I've been playing with tons of different recipes when it occurred to me that whipped cream is light with a lot less sugar than traditional frostings.
Is there a reason why I shouldn't frost her first birthday smash cake with (homemade) whipped cream? Her birthday is in August, and at our house (access to a fridge).
Thanks!
nectarine / 2530 posts
Or maybe I should go for something in between cream cheese frosting and whipped cream?:
watermelon / 14206 posts
Sounds great! I think most people have an issue with refrigerating it but if you can do it, sounds fine to me!
nectarine / 2530 posts
nectarine / 2530 posts
@Dandelion: Thanks! how long do you think I could safely take it out of the fridge and leave it in the air conditioned house?
watermelon / 14206 posts
@StrawberryBee: whipped cream falls fast. It'll be soup within 2 hours. The cream cheese one might hold up better.
pomegranate / 3503 posts
There's a way to incorporate some gelatin into the whipped cream to help it stay firm longer. I made a cake using this recipe once. I'm not sure what the max time it can stay out of the fridge though. I used this recipe:
http://www.lafujimama.com/2010/07/japanese-strawberry-shortcake/
persimmon / 1386 posts
@StrawberryBee: I've made the cream cheese whipped cream frosting and it holds up pretty well. I think that if you had the cake in the fridge overnight so that it was nice and cold, you could easily have it out for a couple hours during the party in an air conditioned house.
pomegranate / 3872 posts
Whipped cream would be good! LO was dairy free at the timing her first birthday so I made whipped coconut cream for her and me. It was delicious and I thought held up a bit better that dairy whipped cream. I just added vanilla and a touch of sugar. LO had never had any sweets before so she was very pleased 
honeydew / 7091 posts
I used whipped cream, and it was much better for L because as it turns out she doesn't like sweet things! Makes sense, because I hadn't given her any sugar up to that point.
I had it out in our 72F house for about 45 minutes and it was fine
nectarine / 2530 posts
@BoogieBea: How yummy, thank you! pinning this to try 
@NurseMommy: @NeekieRose: @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: @swurlygurl: Thanks for the input, bees!
@JerricaBenton: whipped coconut cream sounds yummy too
pomegranate / 3895 posts
I just used whipped cream. I didn't add any sugar, just the cream and a tiny splash of vanilla extract.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I did a mix of cream cheese and whipped cream and i added a little applesauce and a tiny bit of powdered sugar to stiffen it up.
pear / 1986 posts
@StrawberryBee: I just did a cream cheese frosting with a tiny bit of confectionary sugar and strawberries to sweeten it. She loved it!!
nectarine / 2530 posts
aiii why did I not notice more replies? apologies for the delayed response, bees!
@heartonastring: @blackbird: @GreenThumb: these look so yummy, thank you!! I think I may have a working vanilla cake now (thank you, Martha) so as soon as that's cool I'll try to whip up some cream and see how it goes :D.
honeydew / 7589 posts
I used coconut cream (whipped) and it held up really well! Half an hour in the fridge and it was almost solid.
nectarine / 2530 posts
Thanks @Arden:! If she has a reaction to the dairy i may try coconut :).
Well, here we are so far! Seems to be a hit
nectarine / 2530 posts
@swedishfish: sure! Be warned, I gave up all semblance of 'healthy'
http://www.marthastewart.com/897987/classic-yellow-cake-batter
Baking instructions can be found on the raspberry layer cake link on that page. I used the rest of the batter to make cupcakes.
The frosting is the whipped cream and cream cheese.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@StrawberryBee: that looks really pretty! Thanks to this thread I think I'm going to do the same frosting. Perhaps strawberry flavored cake since she loves strawberries. Let us know how it holds up- like if there are leftovers if t keeps a day or two?
nectarine / 2530 posts
So, the verdict! I'll try to post a pic tonight if I remember. The cake turned out well, but was pretty dense - think more like pound cake. It was good, but not sure if that's the right choice for a first birthday cake.
I purposefully refrigerated the cake (with icing!) and then left it out on the counter to come back to room temp. I don't think this contributed to the texture, but I'm also not a baker lol. The icing survived being in the fridge for three days and still tasted great.
I may give in and just do a box mix (hello Betty Crocker super moist!) with the whipped cream frosting. May try Trader Joe's mix next?
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@StrawberryBee: Thanks for following up! DH thinks I'm ridiculous because now I'm already talking about her first bday cake and it's not til the end of July. Which frosting recipe did you use, the first link?
I have never made a from scratch cake that had as good of a texture as a box mix, and I bake a fair amount. The flavor, I think, is better, but the texture just isn't as good.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Thanks for following up! I want to do whipped cream for DS's smash cake as well, but can't decide if I want to make the cake myself or just order it from the local store...
nectarine / 2530 posts
@Foodnerd81: Ha, I just keep on baking cakes ;). I think this is my fourth attempt? fifth?
I used this frosting recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/sturdy-whipped-cream-frosting/
I think I may cut out the almond flavoring next time.
I keep on reminding myself that it's just one day! I made a banana cake that tasted great (all the right stuff, sweetened with applesauce instead of sugar, etc. etc) until DH pointed out that after she squished it up some...it looked like poop. That killed it for me ;).
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@StrawberryBee: Ahahahaha at the banana cake! If you are still looking for recipes, my friend made this weelicious one and raved about it. I didn't try it so I can't give persona testament. http://weelicious.com/2010/03/29/mini-vanilla-cupcakes/
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@StrawberryBee: I was just looking at the reviews for the frosting-- did you whip the cream separately first, or follow the directions as is? I think I would skip the almond too, I prefer just vanilla.
Now I want cake, but it's too hot to bake. Oh, and I have no occasion for cake coming up.
nectarine / 2530 posts
@Foodnerd81: followed directions as is :). It seemed to whip up fine.
I know, I keep on eating cake! My sister was disappointed that I wasn't planning on writing her (that is, my LO's ;)) name on it. Not sure how I'm decorating it yet, but I don't want the traditional "happy birthday". Maybe sprinkles in the shape of a "1"?
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@StrawberryBee: I made the weelicious cupcakes tonight, with the sturdy whipped cream cheese frosting-- yum! C's birthday isn't until the end of July, but my friend's son turns one this week so I made him a little mini cake plus the mini cupcakes. Will be repeating for C's birthday!
nectarine / 2530 posts
@Foodnerd81: yum, I can't wait to try the weelicious cake! Thanks for letting me know how things turned out
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