Date: August 1st, 1998 01:36:16
From: For Kate
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Help!
Hi Kate,
Yes this is my real name it is pronounced Caez'a nee a. My uncle named
me after someone he met during World War II.
Date: August 1st, 1998 12:16:13
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: GOODBYE!
We'll miss YOU and hope you'll come back.
Date: August 1st, 1998 09:47:31
From: Mel
e-mail: melhuss@juno.com
Subject: sister's cake
my sister has a birthday coming up. she is a music major and that's
it. she is turning 20. Do you have any ideas on what to put on her
cake. I need the ideas by August 5
Date: August 2nd, 1998 12:53:17
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: oopppps.....i happened to me L(
sorry folks.......i think that's a first in a long time for me :)
mel;
it would help a bit knowing your skill level.
there is/was (?) a candy mold of instruments you could make and place
on w/lots of flowers. fancy ruffled borders would add much. that is
unless she is more tomboy :)
or how about letting her teens wing their way into the past? make the
number 19 w/wings. wording could be something along the lines of 'your
teens just flew the coop' or 'flew away forever'. then add 'happy 20th
birthday.
lynne
Date: August 1st, 1998 08:43:50
From: Caesanea
e-mail: caes@umich.edu
Subject: 20th Anniversary
Hello Cake Decorators,
Does anyone have any suggestions for a cake that will be for a Special
2oth Anniversary Event related to a celebration of achievement and
service for families and members? Any and all ideas are most welcomed!
Servings of 150-200.
Thanks
Date: August 1st, 1998 06:27:55
From: Sue Ellen
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: 35th Birthday cake
Try the petite doll pan, its a great shape.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 1st, 1998 03:24:42
From: Karen P.
e-mail: yankee@netacc.net
Subject: Re: 35th Birthday cake
You could use cupcakes and frost them with flesh colored icing. Cherries
work well on top of the cupcakes and chocolate sprinkles or colored coconut
work for the lower half of the cake. You could even put a cherry under
the sprinkles for an added surprise (if you know what i mean!! :-)
Date: August 1st, 1998 08:03:39
From: John Pifer
e-mail: piferj@ptsi.net
Subject: Radio Station 5oth anniversary
Does anyone have any suggestions on a cake for a local radio staion
50th
anniversary?? They want something unique, to serve about 200 people.
We talked about a cake in the shape of an old antique radio, but I
don't
know how to make one large enough. Or we could use sheet cakes to make
up the difference. Any suggestions are VERY welcomed. Thanks
Date: August 1st, 1998 10:55:56
From: Marida
e-mail: binsted@erols.com
Subject: Re: 20th Anniversary
My daughter recently did a "time line" theme on a cake for a friend
who
turned 40. It was one of the most clever and colorful cakes I have
ever
seen. All around the edges of this large sheet cake, they had little
ornaments (baby in cradle for being born, soldier for when he was in
the
service, things representing when he got married, had children, etc.)
and then they placed those all around the ledges of the cake with a
short typewritten note saying what they represented. In the middle
of
the cake they had a tombstone with "40" and here lies my youth on it.
Depending upon how many people are involved and all the different
achievements, you might be able to do something like that.
Date: August 1st, 1998 09:50:09
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Radio Station 5oth anniversary
oh, i think the juke box shapped pan placed on a dbl layer full sheet
would be great! it would give you about 125-150 servings. for the rest
make a 2nd dbl 1/2 or full sheet cake w/their logo and lots of gold
leaves & madallion (sp?). making 2 or more cakes would also allow
more
people to view your work before it is cut up.
oh it goes w/o saying the jukebox is decorated to look like an antique
radio :)
lynne
Date: August 2nd, 1998 10:20:46
From: Nannette
e-mail: nghenderson@erols.com
Subject: Re: Re: Back to School cake
I just made the cake from Woman's Day a couple of days ago. One big
hint--don't try to balance the cake on a stack of graham crackers,
like
they suggest. It sounded like a great idea to me, and that's what I
did, but the cake really leaned on me quite a bit. [I was making a
birthday cake for a school bus driver; I had to change it from "Marie's
Birthday Bus" to "Marie's Wild Ride!" LOL] Instead, I would cut out
cardboard the whole shape of the bottom of the bus, and stack the
sculptured cake on that. You could then either stack the cardboard
base
on top of a couple of graham crackers to elevate it, or just cut out
some smaller pieces of cardboard for the base.
I also did all the decorations either with color flow or icing; I didn't
bother with the licorice and other candies that they used for the trim.
Good luck!
Date: August 2nd, 1998 10:08:53
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Angel Cake
We sell a nice Pantastic Angel pan $3.99. Star fill-in.
Wilton did an angel on a heart shape cake. Piped angel in center and
wings spand out to the edge of the heart shape.
Or how about a doll cake? Many ideas for that.
Or use a candy mold and decorate the cake as sky with clouds and add
chocolate piece.
We also sell several plastic angels but that might be toooo easy?
There is an edible image of a Precious Moments angel with a horn. Purple
gown I think.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 2nd, 1998 10:02:35
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Back to School cake
Another idea:
A sheet cake to resemble a black board. Use tip 2B for the brown outside
border. Use white icing for the writing on the black board: 1+1=2,
the
teacher;s name, ABC. Add sugar crayons, or the school sugar
set-scissors, apple and books.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 2nd, 1998 09:12:10
From: Marida
e-mail: binsted@erols.com
Subject: Re: Angel Cake
Tami: If you have wafer paper, you can copy a large picture of an angel
and then paint it in with piping gel. It is so easy. I just did
Cinderella and Madeline today.
