Day of the Dead birthday cake

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A Day of the Dead cake for a Mexican themed party.
I really enjoyed adding all the fine detail on this cake, and it’s my very first sharp-edged cake! So exciting! I was very apprehensive about taking the first step into the world of sharp-edged cakes, but I’m so glad I did! It’s definitely not perfect, but I’m hooked!

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birthday pink white orange purple blue chocolate

11 Comments

miettes commented about 11 years ago

Saw this on FB earlier and loved it!
Extremely sharp edges… Love them… Any particular method used? Thanks!

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chefsam commented about 11 years ago

Thank you! I use the upside down method. Not sure if you’ve seen it… you cover the cake normally with fondant then carefully turn it over onto greaseproof paper. Then you use a cake smoother to guide/push the fondant flush against the surface.
Then you turn it back and it’s such a good feeling to see that it’s worked! :)

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Paula e Joana commented about 11 years ago

amazing cake! :)

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Cakemummy commented about 11 years ago

Perfect, love it! :-)

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miettes commented about 11 years ago

Thanks Sam, well no, I never saw this method yet; I’ve seen the upside-down method with buttercream or ganache and them you add the fondant, this sounds easier, I am going to try it, thanks!

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