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Customer wants inside of cake to look like Jamaican flag-help!!

post #1 of 11
2/22/13 at 10:39am
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I just got an email from a customer that wants to order a groom cake for his wedding and wanted the inside of the cake to look like the Jamaican flag.  I am attaching the picture he sent to show you want he means.  I have no idea how to go about doing this.  I have seen the pans that have hearts or Christmas trees on the inside of the cake but this design is much more complicated.  If anyone has any ideas please let me know.  Thank.

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post #2 of 11
2/22/13 at 10:57am

Well if you are allowed to use golden yellow icing, then the rest should be easy to test.

 

But make sure you quote a proper price for testing this project. Like at least six cakes worth and extra time.

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post #3 of 11
2/22/13 at 11:21am

If you Google it, you'll get this article - http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120524/cook/cook7.html - (I was curious). It's actually 3 cakes in 1 that this woman carved. She says it took her 4 tries. HTH.

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post #4 of 11
2/22/13 at 12:44pm
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I like the idea about the yellow icing.  I took a look at the article and I just found her website and sent her an email asking if she would explain it so hopefully she will respond back.

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post #5 of 11
2/24/13 at 6:28pm
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So I sent an email to the woman that originally made the cake because the page that has the picture on it says if you require additional information on the cake to send a message.  I just got an email back saying "All I can say is stay tuned for the book coming out very soon".  I get not wanting to give out her secret about a cake she made up, of course she's in Jamaica and I'm in Texas so its not like I would be using it any other time but if you say something about being willing to answer more questions about the cake I would assume you would do just that. 

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post #6 of 11
2/24/13 at 8:16pm

I think it's fairly easy to work out how she did it, actually doing it won't be!

 

I'd say its the black cake carved into a larger and smaller circle, then each circle carved into a diamond shape on one side, then a green cake cut in to two layers, and carved the same way but the top and bottom instead of the side. 

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post #7 of 11
2/25/13 at 12:43am
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I think it's fairly easy to work out how she did it, actually doing it won't be!

 

I'd say its the black cake carved into a larger and smaller circle, then each circle carved into a diamond shape on one side, then a green cake cut in to two layers, and carved the same way but the top and bottom instead of the side. 


I think you are pretty close kikiandkyle, I think she might have used green triangles stacked on the to points like an X inside black cake batter, cant figure out the yellow part, here is link to a site, they said they use chocolate cake mix with Duff's Black gel color added.  Hope you figure it out.

 

http://once-upon-a-pedestal.blogspot.com/2012/05/twice-baked-cake-or-more-hidden-shapes.html

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post #8 of 11
2/25/13 at 6:10am

She said its three cakes - dark chocolate, green velvet and cheesecake, so I assume the yellow part is the cheesecake (so I'd use frosting instead), maybe she baked it all solid with the cheesecake, or maybe it's the non-bake kind? I don't know. A lot of work though! 

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post #9 of 11
2/25/13 at 6:24am
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She said its three cakes - dark chocolate, green velvet and cheesecake, so I assume the yellow part is the cheesecake (so I'd use frosting instead), maybe she baked it all solid with the cheesecake, or maybe it's the non-bake kind? I don't know. A lot of work though! 


IKR. Well it sure twisted my noodle for a bit, and I love puzzles but I am stumped.

 

Good luck reginaherrin.

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post #10 of 11
4/9/13 at 10:08pm
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I just got an email from a customer that wants to order a groom cake for his wedding and wanted the inside of the cake to look like the Jamaican flag.  I am attaching the picture he sent to show you want he means.  I have no idea how to go about doing this.  I have seen the pans that have hearts or Christmas trees on the inside of the cake but this design is much more complicated.  If anyone has any ideas please let me know.  Thank.

Hi! I'm currently working on this cake for a wedding in June. I too contacted Sage Delights and she would not give me an answer. I have figured it out from asking to another decorator that is in Florida (I am in Canada) the trick is several cone shaped circles carved into both layers of the cake so that you get half a triangle. Line the cone circles with cream cheese and then add the green cake.
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post #11 of 11
4/9/13 at 10:13pm
And you have to use cheesecake not icing. Icing will not hold the triangle shape
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