Professionally-made celebration cakes can set you back hundreds of dollars – but one clever mum spent just $10 to whip up a stunning spring-themed creation.
And all it took was two packs of Woolworths' $5 unfilled sponge cakes. Grey Cardboard
Sydney-based mum Olivia McWhinney shared her clever cake hack with Better Homes and Gardens Online.
“This cake was made using two packs of Woolworths double unfilled sponges. I made a home-made strawberry coulis and Russian buttercream for the filling,” she wrote to Facebook.
Before: Olivia used three layers of the sponge cake from two packs of cakes
“I used edible flowers that I pressed using the microwave method,” she added (see her how-to below).
While she picked up a punnet of edible flowers at Panetta Mercato at Stockland in Sydney’s north west, you can also find them at your local fruit markets, online or even grow them yourself.
The fern leaves were her own as the root is edible and they are non-toxic.
When it came to the filling, Olivia made a Russian buttercream and strawberry coulis. The buttercream was made by combining sweet condensed milk with butter and beating until soft. For the strawberry coulis, she boiled strawberries on her stovetop with lemon and sugar.
Olivia complied a short video detailing the method which is as follows.
People took to the comments on Facebook to share their admiration.
“Wow this is absolutely stunning! Love the flowers. Would never have thought to do that!” one wrote.
“You are one clever cake lady. It’s too pretty to eat,” added another.
“This touches my heart and soul seriously, I have no words for how I felt. Obviously, I’m a nature lover! Such a wonderful job!” chimed in a third.
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