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.... I'm gonna skip back and see what you're talking about there foxy!!

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My first ever square cake. Glad I've done a practice run, though I have covapaste instead of spd for the actual cake so that might behave differently, I'm thinking this practice cake may need attacking with and airbrush. You know, just cos it's too white lol plus I've never used it and I really want to :)

In that can air brush peeps tell me how to lighten the blue I have? Do I just mix it with a bit of vodka?

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Bahahahaha nice one Gray

Haha Grey 

 

You cake looks good Siany well done  I added the white airbrush food colour to mine to lighten it, if you add vodka I think it will just thin it and it might run down the cake.

If you are covering the whole cake do it in thin coats letting them dry in between.

Lots of good advice about pricing!

 

Victoria, how odd- my MMF was super stiff when I finished making it and had to microwave it to soften so I could knead it without breaking my wrists! Really different results even with same recipe!

 

Eh was just wondering if I've figured out this Monster Book of Monsters right. Here is a pic of the book I want to create as a cake for daughter for this thursday:

 

1. Cover board. I had wanted to make a wood effect cover on the board- if I make it a light enough brown do you think it will be ok with the brown book on top? 

 

2. Cover cake as normal with white SP. Wait 5-10mins for SP to set and then score lines on the side to simulate book pages. Paint in shades of brown and beige to simulate ageing.

 

3. Make gums and teeth. 

 

4. Make/shape the 'mound' that goes in the middle of the front of the book with either cake pop mixture or fondant.

 

5. Cover spine and front of book with brown fondant. Cut with scissors or exacto knife to simulate fur. Shape the 'mound'.

 

6. Make the furry things that go all around the edges of the top and bottom of the book. Cut them to simulate fur before placing on edges.

 

7. Make the eyes and book title. i've not really figured out how to make the book title so that I can get it as close to the original as possible. I was hoping to order the book title as edible images, but could'nt find a photo of the front of the book. So frustrating. So I figure I have to cut each letter out in gumpaste using an exacto knife. failing that, Royal icing!

 

I've never made a book before, or fur. What do you think of the list above? Anything I've missed out/should change?

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Not one I'd like to repeat, grrr.

Be honest!

Siany, well done looks fab, so sorry you didn't any luck with my sponge recipe.

AIt looks great nanny you did really well with it.

The 10 inch worked ok. I'm wondering if my butter was too warm and that's why it went greasy? This square one is a Maderia I found. It came out really well actually. I think I need a Madeira for the 10 inch as the decorations are going to be quite heavy and I think it would crush a sponge. Juts to got work out how to scale up the recipe.

petitecat that all sounds very well planned and probably how i'd do it 

 

re the writing...it looks like you could probably get a monster font for that, print it off in the size and cut as you said with exacto knife....if you then put the letters on to the next colour under the writing (cant see exactly) and cut around all of it i think you would get a good result :)

 

Boxing ring looks Fantastic! Well done x

Maybe something like this one :)

Or this one maybe :)

 

 

 

 

Hope that helps 

ANanny the cake's brilliant. Figures and the ring are really good. What don't you like about it? Oh wait, never mind don't answer that cos I know you'll start rattling off imaginary mistakes lol

Thanks Tiddy. Those are good fonts. I think I'll use several fonts to get the closest resemblance!

ANanny that cake looks really good. Don't know what you wouldn't be happy with, unless it's just that it was a stress to make?

Jean that cake will be amazing when it's done, please remember to show us!

Petitecat I've not made a book myself but have to in a few weeks but not as detailed as yours. Your plan sounds good to me, don't know if it's any help for the lettering but saw these on amazon, I know you won't have time to order but thought if they were any use you might be able to get them at your cake decorating shop.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008D88TIG/?tag=cakecentral-20+old+english

 

Nanny the cake is fab your figures are really good and so is the ring, how did you make it? are the posts and ropes edible. great job 

ANo no Jean, the finish on it is good, considering I covered the cake and board all in one, I dont as a rule but I have few cakes to make so its a way of cutting down on the icing.

Right what dont I like about it? Well, the ropes were a PITA wasnt sure how to tackle at all, the woman in my cake Dec shop uses straws, but didn't gave red ones, so what I did was I used really long cocktail stick and rolled some red fondant on them and stuck them in the black side things, abit of a faff though, and the belt she wanted all that on there so had to make it that big, I wanted to curve it but it wouldn't go off hard at all, made it yesterday and put gum trag in it.

The consistency of white ganache for the outside of your cake, what does it need to be like Jean?

ARoxylee, the posts are edible, the ropes aren't.

ASiany did you make your cake in one go? I used to make it that like, mine turned out heavy, greasy etc, so thats why I took to making it in two stages, its absolutely fine now.

You did a great job Nanny it's fab, how do you get your icing so smooth?

I have always made mine in two tins I think you get a softer sponge and it doesn't end up dry.

Could someone help me with how to resize an image please, I have tried before but never get it right. Lots of details please.

AOoo, dont know roxy, I switched to Renshaws recently, only because I got so many bubbles, not sure if it was just a bad packet or not.

I do roll my fondant little thicker so maybe thats what it is.

I made my first ever 12" cake today, huge absolutely huge, its for my grandsons b'day on Wed.

AAsk me something I know roxy, cant answer that.

Haha Nanny no worries I'm sure someone else will know. How did the cake turn out Nanny and what are you decorating it like? There's one you can answer 

Oh here's another one you can answer I really like those letters you use which ones are they please.

well the chocolate fudge cake was a great success! yay!

 

and i always do mine in one tin or i find it too dry....funny how different people prefer different ways of doing things and get completely different results isnt it 

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it's was in two cakes Nanny. The first wasn't so bad but the butter was really soft on the second and it was greasy but did taste awesome.

foxy what are you trying to do? make it smaller? Send it to me and I will do it for you :)

UMMM! that looks yummy Tiddy send me a piece.