Date: August 2nd, 1998 12:13:29
From: Tami
e-mail:
Subject: Angel Cake
I need to do a Birthday cake with an Angel theme. Any suggestions?
I
don't have an airbrush.. Thanks!!
Tami
Date: August 2nd, 1998 12:04:36
From: Tricia
e-mail: wood@fpmg.health.ufl.edu
Subject: Back to School cake
I'm making a Birthday cake for a 5 year old and his mom wants the birthday
theme to be "Back to School". He will be going into kindergarden. Any suggestions???
Date: August 2nd, 1998 12:08:31
From: Tami
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Back to School cake
There is a really cute school bus cake in the Sept. issue of Woman's
Day Magazine. It looks pretty easy to make.
Tami
Date: August 3rd, 1998 09:51:38
From: Emily
e-mail: lkk592s@nic.smsu.edu
Subject: Coloring books
I've recently found out that coloring book pictures make great patterns.
If you find a picture without a lot of small details you can transfer
it onto your cake using waxed paper and piping gel. Then, you can fill
in the details with tip 16 or 17 stars.
Date: August 3rd, 1998 03:24:01
From: JCarver
e-mail: jwcarver@webmail.bellsouth.net
Subject: Doll Cake
I am making myself a doll cake for my birthday next week. I would like
to know if anyone knows where I could find pictures and instructions
for some different dolls. I saw the one on this site (which is
beautiful), and I have seen what the Wilton books have to offer (not
a
whole lot).
Please help!!!
Thanks,
Jackie Carver
Date: August 5th, 1998 01:11:57
From: Shirley C.
e-mail: SugarRushs@aol.com
Subject: Re: Re: Re: barbie cake other than barbie pan.
For Marida:
Please share with us how YOU us the wafer paper and do the transfers.
Do you use an airbrush? Color pens? I want to try this but have been
putting it off because of the expense of all the colors for the pens,
and/or the airbrushs. I'm not artistally talented.
Thanks!
Date: August 4th, 1998 07:59:24
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: barbie cake other than barbie pan.
Use an edible image, there is a Rapunzel, Barbie in birthday gown and
an
upclose face.
Or try a sceenery design with one of our collectable figures, or
candles.
Check out the BARBIE page
http://sugarcraft.com/catalog/novelties/barbie/barbie.htm
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 4th, 1998 08:05:03
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Coloring books
Great idea. Plus you can have it enlarged or reduced at the copy store
for better decorating.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 4th, 1998 07:29:06
From: DEE
e-mail: jeffb@ioa.com
Subject: barbie cake other than barbie pan.
I need an idea for a barbie cake other than using the barbie pan?
Date: August 4th, 1998 08:40:40
From: Renee V
e-mail: renchuck2@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Doll Cake
Hi!
I know that Women's Day magazine had a doll cake some time in late June/
early July. I really liked the skirt on the cake because it was
composed of a small bundt pan and a small round layer. I don't remember
the exact measurements. Maybe an 8" round under the smaller bundt
- *not* the 11 cup size. The bundt cake made the skirt fuller and more
like a "hoop" skirt alla Scarlet O'Hara. Maybe you can look in your
local library to see if they carry Woman's Day. Check the late May
through the the June issues. Sorry, my sense of time isn't so great.
It
shouldn't take too long to check through these issues. Hope this helps.
Renee
Date: August 4th, 1998 02:19:55
From: Mel
e-mail: melhuss@juno.com
Subject: Re: sister's cake
Thanks for the ideas guys! I am a beginner and I have really sucky
equipment!
Thanks anyway
Mel
Date: August 4th, 1998 10:40:41
From: Marida
e-mail: binsted@erols.com
Subject: Re: Re: barbie cake other than barbie pan.
I did Barbie spritzing her hair for one of my grandaughters. I did
her
on wafer paper and put it on top of a sheet cake. I really like doing
logos and other designs on wafter paper because you can get the detail
to look so realistic and it is quick.
Date: August 5th, 1998 02:37:40
From: Kathy M.
e-mail: ndsz27a@prodigy.com
Subject: Gone with the Wind
I have a customer who wants a "Gone with the Wind" cake. Do any of
you
you where I can get a picture of the cake in the movie or remember
what
the cake looked like? Also, she wants a sit down dinner with the same
type of foods that would have been served in that era. Thanks a bunch.
Kathy M.
Date: August 5th, 1998 08:55:12
From: Renee V
e-mail: renchuck2@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: barbie cake other than barbie pan.
HI Dee,
You could make a doll cake using a Barbie instead of a doll pick. There
were directions for a cake something like this in a Family Circle or
Woman's Day magazine that had a section on Disney. This was a
Cinderella cake, but it used the 11 1/2 inch fashion doll like Barbie.
I believe they used a small bundt pan on top of an 8" round and put
Barbie's legs in the hole in the middle of the bundt pan.
I don't know who this is for, but most little girls love a bride doll
and especially Barbie as a bride. You could decorate the skirt and
bodice like a wedding dress and add a tulle veil to Barbie's hair and
have a really cute cake. Also, if you were selling this cake, you would
not be infringing on copy write since you purchased the Barbie Doll.
