I made this cake for an acquaintance of mine. She called me two days before, wanting a two tiered white fondant cake to celebrate her parents' 50th wedding anniversary. I was very excited because I'd never done a cake for anything other than a birthday, AND I had just bought a new Wilton stencil set I was DYING to try out.
Well, I definitely gained experience using the stencils. It was actually quite fun!
I made the cake from "semi-scratch," meaning I used cake mix as a base and then doctored it up using a recipe I found online. The result was a very moist and workable cake. It called for Almond extract but I wasn't sure any of Kathy's guests would have peanut allergies, so I opted to leave it out. It was delicious anyway!
She brought me the cake topper the night before. I think it was hilarious!
