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post #1 of 28
2/28/05 at 10:30pm
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Hi all,

I finished the Oscars Party cake and it went over really well at the party. Thanks to those that helped me with my "butter" question. I ended up using a mixture of warm water, yellow food colouring and corn syrup...I think that was Mrs. Missey's suggestion. It stayed wet looking...very cool.

Anyway...here it is:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=52&pos=0

or

www.cakesbysuzanne.com (if you look at my site...please remember that I'm dealing in Canadian dollars and not U.S.)

I hope you like it,
Suzanne M.
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post #2 of 28
3/1/05 at 1:17am
Did you use cake release or cooking spray to remove it from the flower pot? Did you have to take alot off the top to put the popcorn on? teddybearmom icon_smile.gificon_smile.gif
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post #3 of 28
3/1/05 at 4:14am
your oscar cake turned out fantastic! Pat yourself on the back!
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post #4 of 28
3/1/05 at 5:36am
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I used cake release and it turned out of the pot just fine but the pot really sucked the moisture out of the cake...I lined the bottom with foil and then parchment paper because there was a hole in the bottom and that seemed to work great. If I did it again, I would line the whole thing with parchment or wax paper and then cover that with cake release.

As for removing the top...I didn't. I left the dome that raised in the centre, covered it with a thin layer of icing and stuck the "popcorn" to that...that gave it a natural mounded look. That way, it looks like there is much more then there actually is.

Thanks for the nice comment flayvurdfun.

Hope this was helpful,
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post #5 of 28
3/1/05 at 5:54am
Your cakes turned out terrific!!! Gald to have been of some help!! icon_biggrin.gif
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post #6 of 28
3/1/05 at 6:07am
Your cake is awesome!! It looks so realistic. thumbs_up.gif
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post #7 of 28
3/1/05 at 6:10am
Wow, wonderful job, how cute was that cake!
I didn't follow the posts on this one, but I take it you made the cake in a clay flower pot? I don't bake cakes in clay, but I do have clay bakers that I cook in and you actually soak them in cold water for about 1 hour or so. So I am thinking tat maybe if you have to use a clay pot again, that soaking it first would help with the moisture loss?
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post #8 of 28
3/1/05 at 6:13am
Great cake! I want to know how you made the pop-corn!

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post #9 of 28
3/1/05 at 6:58am
wow! that is awesome, so realistic. great job!
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post #10 of 28
3/1/05 at 10:23am
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Thanks all for the great comments.

As for soaking the pot, great idea...I will definitely give that a try if I ever bake anything in there again!

The popcorn was made out of fondant. I rolled little balls and then using my second smallest flower cutter from the Wilton set, (can't remember it's actual name but comes with green plastic cutters and a book on making gumpaste flowers) I rolled out fondant and cut the flowers out. I shaped the flowers with a ball tool and then inserted them with the pointy tool into the balls. I got the technique from another member here and at Wilton...Cakereations...thanks by the way!

Mrs. Missey suggested the butter technique when I was stumped and it worked out beautifully.

Thanks again,
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post #11 of 28
3/1/05 at 10:31am
Great! Thank you! Everyone here is so helpful!

Debbie
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post #12 of 28
3/1/05 at 1:24pm
Thanks, for all the tips . I am going to try this one for my bucket of chicken cake. I wanted to use a flowerpot , but I was kind of worried about if clay pots contained lead. I have to travel about 25 miles to carry the cake and I'm not sure if I want to decorate it there or at home. Thanks so much! I hope I can do this , I'm so nervous.Your cake is awesome! icon_smile.gifthumbs_up.gif
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post #13 of 28
3/1/05 at 1:31pm
You can do it! I baked my cake in a flower pot too and it turned out fine. You can see the cake here

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&member_id=1731&cat=0&pos=1

i hope the link works - anyway it's in the gallery here. it's the bushel of crabs cake.

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post #14 of 28
3/1/05 at 1:36pm
I was just stopping in to see how you did that popcorn. It looked so real! Great cake! Thanks for sharing the technique.

BTW...A bushel of crabs, a bucket or popcorn...the talent here is amazing! I'm always learnin' something.
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post #15 of 28
3/1/05 at 1:38pm
What a crabby cake, I just love it and can see why it would win!
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