Shag Rug Cake

Inspired by the 70s staple baker alana jones mann creates colorful shag rug cakes.

Shag rug cake. Directions for the cake. Give the top cake layer a good push down to level the cake and press out any air. A friend of mine got a cake from alana jones mann who bakes really cool cakes and cookies in los angeles and i totally fell in love with the idea of a shag rug cake. Sift dry ingredients including sugar.

Strain the strawberry preserves. While these furry rugs aren t as durable as natural fiber rugs they. Using a meticulous piping technique and buttercream frosting she is able to evoke the colorful abstract patterns and distinctively fuzzy texture of the retro carpeting culminating in a collection of quirky cakes. Many polypropylene shag rugs are stain resistant making it simple to clean up spills and pet accidents.

Preheat oven to 340f. Using a disposable decorating bag filled with buttercream icing fitted with a cake icer tip begin piping a layer around the entire cake. I got the idea from a baker in los angeles named. Comfy but a nightmare to clean.

Shag rug cake home family. Combine wet and dry mixtures. The finished product was a quintessential jones mann creation. Butter and flour three 6 inch cake pans.

Choose these synthetic fluffy rugs if affordability and easy maintenance are high priorities for you. While we and everyone on social media were calling these shag cakes because of their resemblance to shag rugs we weren t 100 percent sure jones mann would approve of the name. For those youngsters who don t know shag rugs were popular in the 70 s and have a really thick pile. Luckily she says that the inspiration behind the technicolor textural cakes wasn t far off.

Shag rug types polypropylene shag rugs are the most common type. How to make a shag rug cake full recipe. See more ideas about colorful cakes cake decorating techniques new cake. When the sides of the cake are covered pipe buttercream around the top of the cake.

In another bowl whisk together wet ingredients.