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Friday Night Cake Club 7/13/12

post #1 of 22
7/13/12 at 5:16pm
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Opening up another session of the FNCC! Who's up? Whatcha workin' on?

Cat
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post #2 of 22
7/13/12 at 5:20pm
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Hi there everyone!

I'm going to be in an out tonight. I'm working on sugar flowers and so I will pop in when I need to take a break.

This is my week "off" so I decided to clear out most of the demo cakes and get ready to start with new designs. I mentioned this to my niece who said "well, then, create a cake for me!" so I am. She is funny and colorful and cheerful so I'm going to make all sorts of sugar flowers for her cake. All different colors and types. She's like that.

I'm off to my younger daughters tomorrow and we'll work on another cake there. I'm teaching her how to work with fondant since she is primarily a buttercream kid. In fact, my husband surprised us with buttercream/fondant tshirts this past Christmas! LOL!

I saved 3 of my demos and will work back up to 10 again before January. Make some use of slow weeks when I have them.

What is everyone else up to tonight?

Cat
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post #3 of 22
7/13/12 at 5:54pm
Hi Cat! I am making cupcake bouquets for the first time and I am so nervous. Wish me luck.


Happy Friday everybody!
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post #4 of 22
7/13/12 at 5:59pm
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I've never been brave enough to try one of those! Good luck and please please post photos when you are done! I'd love to see it!

Cat
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post #5 of 22
7/13/12 at 6:04pm
Hi! I'm not working on anything cake-related for once lol...I should be practicing piping scroll work for my Grammas birthday cake in 2 weeks but instead I'm making chocolate chip sweet rolls icon_biggrin.gif Hope everyone has a great night!
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post #6 of 22
7/13/12 at 6:12pm
Finished a 40th anniversary cake with bling ribbons and red roses. Also created a 40 out of sculpey then pressed rhinestones into it and inserted tooth picks so it can stand up then baked it. Came out great, then completed a scroll design wedding cake with teal ribbons and just finished covering another wedding cake in pale pink fondant. Tomorrow I'll pipe a white lace design in royal on it and pray that moisture from the fondant won't dissolve the royal.
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post #7 of 22
7/13/12 at 6:16pm
Hey everyone...first time posting on FNCC! I am just sitting here doing some research on bows,, I have a present cake that I am making for next Friday night and I'm not sure if I should use straight fondant or fondant/gumpaste or just gumpaste. Any suggestions?
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post #8 of 22
7/13/12 at 6:29pm
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Originally Posted by Jason-Lisa

Hey everyone...first time posting on FNCC! I am just sitting here doing some research on bows,, I have a present cake that I am making for next Friday night and I'm not sure if I should use straight fondant or fondant/gumpaste or just gumpaste. Any suggestions?



bows, to hold up...pretty much needs almost all gumpaste to hold their shape. if you need a to add a touch of fondant for workability you can...but i would go with all gumpaste.
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post #9 of 22
7/13/12 at 6:30pm
for the first time in 6 years I am NOT taking orders icon_biggrin.gif yippeee! but tonight I am working on some gumpaste elements for a going away/engagement cake icon_sad.gif it's sad for me since it's my best friend and she's moving to TX with her fiancee...but i'm learning to cope.

actually going to make a cupcake cake (classy of course) because we are going to a beach and i really want people to eat it and not be all freaked out about cutting up a pretty cake icon_smile.gif lol
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post #10 of 22
7/13/12 at 6:34pm
When I get off work tonight I'll be working on a Minnie mouse cake and finishing up 48 cupcakes. It will be my first and doesn't seem overly exhausting but I know how things always seem to take a turn for the worst when I least expect it lol.
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post #11 of 22
7/13/12 at 7:03pm
Will post pictures when I am done. Attaching the bottom cupcakes are scary. I added melted chocolate to the bottom layer of cupcakes for extra security.
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post #12 of 22
7/13/12 at 7:33pm
My first Friday night post! I usually forget or the cake is done by Friday. If only....

I am working on a couple stacked books and an apple for my best friend's party tomorrow. I am just a hobby baker and I have never tried a book before. I think it is going ok....but my husband has been laying working outside all day and I have been trying to keep my 2 year old happy with Wiggles tapes so I can get some work done. Now the house is quiet and I think I am gonna make it!

Any tips on a pencil to go with the books? My books look ok and the apple is iffy--but probably as good as it is gonna get for me! Trying to think of other little extras to add in there.

Happy Caking everyone!!
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post #13 of 22
7/13/12 at 7:47pm
Hi everyone! I'm working on my parent's 25th wedding anniversary cake. They are having a dinner tomorrow. I hope everything turns out well since this is a bigger cake. Wish me luck cake friends!
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post #14 of 22
7/13/12 at 7:56pm
Not actually working on a cake tonight. Trying to get the final idea for a cake I'll do tomorrow for VBS wrap-up on Sunday. Our theme was "Kickin' It Old School" (80's Rock) by the Go Fish Guys, so I'm thinking of doing a jam box. Wish I had enough people to make a tall 13x19 cake so the box would be standing up, but that's alot of cake and not enough people to eat it. And I hate throwing away "money". I think I'm going to "cheat" and just pipe everything instead of fondant decorations. Depends on how much sleep I get tonight and how I feel tomorrow. Its been a busy/crazy week.

Good night All!
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post #15 of 22
7/13/12 at 8:56pm
AHHH! I sent a picture of my almost finished cake to my sister just for fun. And she caught a spelling error on it! It was a math term that means nothing to me so I wouldn't know if it was wrong. That would have been embarrassing in a house full of math geniuses. I had to pry letters off a fondant cake and try to repair without a patch. Luckily, all is well and looks pretty good. Thank goodness for sisters for proof readers. I really wanna go to bed now.
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