Shag Rug Cake

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

Shag rug cake.

I got the idea from a baker in los angeles named. See more ideas about colorful cakes cake decorating techniques new cake. Apr 15 2019 explore global sugar art s board shag cakes followed by 15192 people on pinterest. How to make a shag rug cake full recipe.

Directions for the cake. Preheat oven to 340f. Butter and flour three 6 inch cake pans. Shag rug types polypropylene shag rugs are the most common type.

When the sides of the cake are covered pipe buttercream around the top of the cake. Many polypropylene shag rugs are stain resistant making it simple to clean up spills and pet accidents. In another bowl whisk together wet ingredients. The finished product was a quintessential jones mann creation.

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. Sift dry ingredients including sugar. Combine wet and dry mixtures.

For those youngsters who don t know shag rugs were popular in the 70 s and have a really thick pile. 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. Luckily she says that the inspiration behind the technicolor textural cakes wasn t far off. A richly colored shag cake with a carpet like texture evoking the deep pile rugs of 1960s and 70s era american interior design.

Give the top cake layer a good push down to level the cake and press out any air. Shag rug cake home family. While these furry rugs aren t as durable as natural fiber rugs they. Using a disposable decorating bag filled with buttercream icing fitted with a cake icer tip begin piping a layer around the entire cake.

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.