Decorating a Cake with Lisa’s Rum Cake

The most popular flavor of cake at Lisa’s Rum Cake is the signature Strawberry Rum.  Mind you, this is Italian Rum Cake.  It’s a traditional dessert with layers of genoise cake, flavored custard, fruit and iced with Italian whipped cream.  This particular version is actually rum-free due to a family allergy.  So never fear, friends and family of all ages and persuasions can enjoy Lisa’s Italian Rum Cake.

When Lisa’s daughter, Madi, told me she could assemble and decorate one of their wildly popular cakes in less than five minutes, I had to take her up on her offer.  She claims that her Mom is faster, but as you’ll see in this video, she’s pretty darn speedy:

Decorating with Madi from Lisa’s Rum Cake

One of the secrets to assembling these cakes is in keeping the cake and the fruit extremely cold.  It’s nearly frozen, which helps in keeping the cake sturdy as you build up so that it doesn’t shift when applying the whipped cream icing.

Too, another pro tip from Madi is to squeeze some of the icing out of the piping bag before piping borders onto your cake.  This will help remove any air pockets that could cause your icing to have a small explosion and mess up your beautiful piping work on your rum cake.

They have also mastered the art of the perfect consistency.  From the perfectly dense yet light genoise cake to the creamy custard and whipped cream, they work together to create a cake that has been celebrated for over forty years.

Of course, you could make a go at decorating your own.  But, as Madi said in the video, it wasn’t until her 1000th cake that they really started to look professional.  As with anything, it takes a lot of practice.

Lisa’s Rum Cake offers cakes in all sizes from whole 8” cakes to individually packaged “Cake Cuts.”  They also have a wide variety of flavors from chocolate to raspberry and cannoli.

Lisa’s Rum Cake ships to all 50 states and all cakes are made to order.  Visit their website today to get a cake of your own to enjoy!

*Disclosure: Lisa’s Rum Cake did not pay for this feature story, though the food was provided on behalf of the bakery for purposes of photography and videography.