Women's Vanity Pouch Cakes for Women's Day

I hope you guys are having a better week then I am
I've had a terrible week  and so have not been able to post anything recently.

I had more than the usual cakes to make plus my 2 1/2 year old is sick. She's premature so is more like a one year old right now. And you know one year old's when they are sick.... mama pick me up! So I've been doing piping with her in my arms this week.. I hope next weeks starts off better.

I made these for International Women's Day for a lady who gifted these to the ladies working for her. She did not tell me what she wanted just that she wanted some cute mini cakes with a feminine touch to them.

This is what I came up with. I've had this design in my head for a while now but never had the right opportunity to do them. I though this was a perfect gift to give a woman. What you do you think?

These are very easy to make too. Let me show you how?


I baked my mini cakes as usual.
These are my Chocolate Pound cakes with vanilla buttercream layered and Chocolate Ganache on the outside. 
Left the domes on, in fact I used one spare mini cake to help build the dome. 

Next, I measured the height and circumference of the cakes.
I rolled the fondant out.

Cut the rectangle (the top is slightly narrower than the bottom).
Next I placed it in the fridge for about 15 minutes to firm up so they would be easy to drape round.

 After 15 minutes I took it out - used this tool to make the stitch impression

 And wrapped the fondant around the mini cake.

 Gather the fondant on the top. Turn the edges outwards so  it has a flare look of an open pouch.

 I worked in batched of four at a time. Here are my first 4.

Next add the details. I thought black would be a perfect contrast with the orange.
I rolled a thick log for the string.
A thinner one for the borders.
On some I made dots and on some I made mini blossoms. I think it's nice to have a choice.

And there you go....
That's how I usually pack my mini cakes... I think these made cute giveaways. 

I hope you like these.
You can use the same technique for a larger cake. Use the doll pan or a bowl and carve the cake like a doll's skirt. The rest is the same.

Better late then never, Happy Women's Day to all the women out there..

Thanks for stopping by.
Until next time.