Hi everyone, I'm pretty new here but have been decorating/baking for about 2 years now. I had my first major disaster last Wednesday.
I was doing a baby shower cake for a surprise party we were having for a coworker. I got the idea to do the bassinet cake from a friend who also bakes. Hers looked so cute and seemed pretty easy so I decided to try it.
I used two layers of a 1/4 sheet for the bed part and baked one 9 inch round, cut it in half, stacked it (with icing in the middle) and placed it on top of the 1/4 sheets on one end, wich icing as "glue". This served as the top part of a bassinet.
I was just about done with the decorating when I noticed the top part started to slowly lean backwards. I didn't know what to do except to take my spatula and push it back, messing up all decor I'd done on that part. I decided to let the cake rest overnight, slightly elevated, hoping it would "set" back in place and stick better.
The next morning I salaved what I could, I live 5 mins. from work so I was going to leave it and just run back home before the shower was to start.
On my way back to work with the cake, I HEARD the top part fall in the box. I instantly pulled over and was so afraid to look inside the box. Sure enough, the darn thing finally fell all the way backwards...I wanted to cry and scream just thinking of all the time and energy it took. I was so disappointed and left it in the car. I told everyone what happened and showed a few pictures I smartly snapped before it happened (must've known subconsciously that it wouldn't last! LOL) They still wanted it, so I brought it in and they devoured it. I had to just get over it...lessons learned. I guess nothing really went to waste!
My friend thinks it was the type of cake recipe I used, maybe it wasn't firm enough. She used a pound cake. Oh well. It's still adorable in theory and when it does work.
Here's one picture I took while still in process of decorating.....
I was doing a baby shower cake for a surprise party we were having for a coworker. I got the idea to do the bassinet cake from a friend who also bakes. Hers looked so cute and seemed pretty easy so I decided to try it.
I used two layers of a 1/4 sheet for the bed part and baked one 9 inch round, cut it in half, stacked it (with icing in the middle) and placed it on top of the 1/4 sheets on one end, wich icing as "glue". This served as the top part of a bassinet.
I was just about done with the decorating when I noticed the top part started to slowly lean backwards. I didn't know what to do except to take my spatula and push it back, messing up all decor I'd done on that part. I decided to let the cake rest overnight, slightly elevated, hoping it would "set" back in place and stick better.
The next morning I salaved what I could, I live 5 mins. from work so I was going to leave it and just run back home before the shower was to start.
On my way back to work with the cake, I HEARD the top part fall in the box. I instantly pulled over and was so afraid to look inside the box. Sure enough, the darn thing finally fell all the way backwards...I wanted to cry and scream just thinking of all the time and energy it took. I was so disappointed and left it in the car. I told everyone what happened and showed a few pictures I smartly snapped before it happened (must've known subconsciously that it wouldn't last! LOL) They still wanted it, so I brought it in and they devoured it. I had to just get over it...lessons learned. I guess nothing really went to waste!
My friend thinks it was the type of cake recipe I used, maybe it wasn't firm enough. She used a pound cake. Oh well. It's still adorable in theory and when it does work.
Here's one picture I took while still in process of decorating.....