If it is a gift cake for a little girl who loves Barbie, she would then
have a brand new Barbie Doll to play with, once the cake is cut.
Hope this helps,
Renee
Date: August 7th, 1998 12:54:22
From: Shirley C.
e-mail: SugarRushs@aol.com
Subject: Re: Blues Clues Cake?
Lisa:
I have a couple cute coloring book pictures of Blue the dog. I'll be
glad to e-mail them to you. If you want them please send your e-mail
address.
Shirley C. AKA SugarRushs@aol.com
Date: August 7th, 1998 01:11:35
From: Shirley C.
e-mail: SugarRushs@aol.com
Subject: Re: Tree Cake
Here is a suggestion. I hope it makes some sence! Make a tiered cake
with one of those cake stands with the single center piece. Decorate
the top tier like the green part of the tree. the base of the cake
could be a sheet cake, decorated like grass, sidewalks, flowers and
etc. A small plasic chanpaine glass could even be a bird bath( covered
and edged with icing, Blue gel for the water). I would love to do
something like this! ONE BIG HINT! Don't cover the center post to
look like the trees brown tunk until the cake is set up. The icing
may
fall off the trunk.
____
( )
(____)
II
_______II_______
[________________]
Silly drawing, but it's the best I could figure out for right now.
I hope this gives you some ideas.
Good luck!
Shirley C
Date: August 6th, 1998 08:22:56
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Beach Party Theme
A few other ideas:
With the airbrush:
1. While icing the cake take your metal spatula and on the diagonal
draw
spatula thru the icing with a wiggle motion. Do several rows of this.
Then when spraying, spray from the back and straight down leaving the
tops of the wiggles white.
2. Spray the beach brown then add the sugar, etc. so if you miss a
spot
it doesn't show.
3. Don't forget some green grass. Spray with green then add clumps
of
green grass with tip 233.
4. Use the cake comb to wiggle a design then air brush blueish green.
Plastics & edibles to add: which we sell of course
1. Palm trees, two sizes
2. Hawaiian people
3. bush picks
4. sugar sea shells
5. sprinkle fish
6. candy rocks
7. sugar sea creatures
8. bathing suit girl in lounge chair
9. those cocktail umbrellas
10. sugar fish
11. candy molds for molding sea stuff out of fondant, sugar, chocolate,
etc.
12. sugar whales for out in the ocean
13. sugar beach set; pail, umbrella top, shovel, and ball
14. I use the fruit imperials to sprinkle along the beach for a little
color.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 6th, 1998 08:27:26
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Blues Clues Cake?
We sell a thinking chair, color varies.
Add blue paw prints, pipe with tip 5. Not too hard, just squeeze the
blob stop squeezing before lifting. Pat down with finger just after
icing is unsticky to touch.
We also have a paw print sucker chocolate mold. If you want to make
treats or add it to the cake.
A lady brought a story book in and there is a birthday cake in there
with a round cake just rough iced blue with some blue iced cup cakes
around. How EASY!
GOOD LUCK and Have FUN!
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 6th, 1998 08:31:20
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Gone with the Wind
We also had the customer supply the picture. It was Scarlet in a gown
with the flag etc. around. We cut a stencil and airbrushed it on. Don't
know if I have the picture but I might be able to copy the stencil
for
you. Send a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) to Sugarcraft, Inc
at
1143 S. Erie Blvd., Hamilton, OH 45011.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 6th, 1998 08:34:02
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: barbie cake other than barbie pan.
When the customer supplies a Barbie Doll for the doll cake we add a
10"
round single layer to the bottom. A barbie doll is a little taller
than
the wonder mold pan. Or ask for a skipper doll. She fits better. Wrap
doll in saran or foil and push in.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 6th, 1998 08:41:48
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: barbie cake other than barbie pan.
Not to be a hog. But to transfer with Wafer Paper there are many ways.
One is to use a non toxic ink pen and trace on the design. Wafer Paper
is see through. Draw on the smooth side. Cut it out or leave it round,
etc. Now you can color in with non toxic markers OR use the Cake
decorating pens only $5.99 for 5 pens OR star fill-in OR air brush
OR
spread piping gel on the entire picture and paint with straight food
coloring. Its like water coloring painting. Very easy.
Now to get it on the cake, here too many ways. I like to ice the cake
let it crust then mist on water where picture will be. Add pictre and
quickly press smoothing on. It will dissolve slightly and be easier
to
cut. OR spread piping gel where picture will be and lay on.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 6th, 1998 09:15:48
From: Danielle Cadieux
e-mail: pcadieux@julian.uwo.ca
Subject: Tree Cake
I have been asked to make a cake for a 35th birthday party. For
presents everyone has been invited to purchase a Silver Maple Tree
for
the guest of honour, who is doing some landscaping on his farm.
I would like to make a Tree Cake but I don't even know where to begin.
Would I be able to support a "ball" cake on a stump somehow?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Danielle - "Stumped" in Ontario
Date: August 6th, 1998 04:51:53
From: Diane
e-mail: Pippingirl@aol.com
Subject: Re: sister's cake
How about a sheet cake trimmed to look like an unfurled scroll. Ice
it in white, pipe sheet music lines on it, then make candy or royal icing
musical notes and have it spell out the opening bars to her favorite piece
of music (or whatever piece you like - "Happy Birthday", etc.)
