Here Are My Hatbox Cake Directions.
Decorating By Fairytale Updated 30 Dec 2014 , 11:56pm by sweetassugarcak
Many of you have asked how I make my hatbox cakes. Ill do my best to describe what I do, but I know there are several right ways to make these. Heres how I fumble through mine.
I make my regular cakes, decorate and stack them. For the hatbox lid, I make mine from styrofoam. I roll out GP, flip it over, paint it with water, then put the stryofoam on top, and cut around it. Flip it over, smooth it and let it dry. After that I take fondant, cover the top and sides of the lid, flip it over and cut off the excess. Makes a nice seam between the GP and fondant. If you dont want to use the Styrofoam, you can always prop the like open with a wooden dowel.
I prop mine open with a Styrofoam wedge because I usually use that to secure my flowers. (Like a floral oasis). You have to do your flower arrangement first, and keep trying on the lid, to make sure your not going to smash the flowers. I push a floral wire into the bottom of the lid, then push the lid down on the Styrofoam and into the cake. I secure the back of the lid with either a dab of royal icing or white chocolate. Hope this makes sense. Let me know if you have any questions.
I've posted a picture of the babyshower hatbox cake just in case you haven't seen it.
Thank you so much. I am looking forward to trying this sometime in the near future. Your work is awesome.
I have always just LOVED that cake Jan and was wondering how to make a hatbox lid..this is superb!!!
Thanks very much!
That cake is just amazing! Thank you for taking the time to share how to do this with us! Jen
What is GP?
Gum Paste
Thanks for sharing FairyTale!
Oh dude!! Total duh on my part!! Oh my gosh I had even gone to the abbreviations list to look before I posted!!!! Please don't BAN me!!!
Oh dude!! Total duh on my part!! Oh my gosh I had even gone to the abbreviations list to look before I posted!!!! Please don't BAN me!!!
OMG, you live in Visalia? I use to do work with Visalia Community Hospital. Wow. Now I'm working with hospitals in Delano and Tulare. Yep, nothing but the big time for me.LOL.
OMG, you live in Visalia? I use to do work with Visalia Community Hospital. Wow. Now I'm working with hospitals in Delano and Tulare. Yep, nothing but the big time for me.LOL.
Isn't it funny how small the world is!!
Got any good cake shops here?
OMG, you live in Visalia? I use to do work with Visalia Community Hospital. Wow. Now I'm working with hospitals in Delano and Tulare. Yep, nothing but the big time for me.LOL.
Isn't it funny how small the world is!!
Got any good cake shops here?
Sorry no. I don't live in central valley. I live in the Bay Area. They just send me down Hwy 99 and I stop in at our various hospitals. Don't know any shops down your way but there are 5 or 6 in my area.
So pretty and elegant. One day..haven't even learned to use fondant or MMF yet, so will wait abit.
But you're tips are great.
You make it sound much easier than it looks. Your work is gorgeous! Thanks for the tip!
I'm adapting these instructions to a jewelry box cake I want to do for Mom's Day. Thanks Jan!!
Thanks for the great instructions!! and thanks to Bobwonderbuns for directing to this thread!
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