{"id":523,"date":"2012-04-06T10:40:34","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T15:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/?p=523"},"modified":"2025-07-17T07:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:48:32","slug":"paint-a-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/06\/paint-a-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Paint a Cake?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-524\" title=\"cakedecorating101-01sm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cakedecorating101-01sm-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"cakedecorating101-01sm\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cakedecorating101-01sm-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cakedecorating101-01sm.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Do you like to make your own cakes, or do you go the store and buy them premade? Well, if you&#8217;re a cake buying\u00a0connoisseur and haven&#8217;t given making and decorating your own a shot, try this next time you need a cake!<\/p>\n<p>First, bake your favorite cake recipe (a boxed mix will do just fine). Divide a batch of frosting in two, and spread half of the frosting on the baked cake. Divide the other half of frosting into 3 separate bowls and tint different colors using food coloring.<\/p>\n<p>Grab 3 new or very clean paintbrushes, a willing child participant, and your tinted frosting and start painting the cake!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-525 aligncenter\" title=\"cakedecorating101-04sm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cakedecorating101-04sm.jpg\" alt=\"cakedecorating101-04sm\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cakedecorating101-04sm.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cakedecorating101-04sm-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let your imagination do the work!<\/p>\n<p>What a beautiful, fun, and creative way to personalize a cake for that special person. Be sure to take lots of pictures, because your artwork will get eaten!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like to make your own cakes, or do you go the store and buy them premade? Well, if you&#8217;re a cake buying\u00a0connoisseur and haven&#8217;t given making and decorating your own a shot, try this next time you need a cake! First, bake your favorite cake recipe (a boxed mix will do just fine). 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