You can add a bouquet of flowers in the corner or ribbons or whatever
to "girly" it up if that's more her speed.
Date: August 6th, 1998 02:32:03
From: Jennifer
e-mail: gigimama@aol.com
Subject: Re: Beach Party Theme
For the sandy shore, you can use granulated brown sugar, crushed cookies,
or crushed graham crackers. For the ocean, ice the area fluffy with a bluish-green,
then put some daps of white for the white caps and seafoam, or used colored
piping gel. You can figure-pipe people laying on the beach, floating in
the water on rings, etc. Add a few shells, crabs, etc. Check Dolores' online
newsletter. In either June or July she showed a couple of cakes that might
give you some ideas; I think she had a beach scene, and I know there were
pool and river tubing cakes.
Date: August 6th, 1998 06:13:52
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Gone with the Wind
well i have done a gww cake but not like the one in the movie.
customer supplied me w/pic of brett & scarlett in embrace which
i
copied onto rice paper. this was only a 1/4 sheet cake so the whole
top was taken up w/that pic. i placed the cake on a 1/2 sheet board
and put a spray of roses on each side on the board. also made the
message lg block writting on the board 'your 50's are gone w/the wind'.
it was great! if you know how to recieve it i could scann the pic for
you. let me know.
lynne
Date: August 6th, 1998 01:59:47
From: Marida
e-mail: binsted@erols.com
Subject: Re: Beach Party Theme
We have done several beach party themes. You can either airbrush or
use
brown sugar for the sand and then do some piping gel colored blue for
the ocean. Then you can get some of those little umbrellas they use
in
cocktail drinks and put them in the sand. You can put a couple of crabs
and shells around and also at the kraft stores they have little seagulls
that you can mount on toothpicks or popsicle sticks, they have little
ocean houses sitting on pillings, etc. There are lots of things that
you can do. Put some small beach balls on the sand. Our Ben Franklin
even has small boats with a fisherman rowing in it.
Date: August 6th, 1998 12:55:41
From: Joyce M
e-mail:
Subject: Beach Party Theme
I have been asked to do an 11x15 sheet cake for a church youth group.
The theme is going to be a beach party. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
I do have a "new" air brush, but not much experience on doing scenes, Mostly
flowers.
Thank you for any help!!
Joyce M
Date: August 6th, 1998 10:10:59
From: Millie
e-mail: millied@elfatrading.com
Subject: Re: Blues Clues Cake?
Lisa,
I did a really nice blue for my nieces bday. I went to nickjr.com and
printed a picture of blue. I did it with colorflow.
Everyone loved it.
Good luck.
Millie
Date: August 6th, 1998 06:41:41
From: Lisa
e-mail:
Subject: Blues Clues Cake?
Hi All:
I'm looking for a good idea for a Blues Clues cake for my son. I am a novice decorator (but have taken 2 Wilton classes) and also have a Blitzer air gun. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Date: August 7th, 1998 11:28:00
From: Julie
e-mail: julchapie@aol.com
Subject: Re: Re: Tree Cake
I know you are looking for ideas for one big tree, but if you wanted
to make smaller trees, I just made one and used Stello Doro Breadsticks
as the tree trunks and then decorated a cone with green leafs to set upon
the "trunks". It turned out very cute.
Good luck
Date: August 7th, 1998 05:26:41
From: Tami
e-mail: tlutley@inetworld,net
Subject: Re: boss/coworker leaving to pursue writing career
You can do a book shape out of a rectangle pan, (9X13) by mounding
the
icing in the center a little and running a comb along the sides to
be
pages. You could also do a closed book by cutting the rectangle pan
in
half and stacking them. Round the icing on one side for the binder
and
comb the pages on the 3 other sides. You could even make some chocolate
pieces for the binder and top cover and place them on the cake.
I have seen the many language goodbye on a Hallmark card. you might
try
there for other ideas. Good luck
Date: August 7th, 1998 05:14:11
From: Valerie
e-mail: gregloe@ghg.net
Subject: Eyeball Cake
I'm graduating from optometry school and my sister is an accomplished
cake decorator who wants ideas for a cake. She thought of using a football
pan and slicing it in half to look like an eyeball sticking up out of a
sheet cake. That way, we could still write on the rest. I would love any
ideas! Anything having to do with eyes, glasses, etc.
Date: August 7th, 1998 12:56:00
From: michelle
e-mail: michelle_gann@mgh.com
Subject: boss/coworker leaving to pursue writing career
My boss stepped down and became my coworker and now she is leaving
to
pursue a career in book writing. She has been with the company for
about 6 years and her first book is almost done. She likes taz and
dilbert and I don't have a book shaped cake pan, any other ideas for
this one. Thanks alot. Also I read in the past that someone did a cake
in abunch of different languages saying goodbye and good luck. Could
you
please post this list of languages and their correct way or writing
or
email me this info. Thanks alot.
Date: August 7th, 1998 12:13:34
From: Kathy M.
e-mail: ndsz27a@prodigy.com
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Gone with the Wind
Thanks Sue, I will send you an SASE.
Kathy M.
