ok...heres the biggest question,.....and maybe I need a new thread....cause I like attention you know


seriously....HOW IN THE WORLD AM I TO TRANSPORT THIS THING?????

Alrighty then Zamode...I'm afraid of you now!!

I think they offered to pick it up for her, but she doesn't want anything to happen to it in the transport...this cake is very special.

I saw one that used rice crispy treats for the towers... just a thought.

Foam padding in the box? Use something to cover/line up against the edges of the cake, without smushing it and then put the padding next to that?

zamode you are cracking me up!!!!



look at ge's response to new's silos.....told you....I knew it!!



They did offer to pick it up....but I declined and said Id do it...ge is right this is a very special cake with a huge meaning for this little girl......

and although it wouldnt be my fault if something was to happen in transport if I let them pick it up....I would feel horrible that her aunt(who would pick it up) would have to live with that she destroyed the cake......so I volunteered to deliver it....and honestly the thought of how has seemed to be the least of my concerns until about an hour ago!!!

I like the rice krispie treat idea. I have tried the cupcakes for the turrets before... it was a pain in my ever growing ! Can't help with the travel...how far do you have to go?

oh and I like the rice krispy idea too....I think thats gonna be the best and most sturdy!!!

THANK YOU!

I have your transport answer Twins! I have been doing alot of things with the sportsball pan and stand up house. I have clients pick-up unless it is a wedding. Well- Out of shear desperation I went to Lowes looking for the answer. I found 1 inch thick blue styrofoam. It is wonderful! I cover it with contact paper and then you can make your turrents and put a dowel through them, into the board. I drive the dowel all the way until I can feel it coming out the bottom. Haven't lost one yet. Then you can place the icecream cones on top to cover up the dowel!

Kimberly

I think your best bet for sturdy towers is to make them out of gumpaste and make them hollow....wrap plastic wrap around pvc or paper towel roll and then wrap with gumpaste. allow it to harden and remove paper towel roll......use royal icing to attatch it to the cake board and go heavy to make sure it stays....I would suggest piping a bit around the bottom of the tower standing it up and then pouring some royal inside of it.........couple tablesppoons or so to make sure it's really stuck to the board!!! Then once it's dry you can stuff cake scraps or candy or something inside! Something fun for the birthday girl might be some little necklaces or dora stuff from the party store!

Is this you Twinsy?? hee hee...okay, helping you down now..

Please someone help Twinsy....I'm no expert on doweling or transporting....If you can explain more in detail....we have to keep our Twinsy sane!!!!

that was hilarious!!! that was me!!! My tongue came out when NEW pmed me and said...Im coming to help...but hang on!!




thanks you guys!!! .....and yes...if this cake doesnt turn out...you definitely will NOT see it here!!!

She can do this!! Heck if I can she can for sure!! I have done one castle cake (early in my decorating days) and am dying to do another one!!

Hi gang,
I use a laundry basket that fits the base. Different size base, different size laundry basket for transporting. Only lost one cake in transporting ever and I drive well over an hour on all mine!!!!!! Stupid cake had a handle.... learned my lesson from that one. I can transport any handle now even over 1000 miles LOL. Anyway, haven't made a castle cake yet, but read about oreo cookies royal iced together then covered in buttercream then fondant.....thought, OMG how easy! What do you think - easy?

OK twinsy I pmed you a little while ago.. Are you trying to figure out what the heck I am talking about, or is it clear as mud???

Darn!!! I'm doing a castle cake for sunday, wish I had read that about the oreo's before I made all those towers out of paper towel rolls and gum paste/fondant, would have been easier. Gosh, are there three of us doing castles for this weekend?

Best of luck to everyone, mine is in forty pieces all over my dining room table.

and I haven't even made the "cake" part yet!!!!

I think the cake part is the easiest part of the whole thing! LOL

whoa whoa back the truck up here ladies....I'm not gonna be the only one with my pic still up!!!!!!!! Now, I have to find something else!

Thanks for the help finding a pic for my avatar Twinsy..hee hee

I belive pastillige is another word for gum paste.

You guys crack me up!!!!!!

Oh my I needed that! My DH is a teacher and today is the first day of summer break!! Love him dearly but he really throws a wrench in my normal routine!! He actually wanted me to fix lunch! Can you believe the nerve?! My reply was "You are cutting into my CC time!!"


It's gonna be a loooong summer!!!

Pastillage I believe is another word for gum paste.