I received a request from an adoption agency that works with Russian children and they would like a cake to look like the attached. Specifically the dome. I cannot think of how to create this dome.........any ideas???? I am assuming fondant but how is the point formed so perfectly? Before I commit to a cake like this I want to know for sure that I can duplicate it. Thanks for the help!!!

bj

The client sent the pic of the cake to me so I am not sure who to give credit to for this beautiful cake.

I can't help you, but here's a bump. I know there is someone here who knows. Good luck! It looks like it would be awesome!

I think I would start by using the wondermold - the one you use for dolls and sculpt from there.

good idea on the wonder mold pan. I have those. My brain is just not working today.

It seems that I do not have one creative thought in my head!!!!

Thanks,
bj

Ditto what dydemus said It looks like the shape of a giant Hershey Kiss! Hmmm, wonder if you could cover one of those in fondant?

OOOhhh what about starting with a round cake and slightly carving the top and then adding like one of those large hershey's kisses to get the shape of the point then crumb coat the whole thing in BC and cover in fondant?

Don't know if it would work but I am making myself hungry !

Destini

Scott Clark Woolley of Cakes By Design made that cake. http://www.cakesbydesign.cc/CloudForm.html

I would use the wonder mold or bake in a stainless steel bowl, shape the pointed end with scraps of cake and cover with a light coating of buttercream and enrobed with rolled fondant.

Ha! I think we were typing at the same time!

I think the best way to attempt that would be to take modeling paste shape it into a ball. Then form it to that shape as pictured. Sort of as if you were doing pottery. Use your fingers to gently bring the endpoint upwards. Then you flatten out the bottom (I guess you can flatten the bottom and create the pointy top at the same time, you really have to play around with it). Then take a circle cutter and stick it throughj the bottom. You really want to remove as much of the inside as possib;e so it's not so heavy that it will crush the support. Good luck definatly show us a picture when you are through.

The bottom of the dome looks like the ball pan to me, not the wondermold...

Does it have to be made from cake? you may do better to cut down a styrofoam ball and cone, and shape them with a sharp serrated knife.

Theresa

my take--

the dome is two standard round layers stacked and gently undercut (carved in at bottom) and then a pyramid of cake (wondermold would be fastest, easiest) place and top and the it and top of edge of rounds blended together to get the top curve.

the idea of modeling chocolate as cover would certainly make it easy to get a very pointy top -- though fondant once it had begun to stiffen could also be "pinched" into a point to --
the gold filigree cross definitely "makes" the point.

those other gold domes -- ditto on them looking like hersey's kisses -- the extra large ones you can get that are about 4 ounces each.

I'd look at the various sizes of hershey's kisses and use them for the tops on the various sizes of domes. I beleive they make a jumbo kiss about3 or 4 inches at the base of you can find one. I'd actually put the kiss on top and use it for a guide for the angle to carve.

There are some great ideas here...
Stack your pans, and see how large they are and how many people you want to feed.
The wondermold takes 1 1/2 cake mixes; the ball pan and a cupcake would take 1; 2 layers would take 1 mix; etc.

For the turrets, see the many castle discussions. The stars look like Luster-dusted fondant.

If you do it, remember to post a picture!

Scott Clark Woolley???!!!! Great........ nothing like adding a little pressure to make it perfect!!! <sigh> Something to work for....

Sorry for not responding sooner but my mother had same day surgery on Monday but there were complications; however, she is better now (thank you God) and I brought her home with me today for further R & R.

Thank you so much for all the great ideas!!! I know y'all would come through! I just talked to the client today and she said that they definitely wanted the cake but they have to have a formal vote on it in their next meeting.

The more I look at it the more I feel that the ball pan is more of the bottom shap too. They are trying to trim the cost (needs to serve 130) so I am thinking that maybe the fondant covered styrofoam might be easier for me and cost curving for them.

I am going to check out the hershey kisses too. Too bad this is not in February when you those big kisses are in every store!!

Thanks again for all the responses and great ideas. I will post a pic of the finished product (December).

Don't know what I would do without CC!!!

bj

Would it work to form the dome out of aluminum foil and then cover it with fondant or gumpaste and let dry then remove? Or a styrofoam ball covered with foil to make the pointy part and then covered with fondant or gumpaste.