Shag Rug Cake

Comfy but a nightmare to clean.

Shag rug 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. 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. Luckily she says that the inspiration behind the technicolor textural cakes wasn t far off. Preheat oven to 340f.

A richly colored shag cake with a carpet like texture evoking the deep pile rugs of 1960s and 70s era american interior design. In another bowl whisk together wet ingredients. How to make a shag rug cake full recipe. The finished product was a quintessential jones mann creation.

Many polypropylene shag rugs are stain resistant making it simple to clean up spills and pet accidents. 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. Shag rug types polypropylene shag rugs are the most common type. Sift dry ingredients including sugar.

Choose these synthetic fluffy rugs if affordability and easy maintenance are high priorities for you. Using a disposable decorating bag filled with buttercream icing fitted with a cake icer tip begin piping a layer around the entire cake. See more ideas about colorful cakes cake decorating techniques new cake. Soak baking strips in water.

Shag rug cake home family. When the sides of the cake are covered pipe buttercream around the top of the cake. Inspired by the 70s staple baker alana jones mann creates colorful shag rug cakes. Combine wet and dry mixtures.

I got the idea from a baker in los angeles named. For those youngsters who don t know shag rugs were popular in the 70 s and have a really thick pile. Butter and flour three 6 inch cake pans. Directions for the cake.

While these furry rugs aren t as durable as natural fiber rugs they.