Easter Lamb Cake

With Easter in about two weeks, it's time to start thinking about what to bake!

For the first time last Easter, I made this Lamb Cake using a cake mold I was given by a family friend. I didn't know this, but apparently making a cake in the shape of a 3D Lamb is an Italian Easter tradition, so since I'm Italian I decided I needed to give it a try. 

The mold was easy to use: I just followed the recipe that was given with the pan to make the cake. After letting the cake cool, I placed it on a white dish before icing it, since I knew it would be difficult to move it after it was done.

I iced the cake with white icing and used a bag of shredded coconut to cover it completely. All you have to do is take handfuls of coconut and press it against the wet icing, and it automatically makes the cake look more realistic. I set aside a little bit of the icing and died it a bright pink, and used that to ice the inside of the lamb's ears. Then I took white icing, made dots for the eyes, and then used black icing to make the insides of the eyes. I also used the black icing for the nose, using a toothpick to smooth the icing around and make it the shape that I wanted. 

When I was done with the lamb itself, I put about half a bag of shredded coconut in a bowl, added green food coloring, and mixed it around until all of the coconut had been dyed green. When I was done, it looked just like grass & I spread it around the lamb, adding egg shaped jelly beans that almost every store carries around Eastertime. When the cake was done, it was adorable! & the perfect centerpiece for Easter day. 

Daisy Ann Cake Pan

I love shopping at Williams Sonoma, and another great cake pan I have from there is this Daisy Ann cake pan. 

   A Daisy Ann cake pan is pretty much just a cake pan, with a pretty design around the edges, that bakes with a small well in the middle that you can fill with berries, cream, icing or whatever you want! When I use my pan, I use this recipe which fills the well with lemon curd and uses different berries to decorate the top. It's the perfect summer dessert, and is so so good! 

     The cake is sweet but not too sweet, and the mix of the sourness of the lemon and the sweetness of the fruit is perfect! For anyone who's a fan of lemony things, this recipe is for you. When I make it, I decorate the cake with raspberries, blueberries, kiwi, strawberries, or whatever summer berries/fruit look good! 

    On the Williams Sonoma website, there are also some other recipes that you can make with this cake pan. Whichever recipe you decide to make, its an easy and delicious dessert that looks pretty no matter what!

This is a Daisy Ann Cake I made recently. It was delicious!

Oreo Cookie Cake

 I love this cake!

Going along with my post about the Oreo Truffles, I figured I'd share one of my favorite cake pans that I own. This cake is made with the Sandwich Cookie Cake Pan from Williams Sonoma, and you can also buy the cake mix for the pan from the store too! It's a little pricey, but definitely worth it. Not many people can say that they've made a cake in the shape of an Oreo cookie! And the mix that you buy from the store is delicious, and makes it really easy to make this cake! :) 

Even if you don't buy the mix from the store, you can use any cake mix that you want. You can also try varying the color of the icing in order to go along with any theme! (possibly yellow to mimic the springtime Oreos that are out this time of year?) Whatever you choose to do, this cake is going to be fun and easy to make, and eat! :) 

This is the cake mix and the pan that you can buy from Williams Sonoma!