Cake Decorating! - Page 5

Hermana Linda · 10-06-2008, 11:35 PM

Ack! Tupperware is guaranteed not to break. If you have any broken tupperware, find a dealer and return it. They will replace it if it is still available, otherwise they will pay you a pittance, claiming that is what it is now worth.

Of course, it's too late now, but next time, don't toss it.

Aisling · 10-07-2008, 05:17 AM

Not ugly at all, Amy!

I like it.

10-07-2008, 05:57 AM

Amy- I think you did great! I love it. One the Hello Kitty cake I made, I also used buttercream icing and then MMF for the decoration.

crunchymum · 10-07-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Hermana Linda

Ack! Tupperware is guaranteed not to break. If you have any broken tupperware, find a dealer and return it. They will replace it if it is still available, otherwise they will pay you a pittance, claiming that is what it is now worth.

Of course, it's too late now, but next time, don't toss it.

me · 10-07-2008, 09:09 AM

Amy i think that cake is really pretty!

RealLifeMama · 10-07-2008, 09:27 AM

Thank you all, I appreciate it.
I am just not a big fan of those colors all together.

Sakura · 10-08-2008, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by FaithfilledGranolaChick

Thanks momtosweetboy! What kind of frosting did you use?

You're welcome! (And I like the Hello Kitty cake you posted too!) On the cake I made, I just used buttercream icing (I think that's what you call it) where you use powdered sugar, butter and milk. It was funny how very shiny it came out.

10-08-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Momtosweetboy

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Originally Posted by FaithfilledGranolaChick

Thanks momtosweetboy! What kind of frosting did you use?

You're welcome! (And I like the Hello Kitty cake you posted too!) On the cake I made, I just used buttercream icing (I think that's what you call it) where you use powdered sugar, butter and milk. It was funny how very shiny it came out.

Thanks, I was wondering b/c I thought it looked shiny too, but I like it

CapeTownMommy · 10-12-2008, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Momtosweetboy

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Originally Posted by FaithfilledGranolaChick

Thanks momtosweetboy! What kind of frosting did you use?

You're welcome! (And I like the Hello Kitty cake you posted too!) On the cake I made, I just used buttercream icing (I think that's what you call it) where you use powdered sugar, butter and milk. It was funny how very shiny it came out.

I found a recipe for "rolled buttercream" that's similar to fondant (but harder to work with) online, and it mentioned that it is much shinier than fondant. So maybe your recipe was similar to that one.

Another question for all you cake decorating gurus: Is it possible to make fondant less sickly sweet? I made marshmallow fondant for the first time this weekend and it worked beautifully - it was a test cake for my dd's birthday in 2 weeks. I love the recipe, I love the look of the cake, but it was so sweet even the person with the world's biggest sweet tooth (that would be me

) couldn't eat it. Has anybody overcome this, or should I just tell guests that the fondant is for decoration and they're welcome to not eat it?

CapeTownMommy · 10-26-2008, 09:50 PM

OK here's my first MM fondant cake:

It's a plain vanilla cake, with lemon curd and whipped cream in between the layers (the cream got absorbed to make it more moist and lemony), buttercream icing with more lemon curd mixed into it and then MM fondant over the top. My best friend helped me with the decorating.

My first cake attempt failed - it was a very moist lemon cake, I've made it before and it's yummy! But I doubled the recipe for the party to be able to use my 12" pans, and when I doubled the amount of flour I made a mistake and added a cup too much.

(And I'm usually brilliant at maths, making it so much worse) so when it came out it was very hard and dry. So at 6pm the night before the party (right when my best friend arrived to help decorate the already-baked cake) I started over, but I rather used a plain vanilla recipe that's pretty foolproof. So the cake wasn't as lemony as I wanted - I hoped it would really offset the sweetness of the fondant. But at least using lemon buttercream really really helped.

I'm pretty proud of this cake! It's not nearly as professional as what some of you ladies achieved but I think it's good for a first attempt.

Hermana Linda · 10-26-2008, 10:26 PM

Sakura · 10-27-2008, 07:46 AM

Oooh - Capetown Mommy -- how pretty!!