Date: August 7th, 1998 12:12:11
From: Kathy M.
e-mail: ndsz27a@prodigy.com
Subject: Re: Re: Gone with the Wind
Hi Lynne,
It sounds beautiful, I will find out how to receive scanned pictures
and
let you know. Thanks
Kathy M.
Date: August 8th, 1998 09:11:01
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Eyeball Cake
That sounds like a neat idea. Add clear piping gel over the eye, for
the
glossy look. Maybe glitter for eye shadow. Make some eye lashes out
of
chocolate ahead of time on wax paper, then stick in icing.
For a complete eye use the sports ball pan.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 9th, 1998 09:00:29
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: ISO-Ideas of Backdrops for Cakes
Could you be referring to taking pictures? Or making an edible backdrop?
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 9th, 1998 11:37:51
From: Marida
e-mail: binsted@erols.com
Subject: Christmas is coming!!
Hey, all you Grandmas out there. You know what is a lot of fun about
two weeks before Christmas? Get all your grandchildren, nieces and
nephews together and do gingerbread houses. You can order them from
Delores before she sells out. Put them together on boards for each
child and then make icing, lots of candy, etc. and watch their little
minds work! I have been doing it for 6 years and we video them each
year. The three year olds (now 9) with icing all over their faces,
eating as much as they put on the houses. They take them home after
we
open presents and it is really a fun and special time for them.
Sometimes they bring a friend or two. I keep thinking 6 years is a
long
time but they won't let me quit.
Date: August 9th, 1998 02:12:25
From: Cess
e-mail: caes@umich.edu
Subject: ISO-Ideas of Backdrops for Cakes
Greetings Everyone,
Does anyone have any ideas for creating backdrops for cakes?
Thanks
Date: August 10th, 1998 08:34:55
From: Diane
e-mail: Pippingirl@aol.com
Subject: Re: Hercules cake
You didn't say if it was the Disney Hercules or the Kevin Sorbo series.
If it's the Disney one, Wilton offers a cake pan/plastic cake topper for
that licensed character.
Otherwise, you might try Greek-oriented designs like the Greek key
(a running border of squared-off spirals) or such things as lightning bolts,
winged horses, winged sandels, togas & sandels, short swords &
shields, and lots and lots of monsters!
You could use cookie cutters you might already have and add your own
details - cut out reindeer, cut off the antlers, and add angel wings: viola,
you've got a Pegasus. Make cookies and decorate anyway you see fit, or
use those handy fruit roll-ups and put the cut-outs on a cake or individual
cupcakes.
A bunch of gummy snakes sticking out of a decorated cupcake makes a
neat-o hydra monster.
Or you could always have the kids involved in making their own treats
- just keep it age-appropriate and be prepared for lots of mess!
Date: August 10th, 1998 06:18:35
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: ISO-Ideas of Backdrops for Cakes
to show off the cake to it's best advantage use a dk blue fabric. hang
it on the wall and down/across to cover the table. you want a fabric
that is somewhat heavy or dense. try to keep it perfectly smooth. any
wrinkles will show.
there is a wonderful little book put out by nick lodge that covers
other ideas.........'cake styling' w/a subtitle of 'presenting and
photographing your cakes'. *very helpful*!
lynne
Date: August 10th, 1998 09:21:04
From: Cess
e-mail: caes@umich.edu
Subject: Re: Re: ISO-Ideas of Backdrops for Cakes
Yes, Sue I am referring to the background behind the cake display for
pictures. Do you have any ideas?
Thanks. Also does your shop carry a plan oval shaped candy mold for
chocolate?
Date: August 10th, 1998 09:42:05
From: Carol Zimmet
e-mail: czimmet@iris.com
Subject: Hercules cake
Hello!
My son picked Hercules as his theme for his 3 year birthday. Can you
make suggestions on edible decorations for his party. I am planning
to
make him a cake (so looking for cake suggestions), but would be open
to
other ideas (cupcakes, cookies, topping for ice cream,etc.)
I am looking for suggestions geared more for a beginner, entusiast!
Thanks!
Carol
Date: August 11th, 1998 07:09:47
From: Trina
e-mail: Kkimbro340@aol.com
Subject: Haunted House Cake
Hello Everyone!
We are planning to have a Halloween party this year! I was wanting to construct a haunted house cake but have no ideas on how or where to start. Any helpful hints, suggestions, pictures. . . would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Everyone!!!!!!!
Date: August 11th, 1998 10:53:31
From: Nannette
e-mail: nghenderson@erols.com
Subject: Re: Hercules cake
The 1998 Wilton yearbook has a number of Hercules themed ideas in it
(see pages 10 and 11). The candy molds are cute and would be pretty
easy.
Also, I know there is a Hercules "edible image". If you don't have too
much cake decorating experience, that may be your best bet for the
cake.
Dolores sells it in her online catalog; instructions on how to use
edible images are there on the edible image page.
Good luck!
Date: August 11th, 1998 10:51:55
From: Caesanea
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: ISO-Ideas of Backdrops for Cakes
Thanks so much Lynne, This is what I was looking for some other ideas.
I
have used a wicker floor screen before but it doesn't fit this theme.
Thanks once again.
