I have done two pool cakes in the past. I used piping gel tinted blue for the water. I made pool toys out of rolled buttercream. This customer wants me to make children in the pool and the birthday boy on the diving board. Do you have any ideas and pictures?

i have a swimming pool cake in my photos. the water was from icing and corn syrup, but next time i think i'll go with colored piping gel, looks more realistic.

I agree that piping gel is more realistic. Were your people just piped in buttercream?

no, that is all mmf. hey, i was born in mass. my mom lives in plymouth and my sister in fall river.

Hi Diane,

I found MMF hard to color. You did a good job. Maybe if I'm coloring such small amounts to make tiny people, I can do it. rolled buttercream is so much more pliable than MMF. Anyhow I'm doing the cake tonight; so I will have to come up with something! I have both MMF and rolled buttercream already made, so I'll try them both.

Plymouth and Fall River are pretty far from Groveland. I live in the north east part of Mass just two towns away from New Hampshire.

I've seen people cookies, as well as molded fondant figures in the swimming pools. There are a couple in some of the past Wilton Yearbooks.

I have a swimming pool cake, but I used little teddy grahams for my people.

I've seen people cookies, as well as molded fondant figures in the swimming pools. There are a couple in some of the past Wilton Yearbooks.

I have a swimming pool cake, but I used little teddy grahams for my people.

That is the cutest cake! What tip did you use for the pull-out grass?

I've seen people cookies, as well as molded fondant figures in the swimming pools. There are a couple in some of the past Wilton Yearbooks.

I have a swimming pool cake, but I used little teddy grahams for my people.

What a cute idea using teddy grahams, love them in their little swimsuits, so creative !!!

Hello...from Mass also. I haven't seen many people from around here. Good to know there are others

Love the cake Texas. Very cute. Also spent time in TX too.

Diane I love your swimming pool cake pic. Was the water hard to get that way?

I have a bathtub, not a swimming pool, in my photos, but it still has the water you might be looking for. This is blue jello. I let it set in a bowl, stirred it up and then poured it into my cake. If you want that smooth surface look, you can also pour the jello into the cake and put the whole thing in the fridge to set. The only thing about that, is that you have to make sure your BC has made a good seal so the jello doesn't seep through and get the cake soggy. I did it once and it worked fine (I don't have a picture of it handy...I'll look for it). Good luck.

Samantha

Texas sugar: Really cute cake. The teddy grahams look very cute.

Lisa: Cape Cod! People come from all over the country to go to Cape Cod and I, from Mass all my life, have never been there. People tell me the prices in grocery stores are outrageous.

Samantha, I am using piping gel tinted blue for my water. I have used it twice before on other swimming pool cakes and love the results. I suspect that is was Texas sugar used.

I might as well post one of my own pool cakes, as this topic might be helping others who are dong them.

In both my cakes, the pool floats are made with rolled buttercream.