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Beer bottle cake

I made this cooler cake to look just like my husband's little green cooler he takes with him everywhere. First time making a mold and working with isomalt. This was so much fun, I would definitely do it again!! The only thing that is not edible are the labels :( Bottles and ice are isomalt. Cooler is a peanut butter cake with banana buttercream, covered in milk chocolate ganache.

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Rosie2 6/18/12 at 5:14pm

Excellent work!!! how did you make the ice?

litterellydelicious 6/18/12 at 5:33pm

Thanks Rosie2!! The ice was made by pouring isomalt onto a lined baking sheet. Once hardened, it peels easily off parchment paper. I put it inside a lg ziplock bag, closed it and took my rubber mallet and cracked away! ;)

Motorhead 6/18/12 at 7:50pm

your bottles came out dynamite! i'm going to try attempting to make my own beer bottle mold. did you purchase your mold of handmade it?

Rosie2 6/18/12 at 8:10pm

Ahhh, thank you for answering my question. How clever how you did the ice! that's why it looks so real. The whole cake looks like a real cooler--awesome!!

litterellydelicious 6/18/12 at 8:38pm

Motorhead I purchased a mold making kit through makeyourownmolds.com The website has incredible instructions (videos) and takes the stress out of making these molds.

Yeloroz65 6/19/12 at 6:59pm

Now I want a Miller Lite, LOL!!! They are awesome and so is the cooler! Looks so real. I just purchased a starter kit of the Silicone Plastique from Makeyourownmolds.....love it! It's much easier to work with than Amazing Mold Putty and picks up really fine details!