10-27-2008, 07:48 AM

Great job! I love the marbled effect of the MMF.

CapeTownMommy · 10-27-2008, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by CakeLady

Great job! I love the marbled effect of the MMF.

Thanks - the trick is not to mix the colouring in perfectly

I was going to mix it some more and then realised that it looks a little cloud-ish, which is fine with the rest of the cake, so I left it like that.

RealLifeMama · 10-27-2008, 08:29 AM

I love it!!! So, did you wind up using Coconut oil and it worked OK?
That is so, so cute! I have always wanted to try making butterflies and such. You did a great job!

10-06-2008, 11:35 PM	#61
Hermana Linda Administrator "air-mannah Leen-dah" it means Sister Linda in Spanish Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 51,858	Re: Cake Decorating! Ack! Tupperware is guaranteed not to break. If you have any broken tupperware, find a dealer and return it. They will replace it if it is still available, otherwise they will pay you a pittance, claiming that is what it is now worth. Of course, it's too late now, but next time, don't toss it. __________________ My pages: Why Not Train A Child? and the FB Page as well as @WhyNotTrain on Twitter Read about how my husband was Pulled From The River By God

10-07-2008, 05:17 AM	#62
Aisling Deactivated Even artichokes have hearts! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33,230	Re: Cake Decorating! Not ugly at all, Amy! I like it.

10-07-2008, 05:57 AM	#63
FaithfilledGranolaChick Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cake Decorating! Amy- I think you did great! I love it. One the Hello Kitty cake I made, I also used buttercream icing and then MMF for the decoration.

10-07-2008, 09:09 AM	#65
me Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,922	Re: Cake Decorating! Amy i think that cake is really pretty!

10-07-2008, 09:27 AM	#66
RealLifeMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18,256	Re: Cake Decorating! Thank you all, I appreciate it. I am just not a big fan of those colors all together. __________________ A, Mother of Dancing Diva, 21 Boy Wonder 19, Mr. Cool 15, and Ninja 13 Sunshine, 11, and 8 year old Joy

10-26-2008, 09:50 PM	#70
CapeTownMommy Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 8,685	Re: Cake Decorating! OK here's my first MM fondant cake: It's a plain vanilla cake, with lemon curd and whipped cream in between the layers (the cream got absorbed to make it more moist and lemony), buttercream icing with more lemon curd mixed into it and then MM fondant over the top. My best friend helped me with the decorating. My first cake attempt failed - it was a very moist lemon cake, I've made it before and it's yummy! But I doubled the recipe for the party to be able to use my 12" pans, and when I doubled the amount of flour I made a mistake and added a cup too much. (And I'm usually brilliant at maths, making it so much worse) so when it came out it was very hard and dry. So at 6pm the night before the party (right when my best friend arrived to help decorate the already-baked cake) I started over, but I rather used a plain vanilla recipe that's pretty foolproof. So the cake wasn't as lemony as I wanted - I hoped it would really offset the sweetness of the fondant. But at least using lemon buttercream really really helped. I'm pretty proud of this cake! It's not nearly as professional as what some of you ladies achieved but I think it's good for a first attempt.

10-26-2008, 10:26 PM	#71
Hermana Linda Administrator "air-mannah Leen-dah" it means Sister Linda in Spanish Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 51,858	Re: Cake Decorating! __________________ My pages: Why Not Train A Child? and the FB Page as well as @WhyNotTrain on Twitter Read about how my husband was Pulled From The River By God

10-27-2008, 07:46 AM	#72
Sakura Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SE United States Posts: 2,240	Re: Cake Decorating! Oooh - Capetown Mommy -- how pretty!!

10-27-2008, 07:48 AM	#73
CakeLady Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cake Decorating! Great job! I love the marbled effect of the MMF.

10-27-2008, 08:29 AM	#75
RealLifeMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18,256	Re: Cake Decorating! I love it!!! So, did you wind up using Coconut oil and it worked OK? That is so, so cute! I have always wanted to try making butterflies and such. You did a great job! __________________ A, Mother of Dancing Diva, 21 Boy Wonder 19, Mr. Cool 15, and Ninja 13 Sunshine, 11, and 8 year old Joy

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