Easter Cake

I made this cake for Easter. I wanted to do something that would not only work for Easter but Spring also. I haven't been able to  really master the skill of homemade frosting, so with this cake I just went and bought frosting. I used strawberry mist frosting, and cream cheese frosting for the decorations. The cake is a yellow cake, made by scratch, and I also made homemade marshmallow fondant. 

Yellow Cake:

What you will need:

• 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour.
• 4 Tsp. Baking Powder.
• 1/2 Tsp. Salt.
• 1 1/2 Cups Sugar.
• 1/2 Cup Butter, Softened.
• 1 Cup Milk.
• 1 Tsp. Vanilla.
• 3 Eggs.

 How to make:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour cake pan. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in large mixing bowl. Stir in sugar. Add butter, milk, and vanilla; beat with electric mixer at low speed for 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared cake pan and bake for about 30 minutes. Give or take. I like to check on it half way through, and turn it. Cake is done when you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting and decorating. I prefer to put it in the freezer. It speeds up the cooling process and it is easier to work with.

Marshmallow Fondant:

What you will need:

• 1 8 Oz. Package Mini Marshmallows.
• 4 Cups Powdered Sugar. 
• 2 Tbs. Water.
• Food Coloring (your choice, I used violet for the fondant, golden yellow, and leaf green in the cheese cream frosting.)

How you make it:

Place pot on stove. Pour water, and mini marshmallows in pot. Using medium heat, melt marshmallows, stirring constantly, making sure that the marshmallows aren't burning or sticking. Once there are no more lumps in the melted marshmallows, remove from heat, and pour into a medium to large mixing bowl. You can add you food coloring for the fondant in at this time. Then mix in the powdered sugar a little at a time. I usually have to use my hands shortly after adding the powdered sugar, by kneading it like dough. Once it is not sticky any more, roll into ball, wrap with plastic wrap, place in fridge and let sit for about 2 hours. Once it has sat, have a prepared area for when you start to roll out the fondant. I use wax paper, and extra powdered sugar to make sure it doesn't stick when rolling out. Decorate the cake as you please.