So, this morning I completed my very first full sheet cake. A friend of the family wanted a one-layer beach-themed cake for her wife’s 60th birthday party today. Needless to say, I was very nervous about getting it done, being that I’ve never done anything this large before.
I baked the cakes last night and put them in the refrigerator until this morning. I had to use 4 boxes of cake mix for each flavor to fill the pan (thanks for the sale, ShopRite!).
I used a bread knife to even out the two halves, and then created a crumb coat with a butter cream recipe from Betty Crocker (Link to Recipe).
I added more frosting and used my spatula to create texture between the two halves. The left side was wavy (for the water) and the right side was smooth (for the sand). I then added blue food coloring to clear piping gel and applied it to the left side and used a mixture of ground up Nilla Wafers and Keebler’s Graham Cracker Crumbs for the right side.
I then decorated the cake with items I bought on Amazon.com:
Wooden Adirondack Chairs and Fence
Minature Fairy Garden Beach Flip Flops
I used my Cricut machine to cut out the 60 and attached it to toothpicks. The couple also likes to collect sea glass, so I purchased rock candy and laid some on the “sea foam” and in a thimble by the chairs.
All-in-all, it wasn’t a crazy project. There weren’t as many hiccups as I usually have when doing something for the first time. But now I must go and clean my kitchen!
