Urgent: Can I Use Steam Pudding Pan To Make This Cake?
Decorating By aizuodangao Updated 2 Nov 2006 , 6:22am by aizuodangao
Hi,
ah! My son's b'day is only 2 weeks away!!!!!!!! Need help quick please.
i am thinking of making this lunar house (featured in Lunar Jim DVD - for other pics, please check out lunarjim.com) and put the lunar people featured in 'lunar Jim' around the cake.
Since i don't have any ball pan, can i use a steam pudding pan instead (think my mother in law has one which i can borrow)? IF so, how do i prepare the pan? not sure what cake mixture I'll use yet, but how to i know at what temp (celcius) and how long to bake it for?
Any idea how i can make the ring featured in this pic and how to attach it to the cake?
any ideas/ suggestions are most welcome.
** I hope someone can hel[p me to work out how to make it and also how to make the ring which is attach to the house on the outside.** thanks
That will make a really cute cake.
You could make the ring from pastillage (dries very strong, also dries quick so you have to have the template prepared). There's heaps of pastillage recipes on the net. I would make it in sections (thirds perhaps), then attach to the cake when the ring is completely dry (2-3 days). I would make it thinner than it is in the picture, otherwise the weight of it would make it fall. Use shortened dowels or bamboo satay sticks as supports to attach the ring.
Would love to see pics when you've finished!
That will make a really cute cake.
You could make the ring from pastillage (dries very strong, also dries quick so you have to have the template prepared). There's heaps of pastillage recipes on the net. I would make it in sections (thirds perhaps), then attach to the cake when the ring is completely dry (2-3 days). I would make it thinner than it is in the picture, otherwise the weight of it would make it fall. Use shortened dowels or bamboo satay sticks as supports to attach the ring.
Would love to see pics when you've finished!
Thanks for your suggestion on using pastillage. I have read about this in my book but have never tried it. If I feel ambitious, will try it, if not, will probably chicken out and make the cake without the ring. LOL. Will definitely read about this and then decide whether it is something I can manage. Thanks for your suggestion again.
If you don't need it edible, you could frost a covered cardboard. If you make the little arm supports long enough, it could just be placed around the cake slightly above the half-way point.
Look for threads about baking in bowls, that should give you info about the pudding pan times, etc.
Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for these links.
i wouldn't have found them otherwise 
Much appreciated.
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