455 days ago
by SugarpasteFairy |
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This is a tutorial to create a sculpted or 3D sitting dog cake like my ‘Freddie’ cake.
You could adapt this to different breeds (even different animals!) and make it in a variety of sizes. I used a 14 inch board and two chocolate sponge cakes baked in 2 cup and 4 cup pyrex bowls. This isn’t a difficult cake to create but IS time consuming (it probably took me a total of 6 or 7 hours).
Other ingredients/tools you would need are:
buttercream to fill and cover ...
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163 days ago
by Sweet Blossom Cakes |
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1.Here is a picture with all the materials needed.
2. Roll out your pink fondant on a non stick surface.
3. Cut out a large fluted round with a fluted round cutter.
4. Now cut out atleast 1/3 of the round leaving a fan shape.
5. Now indent the fan with a smaller plain edge round cutter.
6. Now using a knife or craft knife, indent lines with equal gaps like show in the picture.
7. Now using the “smiley tool” create indents like in the pic.
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157 days ago
by Verusca Walker |
17 comments »
How to make a 3D World Cake . I bake my cake on the shape of a ball. Ganache it to join to sides together and to correct imperfection this also will give more strength to your ball. I always open my fondant bigger than the size I need, special for a round shape. and I smooth it with a piece of fondant. I google search my image “world map”.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/GURPS_Reign_of_Steel_world_map.pngI cut my conutries and useit as template to cut my fondant....
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392 days ago
by PeggyDoesCake |
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Best Chocolate American Butter Cream Icing (Crusting)
This chocolate butter cream is absolutely lush and has a nice, rich brown color. It crusts well, so you can use the Viva method to smooth it. It also pipes beautifully. By far my favorite recipe for chocolate ABC when it comes to taste. Recipe doubles and triples well!
Ingredients
1 cup salted butter, softened (2 sticks)
6 to 8 ounces unsweetened, bittersweet, or semi-sweet chocolate (or any combination)
2 tablespoons clear ...
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389 days ago
by caymancake |
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Ingredients:
4 1/2 C sifted all purpose flour
3 C white sugar
1 C good quality unsweetened cocoa powder
1 C vegetable oil
3 C water (or you can substitute 1 C of water for 1 C of almond or soy milk for a denser/richer cake)
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 C vanilla flavoring or 2 Tbsp of pure vanilla extract
Directions:
Sift dry ingredients together and whisk well.
Add wet ingredients and mix well.
Pour into prepared pans and bake at 350 degrees for one...
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326 days ago
by CrystalMemories |
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I searched everywhere for a chocolate ganache recipe using Andes mints and really never found a good one. So, I made my own. It set up to a very nice consistency for me and hopefully it will for anyone else who tries it. I figured I’d go ahead and posted it so I won’t forget it and to help out anyone else looking for a mint ganache recipe :).
Ingredients:
3 oz Unsweetened Chocolate (I used Bakers brand); chopped
12 oz Andes Mints (the candy, not the chips is what I used); c...
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313 days ago
by cakesbyraewyn |
15 comments »
Ingredients
400g good white chocolate chopped
80ml thick cream
1/2 tin of Nestle Top n Fill
Note:-I always use the microwave to make ganache but you can use a double boiler if that is your preferred method.
-I use Decor microwave rice cookers to make my ganache flavours in. They’re the perfect size and have a lid for great safe storage to and from the fridge.
Directions1. Place thick cream in a large microwave safe bowl. Heat for a couple of minutes until it starts ...
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453 days ago
by Justbakedcakes |
23 comments »
1) What you will need.Fondant, a ruler, exacto knife, rolling pin, water and a brush2) Roll fondant out about 1/8-1/16’ thick then trim down to 4×43) Then divide into 4 sections of 2×2.
I only cut 4 squares at a time. Too many more and they will start to dry out before you can get to them4) Gather one end like you would if you were making a bow.5)Then the other side.6) Now this is the “Billow”
I smash the ends flat.7) Slightly fold the edges in t...
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451 days ago
by tortacouture |
45 comments »
OK, so I posted some time back in one of the forum posts about how I achieve sharp edges on fondant, and while for the most part my technique is much the same, I am always learning how to do things better and I’ve changed some things. Here are some examples of cakes I’ve done using this method:
So anyway, this is how I go about getting sharp edges.
Basically my secret weapon as far as this technique goes is most definitely chocolate ganache – whether it be milk chocol...
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