Carolyn Braden's Very Simple Birthday Cake

Just a simple birthday cake by request. White Almond cake with whipped cream icing.



Carolyn J. Braden
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Carolyn Braden's Cake Pops

An easy sweet treat:
Cake Pops!

Make a 9x13 inch sheet cake and crumble it in a bowl.




Add a tub of icing.




Roll the mixture into balls and freeze for 15-20 minutes. I put mine on freezer paper and a cookie sheet in order to put them in the freezer.
Put a sucker stick into each ball. Dip into melted chocolate or candy wafers. Put in the refrigerator to harden. I put mine into floral foam to keep their round shape as they cooled.




When cool and firm, wrap into treat bags if you wish.



Makes 24 pops.

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Carolyn Braden's Up Close Photo of Fun Swirled Fondant Birthday Cake

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Carolyn Braden: Mother's Birthday Cake

Here's the cake I made for my mom's birthday. It's carrot cake with cream cheese icing. Cream cheese icing is tricky to use. It is hard to make it smooth. I was just experimenting with some new ways to decorate using it. The cake is three layers (6 inch pans) with a 4 inch cake on top. It was yummy!

Cream Cheese Icing (makes approximately 5 1/2 cups)

2 sticks softened butter (use unsalted)

16 oz. softened cream cheese

8 cups powdered sugar

2 tablespoons milk

Using a mixer (I used a Kitchen Aid stand mixer), beat butter and cream cheese until smooth and blended. Add one cup of powdered sugar at a time into the mixture. Add the milk. Beat on a medium speed until smooth. 

Carolyn Braden's Mini Cupcakes