{"id":7642,"date":"2016-08-05T07:44:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T13:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=7642"},"modified":"2016-08-05T07:51:18","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T13:51:18","slug":"diy-sprinkle-success-birthday-cake-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/05\/diy-sprinkle-success-birthday-cake-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Sprinkle Success & Birthday Cake…Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have any interest in cakes (making, eating or both) and you haven’t picked up a copy of Layered<\/em> by Tessa Huff<\/a> yet go order it right now! \u00a0It’s a truly lovely book with great cake baking and decorating tips complete with some helpful step-by-step photos. \u00a0While I’ve only tried a couple cakes so far, I love it and can’t wait to try more of her recipes. \u00a0Go now and order a copy. \u00a0Go.<\/p>\n

To me a birthday is not complete without a cake. \u00a0Another dessert can serve as a substitute if need be, but cake! \u00a0Birthdays were made for cake! \u00a0I decided to make a cake for my birthday this year, and the strawberry and confetti cake from Layered was the obvious choice.<\/p>\n

I encountered some problems when I made this, and originally I was calling this cake a “fail” but it wasn’t. \u00a0After all was said and I done we stuck candles in it, sweet friends sang “Happy Birthday” and we all ate it and enjoyed it. \u00a0What it was was imperfect and a good learning lesson. \u00a0I am so glad I tried this cake, even though it wasn’t as amazing as I thought it would be!<\/p>\n

The first step for this cake was making your own sprinkles. \u00a0By hand. \u00a0Yes. \u00a0Did you even know this was possible?! \u00a0I didn’t. \u00a0It was time consuming, but not hard. \u00a0I would do it again for sure.<\/p>\n

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There are few things that make the sprinkle process easier:<\/p>\n