Ingredients:
For the fondant icing:
6 cups confectioner’s sugar, sifted
½ cup water
2 tbsps. light corn syrup
1 tsp. almond extract
For the chocolate cake:
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour, sifted
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup milk
2 tsps. baking soda
1 cup hot coffee
½ cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cup cocoa
Chocolate frosting
Readymade cake
Decoration of balloons in various shapes and stars
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325ºF.
Grease and flour a 9″ x 13″ -pan.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ingredients in order, one at a time.
Mix well at low speed after each addition.
Pour into pan.
Bake in a preheated oven for about 40 minutes.To prepare the fondant icing:
In a saucepan, combine confectioner’s sugar, water and corn syrup.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until it reaches a temperature of 92ºF.
The mixture should be thin enough to pour but thick enough to coat cake.
To cover the cake:
Frost the cake smoothly with chocolate frosting and place on a cooling rack.
When cool cover with fondant icing.
Start from the center and move out in a circular motion.
Touch up the sides of the cake with a spatula if needed.
Decorate as desired.
