mommy2ratties
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| 04/24/2007 8:24 PM |
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Well after much frusterationg and a final decision never to try to make a cake in a "professional" manner ever again, here was the final product. In which no one is even eating haha. It was yellow cake with buttercream frosting and then i used the fondant (which was the part i hated doing) to attempt at doing a "gift" look to the cake. I guess it's okay for a 1st try but i think i'll stay away from using the fondant. \
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kimrose
Feisty
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| 04/24/2007 8:28 PM |
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OMG!  that is gorgeous!! Why wouldn't you want to do that! I wish I could, I would be making cakes left and right... for no occasion!! I would probably make them for my neighbors (who don't really know me either  ) just to show off!
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bratt
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 04/24/2007 8:30 PM |
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| Oh My! It came out nice!! Good job on a first effort! I bet it is yummy!! I don't do fondant either though, hard to work with. |
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mommy2ratties
Rat Royalty
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| 04/24/2007 8:36 PM |
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| Yeah tell me about it. I knew nothing of fondant and found it it tastes like gum but without the bubble haha. I enjoyed doing it and probably would have enjoyed it more if i wasn't focusing on trying to clean the kitchen while doing that and then laundry and really really wanting to go to bed. I need to do another one on a weekend night when it's just me and im not so tired and have other things to do. I will admit it was kinda fun |
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Lucy's Colleen
Bratty Ratty
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| 04/24/2007 8:36 PM |
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Look so pretty. I wish I could do stuff like that. Good work
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bratt
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 04/24/2007 8:42 PM |
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Posted By mommy2ratties on 04/24/2007 8:36 PM
Yeah tell me about it. I knew nothing of fondant and found it it tastes like gum but without the bubble haha. I enjoyed doing it and probably would have enjoyed it more if i wasn't focusing on trying to clean the kitchen while doing that and then laundry and really really wanting to go to bed. I need to do another one on a weekend night when it's just me and im not so tired and have other things to do. I will admit it was kinda fun Yep, Fondant tastes kinda blah, but they have flavorings you can add to it. I haven't done a cake in a couple of years. I usualy stick to buttercream decorations, and sometimes do stuff with molded chocolate. Let me see if I can dig up a few that I did.
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NavyDvrWife
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| 04/24/2007 8:42 PM |
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Oh my! That looks wonderful! You are talented!
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Morgan
Bella Belle
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| 04/24/2007 9:00 PM |
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| Do you watch Ace of Cakes? |
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-Morgan (Bella's Mommy) |
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mommy2ratties
Rat Royalty
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| 04/24/2007 9:09 PM |
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| Never heard of it. Thanks for all the compliments. Makes me want to attempt something again. i will definently be staying away from the fondont for awhile until i learn a little more about it. Plus this one i didn't do much research on, just bought the stuff and kind of went at it. Richie's uncle does cakes, i mean totally awesome but doesn't do it for a living, hell you're lucky if you can get him to do a cake for you, but when he does it's a total piece of artwork. He does the "theme" cakes, for instance, he did a realistic looking nude woman for someone's 21st bday, a guitar for richie's brother's bday etc. I would love to be able to do that, but i'll start with the small stuff. Plus the cake itself i'll admit i'm still using the box stuff, but the buttercream i did from scratch, had to go back out to the store to get corn syrup to thin it up to be able to spread it on the cake, AFTER i had already done most of everything. Any tips/pics etc are helpful. thanks |
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erniebenernie
Bratty Ratty
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| 04/24/2007 9:11 PM |
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Crystal-That looks really good. May am I hungry for cake!
You should be really proud of it, Looks like some patience is involved. |
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Morgan
Bella Belle
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| 04/24/2007 9:12 PM |
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Well, if you are going to be making cakes like that you are going to have to make it a point to watch Ace of Cakes at least once! It comes on the Food Network channel and they make the most amazing cakes. They use LOTS of 'fondont' like you are talking about, so maybe watching it will give you some ideas? I don't know, its a pretty funny show. When I saw your cake, it made me think of the show. Your cake looks great, you should be very proud!  |
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Sassy'sMama
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| 04/25/2007 4:02 AM |
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| I think its very pretty! Where's my fork!! |
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mario07
Bratty Ratty
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| 04/25/2007 6:20 AM |
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| Wow! Great job! |
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Paul
Feisty
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| 04/25/2007 6:26 AM |
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Great lookin' cake!  I've watched Ace of Cakes and it IS a pretty interesting show. My favorite part is when he occasionally will make a big super-detailed cake just to blow it up! hahaha I always wondered what that fondant stuff tasted like---never tried it. Well, your "1st project" turned out really pretty! You should be proud of it. |
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swatson6
Attention Starved
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| 04/25/2007 7:22 AM |
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Nice job for a first-timer!!! Did anyone eat it , it would be hard for me to watch someone destroy what I worked so hard on! |
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Sarah
Mom to Jack, Jeter and foster mom to Teagan
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