Shag Rug Cake

When the sides of the cake are covered pipe buttercream around the top of the cake.

Shag rug cake.

Soak baking strips in water. Butter and flour three 6 inch cake pans. I got the idea from a baker in los angeles named. Inspired by the 70s staple baker alana jones mann creates colorful shag rug cakes.

Many polypropylene shag rugs are stain resistant making it simple to clean up spills and pet accidents. Luckily she says that the inspiration behind the technicolor textural cakes wasn t far off. Comfy but a nightmare to clean. Preheat oven to 340f.

Shag rug types polypropylene shag rugs are the most common type. The finished product was a quintessential jones mann creation. Sift dry ingredients including sugar. Combine wet and dry mixtures.

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. Directions for the cake. How to make a shag rug cake full recipe. Shag rug cake home family.

Choose these synthetic fluffy rugs if affordability and easy maintenance are high priorities for you. 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. For those youngsters who don t know shag rugs were popular in the 70 s and have a really thick pile.

Give the top cake layer a good push down to level the cake and press out any air. While these furry rugs aren t as durable as natural fiber rugs they. 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. 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.

Using a disposable decorating bag filled with buttercream icing fitted with a cake icer tip begin piping a layer around the entire cake.