{"id":837,"date":"2024-08-05T19:21:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/?p=837"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:38:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:38:36","slug":"giraffe-birthday-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/08\/05\/giraffe-birthday-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Giraffe Birthday Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have the pleasure to occasionally dog-sit for Betty the Bulldog. This is a picture of Betty a few years back on her birthday when I made her pupcakes…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyway, Betty’s owner asked me if I could make a cake for her grandson’s first birthday. I was given a picture as inspiration, but she lets me go with my own design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was what I made:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is 5 layers of vanilla cake sandwiched with vanilla buttercream and strawberry jam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the weather was warmer last week, I decided to coat the cake with a white chocolate coating instead of buttercream as I figured it would be more stable during the warmer weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made the topper from fondant, following this guide <\/a>online<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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and I kept the cake in my fridge until collected to ensure it was as fresh as possible (I made it the day before collection). Here it is sharing a shelf with my cold brew:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The balls were only decorative and bought online – I don’t have the skill to make my own!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have the pleasure to occasionally dog-sit for Betty the Bulldog. This is a picture of Betty a few years back on her birthday when I made her pupcakes… Anyway, Betty’s owner asked me if I could make a cake for her grandson’s first birthday. I was given a picture as inspiration, but she lets … <\/p>\n

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