Date: August 12th, 1998 08:36:02
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Re: ISO-Ideas of Backdrops for Cakes
Email us about the mold, I'm pretty sure we have something. I'm at
home
and they are at work, sorry.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 12th, 1998 08:38:59
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.ent
Subject: Re: Hercules cake
HERCULES: things we carry
Edible Image© - Hercules OR Megra $5.50 each
Collectibles Figures $3.00 each - OR - All the characters in a
set of 6 pc $10.00
Large Hercules candle $3.99
Cupcake Picks Hercules only 12 pc $1.69 OR Hercules & Megra
picks #1543 12 pc $2.29
Cupcake liners 50 pc $1.49
Candy mold #2115-3300 $1.99
Cake Pan #2105-3300 $9.99
extra Face for pan #504-3300 $3.99
Cake Novelty kit #42795 $10.00
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 12th, 1998 10:22:23
From: Nannette
e-mail: nghenderson@erols.com
Subject: Re: Tea Party Cake
I just tried to e-mail it to you--one is a picture file, the other
is a
generic Word document. If you can't get either, let me know and I can
fax it to you.
Date: August 12th, 1998 08:44:00
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Tea Party Cake
If you don't get it, send a SASE(self addressed stamped envelope) and
I'll copy it from ours for you.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
1143 S. Erie Blvd.
Hamilton, OH 45011
Date: August 12th, 1998 08:41:40
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Haunted House Cake
This is my sisters favorite holiday!
You have just got to try the Haunted House Gingerbread kit by Wilton.
I
think it discontinued but we have a few left. Its a hit! Stands about
15
inches tall and you can just add sooooo many effets. Email
proicer@one.net and Mom can email you a picture.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 12th, 1998 08:34:47
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Re: ISO-Ideas of Backdrops for Cakes
Some of my Ideas.
1. Mom did a 3D car cake and took it outside and layed in in the gravel
for the picture.
2. Try a checkered table cloth for outdoor themes.
3. Mount a window shade to pull down in back. They come in colors too.
4. Streamers around the board for festive cakes, even horn blowers,
etc.
5. We made a rainbow on cardboard once for a Wizard of Oz cake.
6. Joyce attached fabric to a cardboard for a background for a barbie
walk way. Like the stage.
7. Use wrapping paper on table under cake.
8. Use comb, brush, etc. around the cake for beautician.
9. For a wedding cake crumpled fabric/table cloth around bottom looks
wonderful. Make sure the table cloth has been ironed first!
Thats all for now, might think of something else.
Date: August 12th, 1998 10:37:34
From: Veronica
e-mail: pastry_art@hotmail.com
Subject: Tea Party Cake
Does anyone have the 1978 Wilton pattern book? I bought the catalog
at a
used book store and there's a teapot cake and teacup mini cakes I'm
interested in making but I don't have the tea party pattern. The pattern
is supposed to be on page 114. If you have it, please email me. I would
be most appreciative. Thank you.
Date: August 12th, 1998 02:11:29
From: Shannon
e-mail: sboyd@mursuky.campus.mci.net
Subject: Re: Blues Clues Cake?
I've done one of these too for my second cousins birthday. It was a
sheet cake and I had Blue on the left hand side of the cake with his paw
sticking up then a little to the right of that on the upper part of the
cake I had a blue paw print (about 4" across) like Sue described with a
tip 5 ( I think I may have used a tip 10 or 12 for the large part of the
paw). I wrote his age on the pawprint in white. Then in the bottom-right
side area of the cake I made Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper and a comic strip
'balloon' over thier heads and wrote in it "Happy Birthday Miles!" to make
it look like they were saying it. It really turned out cute. I wish I had
a scanner so I could e-mail you a picture ( Sometimes I feel like I'm not
very good at describing things :o) ). For the picture of Blue, I used a
picture I found in a magazine and stenciled it on the cake with cocoa powder.
I think Dolores has directions for how to do this picture transfer method
on her website somewhere. If you can't find it and would like to know how
( if you don't already) just e-mail me or post a message and I'll try to
describe how. I found out about it on this message board way back when
it first started and have been doing it ever since. Hope this helps!
Shannon :o)
Date: August 13th, 1998 04:27:54
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Sports Birthday Cake
hi jeanna;
there is a great edible immage that cover all of those as i remember.
ck w/dolores's catalog pg on e.i.
or you could make a mini 1/2 ball and 1/2 egg for the baseball and
football to put on a sheet......nothing comes to my mind re hockey.
hope this helps.
lynne
Date: August 13th, 1998 01:35:28
From: Jeanna
e-mail: JBarciela@aol.com
Subject: Sports Birthday Cake
Hello: I have been searching for an idea to decorate my son's 9th
birthday cake. The theme of the party is "SPORTS" favorites are
baseball, hockey and football. Could you please send me an idea('s)
Thank-You most certainly?
Date: August 16th, 1998 12:47:24
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: ISO: cake set-up picture
no sue -- what i'm looking for is a picture of a cake set up on 2 of
those stands.
lynne
Date: August 15th, 1998 11:57:36
From: KELLY
e-mail: JALLEN1406.AOL.COM
Subject: SAND CASTLE WEDDING CAKE - HELP
HELP! I AM PLANNING MY WEDDING IN CANCUN, WITH A LOCAL RECEPTION
FOLLOWING OUR TRIP. I'M PLANNING A "BEACH PARTY" THEME, AND WOULD LIKE
ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO HAVE A SAND CASTLE WEDDING CAKE MADE. I'M SURE
IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE. ANY SUGGESTIONS, IDEAS OR PICTURES WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL!
