Like most females, I have a bit of penchant for shoes of the 'fabulous' variety... unfortunately the bank balance never seems to match my
expensive taste, but, nevertheless when I was asked to create a (and I quote)
ridiculously fabulous wedge shoe cake for a 13th Birthday my eyes lit up, and
I'm not talking the energy saving light bulbs, I mean the energy guzzling
instant bright bulbs of the olden days :)
Then, as if it could possibly get any better, I was informed that the birthday girl’s favourite
colours are pink, purple & turquoise... I was immediately transported to cake creation
heaven!
So I set to work, my research basically boiling down to online
window shopping at all my favourite online shoe shops... it was a blissful bit
of work & possibly resulted in an accidental purchase of a little
something for myself... oops!
Anyhoo...
Anyhoo...
For the basic wedge shaped sole I had loads of fun making a big batch
of rice krispie cake which I fashioned into the shape, it's really sticky stuff
so a good coating of vegetable fat on my hands was necessary to make it
possible. Unfortunately the batch of krispie cake was far, far too big and I
had to consume a lot of left over’s... but because of this hardship I’ve decided
that they were so yummy it's worth jotting down the easy-peasy recipe for
you...
It's so simple, all you need to do is melt 45g butter in a pan,
then add 300g marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Take off the
heat and pour in 180g of Rice Krispies. Stir well... I would recommend a
large saucepan from the start to help ease your stirring arm... et Voilà!!
The traditional next
step would be to press the mix into a baking tray and allow to cool but I think
it’s much more fun to model with it… baste your hands up with vegetable fat (I
use the solid variety but the liquid style would do just as well) and then get
creative with the kids (kids optional)!!!
Once the sole was cool, I gave it a quick covering of buttercream
to disguise any lumps or bumps and then covered it with fondant icing ready for decoration.
The shoe box was made from chocolate sponge with Nutella filling and was simply decorated with a tag.
Here's the finished cake... totally edible as cakes should be...
Fancy
a better view of the shoe…?
...go on then...
Happy 13th Birthday Holly!
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