Cooks Corner

Hello everyone!! I am participating in a bakeoff to celebrate Michigan's 179th BIRTHDAY!!!! All you gotta do is click the cake image and hit LIKE!! The cake with the most likes wins! I'm a little far behind but still in the running. Help me get this!!

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Kanarellas Creations

Michigan is a unique state full of so much food, drinks, destinations, sports, music and lots of soul. I wanted to make a cake that represented Michigan at the very core, and that is why I chose to focus on incorporating as many Michigan made products as possible. I used eggs from Charlotte, Pioneer Sugar made in Bay City, honey from Metamora, Gurnsey’s milk, Calder dairy heavy cream, Sanders cocoa, blueberries from Traverse City and Faygo pop. The strawberries and blueberries were used to represent some of the seasonal fruits our state is well known for. The bottom tier of the cake is a Faygo crème soda cake with a Bavarian cream filling mixed with a berry and honey compote. The top tier is a Sander’s chocolate and Faygo Rock and Rye cake with a Sander’s chocolate filling. I chose to keep my decorations simple with a primary focus on our state. It has the outline of Michigan, made with homemade fondant and hand painted with gold luster. Below that is one of the most well known ad campaigns- “Pure Michigan”, exactly what this cake is made of.
Happy Birthday Michigan!

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