THANKS, KELLY
Date: August 15th, 1998 08:40:10
From: margaret
e-mail: salimstng@aol.com
Subject: Re: Coloring books
These pictures also make great Color Flow patterns too!!
Just place wax paper ove the picture & go!!
Date: August 15th, 1998 08:35:59
From: Margaret
e-mail: salimstng@aol.com
Subject: Re: Sports Birthday Cake
I have bought the little footballs, helmets, pom-poms & such that
are put on Mums, for Homecoming, (at craft stores) & decorated a sport
theme cake that way! The customer loved it!
They also have other type balls...basketball, baseballs (& gloves)
these cakes are alot of fun! Just go crazy with "team" spirit!
Good luck, have fun
Margaret
Date: August 15th, 1998 07:12:16
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: ISO: cake set-up picture
Not sure what you looking for?? The SUS-1 Stand that we sell? If so,
go
to either picture:
http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/wedding/bc1.jpg
http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/wedding/bc2.jpg
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 15th, 1998 12:32:20
From: lynne
e-mail: kakeladi@mindinfo.com
Subject: ISO: cake set-up picture
i know i have seen pictures of a cake set-up using two sus stands but
have been unable to locate where :(
has anyone done this?
i have a consultation early next wk w/a bride wanting fondant cake
to
serve 250 and figured that would be a good way to set it up.
i prefere to keep my fondant cakes small therefore will have to use
something like 4/10" as a base then 12", 9" and 6" . i don't think
even that will be enough.
anyone have any other ideas? i prefere not to go over 12" -- i've had
a couple of bad experiences trying lg'r sizes :(
lynne
Date: August 16th, 1998 11:47:40
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Back to School
it sounds like you need a good size cake.....bigger than 1/2 sheet?
i'm thinking of putting most of those activities on a 1/2 sheet.....a
pom pom; 1/2 ball for scoccer &/or baseball; 1/2 egg for football;
notes &/or instruments for band. maybe w/the words....'back to
work
time'? yu could also make some books w/cake scraps or graham crackers.
do that get your creative juices a jum start?
lynne
Date: August 16th, 1998 11:41:17
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: dinosaur cake??
hi there; i hoppe you have had time to review the posts farther down
this pg (or maybe already in the archives) as we gave someone ideas
just a short while ago.
+there are many ways to do it. you can use a mini doll skirt, or egg
shape or just 1/2 rounds to make 3-d dinos.
if you need just a few servings then put it on a small round. for
larger party add the 1/2 rounds to maybe a 1/2 sheet.
when do you need this? if you know how to view a scanned item i can
send you a picture.
lynne
Date: August 16th, 1998 11:38:54
From: Beth A
e-mail: cakelady31@hotmail.com
Subject: Back to School
The teenagers at my church are having a "back to school bash" Aug 23.
I'm supposed to make a cake, and I can't decide what to do....The kids
are involved in a variety of activities, band, football, cheerleading,
etc and are between the ages of 12-17.
Date: August 16th, 1998 10:36:19
From: kari
e-mail: mkschwind@uswest.net
Subject: dinosaur cake??
i would like to do a dinosaur cake for my son's birthday. i am a novice
decorator but am willing to try anything. any ideas or patterns??
thanks a bunch. kari
Date: August 16th, 1998 09:45:48
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Re: ISO: cake set-up picture
Both of those pictures uses two of those stands.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 16th, 1998 07:23:56
From: millie
e-mail: millied@elfatrading.com
Subject: Re: Sports Birthday Cake
I drew a baseball, football, soccer, baseball mit and basket ball on
rice paper
and put them on a 10" round cake. Filled them in with thinned down
buttercream
It came out great and the kids loved it.
Good luck,
Millie
Date: August 18th, 1998 12:37:46
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Back to School
You could put a blackboard on the cake with chalk and do your message
on it. Maybe put an apple, ruler, book, etc. around the sides of the cake
or do the sports, etc. around the sides.
Date: August 18th, 1998 12:34:40
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Rugrats ideas
Glad to hear we are being of help to you and the new generation of
cake decorators! That's great since one of these days, we will be retiring
or fall over in the icing!
There are some good Rugrats coloring books available. Probably it would be easiest for you to do the method you described with the wafer paper and the edible pen drawings. If you had a Kopykake machine you could put the page out of the coloring book in it and draw it right on the cake and fill it in with stars or outline with black and fill in with a #2 and then gently smooth each area down with a paper towel.
Whatever you do, your child is going to think his "MOM" is the greatest! They'll be your best advertisement especially when they start to school!
Good luck!
Date: August 17th, 1998 03:29:13
From: Tatiana
e-mail: tyazbeck@nacion.co.cr
Subject: Rugrats ideas
Hello! You can't imagine how I'm learning from all of you, I don't
know
very much about cake decorating, but I decided to make the second
birthday party for my son with the theme of Rugrats. Could you please
help me with ideas for a beautiful cake and sugar favors? It's very
difficult to find this theme.
I have been thinking on the basic colors used on the TV series (light
blue, yellow and maybe a touch of white). I don't know if I can use
this edible rice paper to make the characters drawing on it and then
on
the cake and paint with these special pens. I don't know what to do,
please help me! I would like to make the most beautiful cake a mother
can do, I imagine it with glitter and delicious, but I'm very new in
this interesting cake decorating world.
