HI ALL
I HAVE A BRIDE WHO LOVES THE OUTDOORS AND IS HAVING A SNOWFLAKE AND DEER TRACK WEDDING CAKE IN FEB. 2006
SHE HAS ASKED THAT I SOMEHOW IMPRINT DEER TACKS INTO THE CAKE AS IF THE DEER WALKED OVER THE CAKE. I HAVE WENT ONLINE AND PRINTED OFF BLACK AND WHITE TRACKS THAT I CAN USE THE COPY MACHINE TO GET THE RIGHT SIZE. BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO MAKE THE IMPRINT. I THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING CUT OUTS OF THE TRACKS AND PUTTING THEM ON, SAY WITH FONDANT BUT SHE WANTS THE TRACKS INDENTED.
SO I NEED A STAMP OF SOME SORT?
CAN'T FINE ONE AT THE STAMPING STORES?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HAVING MY HUSBAND CUT ONE OUT OF WOOD?????(WAIT TILL I TELL HIM!! HA HA HA)
THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU HAVE

Have you thought about maybe taking what you want to office max, staples, or and kind of office store in your area?, or kinkos ect to see if they can make you a rubber stamp? That would be were I would start ( my husband is not very crafty)LOL

You can also make a stamp from potatoes as well. Just trace your design and whittle away at the potato. Good luck.

i think i would use the round tipped tool for making gumpaste flowers and just imprint on the fondant in the pattern that you have... it would look like deer tracks in the snow.. without any coloring.. keeping the wedding cake white (assuming its white of course)

Maybe you can make a stamp with that craft foam and just poke a toothpick in it to press into your icing.

I think polymer clay would be a good way to go - you can shape the clay to resemble a deer hoof, bake it, and use that to imprint in the frosting. You can make them the size you want that way, so they're the right scale for the cake.

If the bride wants color I would use the icicng colors not food dye. and if its to be all white just use the stamp to make the indentation on the cake.

I think the idea of makng a stamp out of a potato is a great and cheap way to do it!!!

I love this site!

Oh another idea came to me. You could carve a clean, unscented candle too like the potato to use as a stamp. I think the potato is a great idea but I would be concerned about any moisture from the potato.

I third the potato vote. We used to make potato stamps all the time when I was a kid. It would be sturdy enough that it would leave an imprint in the fondant/buttercream.

Another option is to buy a figurine (now while they are on Christmas clearance) of a (rein)deer with a hoof about the size of the print you want. Then you can just press the sterilized figurine's hoof all over into the cake .

Here is one place that actually sells a Stamp of Deer Tracks here is the web site: www.tn-nature-stamps.com

Here is another one also that sells a Deer Track stamp: www.sierra-enterprises.com

Here is another place also:
www.sutterstamps.com

I hope this helps!

RoseAnn

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!!!
I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON ALL OF YOU TO HELP ME!!!
GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU, YOU HAVE HELPED ME SO MANY TIMES AND THANK YOU JUST DOES NOT SEEM ENOUGH!

You could use icing to make the tracks. See this photo for inspiration:

http://www.whirligigdesigns.com.au/pop_ups/cat_cake.html

The potato is a really good idea. You could also shape some gumpaste of fondant like deer tracks and let them harden. you could then either use to make impressions or dip in coloring. Just be sure to build up a handle for you to hold on to. I saw on food Network once the Disney Wedding special, and they took a small "stamp" that looked like Mickey's head and ears, dipped it in luster dust and stamped the cake. Just another idea. Good Luck.

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