3 layers. A layer of red frosting, a layer of blue frosting, and a layer of yellow frosting. I wanted to experiment with a rainbow - gradient top. An air brush would have worked best, but since I don't have an air brush, I used colored sugar sprinkles instead. It turned out okay and makes for an interesting looking cake.
To make the color sugar sprinkles, all I did was place some caster sugar in a ziplock bag with a few drops of food color. I shook the bag around until all the dye was incorporated. Voila! Homemade sprinkles. You don't have to buy them anymore, plus you can get the exact color you want.
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