In community album: Other Cakes

Picture tutorial

This was the inside of my recent baby gender reveal cake. I have seen tutorials but they don't tell you to make sure your insides are tight together. My husband thought up this idea.

Original Embed

Comments (13)

Louiselovesbaking 10/23/12 at 3:48pm

Omg I love it, iv always been intrigued by surprise cakes and thought it was way out my league, I think I could manage this! Really going to try this one, do you use anything inbetween each slice of pink heart or just pack tightly?

Louiselovesbaking 10/23/12 at 3:56pm

Also is that a chocolate brown mixture? And how to you stop the hearts sinking when packing them in? Is the brown mixture anything special to aid the cooking or placement? Sorry for all questions, I'm all excited now :)

karmarie 10/23/12 at 4:14pm

Hi Louiselovesbaking! Thanks. I just used a plain chocolate cake batter, nothing special about it. The pieces just sort of sit there. And yes, the pieces need to be tightly together, that is why I have cut them at the angle so that they fit snug!! I will try to post this in tutorials too so that I can say more about it.

Louiselovesbaking 10/23/12 at 4:55pm

Thank you, ye fab idea slicing cake then cutting heart of out slice. Going to go out and get a heart cutter next week :)

Bobbi44 10/23/12 at 4:56pm

Thank you. I love it!

123grandmother 10/23/12 at 5:07pm

Thank you for showing this! Always wondered how it works.

Rosie2 10/23/12 at 5:32pm

Awesome, thank you!!! yes, pleas post a tutorial if you can :)

pearlg 10/23/12 at 7:17pm

Thank you, neat idea

2txmedics 10/24/12 at 2:26pm

LOVE IT!!! My son is getting married this saturday and Im making his wedding cake...PLEASE HOLD MY HAND THROUGH THIS!...what do you mean the hearts are at angle...do you have better pics??? or a video...sorry Im a must see person. THANKS!

karmarie 10/24/12 at 3:09pm

I tried to do a tutorial for this site but it is still under review I guess... posted it yesterday but they have not posted it yet. I did post a tutorial on cakesdecor.com though and it is up and running. Just pics though, no video.. sorry

karmarie 10/24/12 at 4:01pm

My tutorial was just posted here... hopefully it is understandable. :)