Thank you very much for your time and help.
PS. If you can suggest me a good book for a newbie who wants to be
as
good as you all, please let me know.
Bye-bye
Date: August 17th, 1998 09:11:49
From: AJ
e-mail: fruittingle86@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: SAND CASTLE WEDDING CAKE - HELP
I can see alot of fun in creating this cake! What about doing the whole
cake in a sandy colour, and using shells and seahorse, etc to decorate
the sides and pillars in. How about two sets of footprints in the sand
winding up the layers of cakes, and on the top two sets of feet peeping
out from beneath a huge beach umbrella with the words 'just married'
printed across it? Something like that would look really gorgeous!
Date: August 18th, 1998 09:30:47
From: Lisa
e-mail: LISASCAKES@aol.com
Subject: Re: 40th Birthday
how about a football jersey?? you could do it in the schools colors
and but 40 as the number on the back. his name acrossed the top could be
a very simple cake with great results.
Date: August 18th, 1998 10:22:49
From: Kelly
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Re: SAND CASTLE WEDDING CAKE - HELP
Thanks Delores, I'll get that in the mail to you right away. Thanks
for
your help!
Date: August 18th, 1998 09:26:13
From: Lisa
e-mail: LISASCAKES@aol.com
Subject: Re: "end of summer" cake idea
HI Jeannine,
How about a beach theme?? this could be good for about any age group just make the "beach toys" age approperiate. you could do this on an 11x 15 sheet cake and have enough for the 20- 25 people you want to serve. vanilla wafers crushed up make a great tasting sand. i have seen people use brown sugar but i think it would ruin the icing under it.
Date: August 19th, 1998 01:57:02
From: Shirley C
e-mail: SugarRushs@aol.com
Subject: Re: Rugrats ideas
Dear Tatiana:
I have e-mailed you a couple pictures of the Rugrats, I think would
be
cute on a very young boys cake. I have a whole file of Rugrat photo's,
I just love these silly guys!
Sugarcraft on-line catalog under "Ediable Images" has a real cute
Rugrats, I think it is called Friends! Just Tommy and Spike. I
ordered one a while back. If you are new to the decorating, you might
try the edible image, and decorate around that.
Good luck,
Shirley C.
Date: August 18th, 1998 07:02:58
From: Dolores
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!!
Right on! And also get a single light on a chord and use crushed hard
candy in the windows (melts while the GB bakes...and you have 'glowing'
windows!) I just cut a hole in the cardboard the GB house is on and
insert the light. We carry the lights.
Date: August 18th, 1998 07:00:12
From: Dolores
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: SAND CASTLE WEDDING CAKE - HELP
There IS a sand castle on the front of the American Cake Decorating
magazine which came out last year (out of print). If you send me a
sase
I'll make you a copy of that cake. It WAS a sand castle.
Sugarcraft
1143 S. Erie Blvd
Hamilton, OH 45011
Please also state what you are requesting or I'll NEVER know by then.
Date: August 18th, 1998 07:48:58
From: Tatiana
e-mail: tyazbeck@nacion.co.cr
Subject: Re: Re: Rugrats ideas
Thank you very much for your beautiful ideas Carolyn!!!!
Another question: can I use icing on the rice paper or only pens?
Date: August 18th, 1998 07:47:27
From: Jeannine
e-mail: norder@prodigy.net
Subject: "end of summer" cake idea
I need some ideas for a cake for an "end of the summer" party. I
expect 50-60 people but only want enough cake for about half that
number. I am up for suggestions of any type...sheet, shaped, tiered
etc. I do have an airbrush, but am not very proficient with it yet.
Thanks for your help!
Date: August 18th, 1998 12:15:36
From: Dee Ann
e-mail: underwod@ptsi.net
Subject: 40th Birthday
I have been asked to make a birthday cake for a football coach who
is turning 40. His wife requests no "over the hill" theme. This cake would
be for the teachers and staff of our local school. Any suggestions? Thanks
for any help you can give me.
Date: August 19th, 1998 07:49:56
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Back to School
I've done large cakes for the highschool and just marked them off in
squares then add an item to each piece. Sometimes plastics, icing piped,
chocolate molded, depending on the sport.
Also don't make too much cake, they tend not to eat much. Too busy
talking, etc.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 19th, 1998 07:53:52
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Rugrats ideas
Also available from Sugarcraft, besides the edible image...
Fondant Faces 15 of one design $2.59
PVC collectable figures $3.00 each
GOOD LUCK and HAVE FUN!
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 19th, 1998 08:05:13
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Pooh Cake Ideas
Wilton had a good idea...
Use the pooh candle and ice a green spot under it. Add 3 pieces of brown
fence in the back ground. Maybe some plastic or ice cream cone trees
and
icing flowers.
One big idea we've done a hunderd times:
Use a long loaf cake cut into 4 blocks. Place 4 block cakes across
from
each other like a + then add some straws for dowel support and stack
an
8 inch round double layer. We then use the large pooh squeeze toy on
top. Add a few plastic trees around pooh and some sprinkle
flowers. Decorate the blocks as blocks, presants, etc.
Easy and quick!
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Check out our Pooh page at...
http://sugarcraft.com/catalog/novelties/winnie/winnie.htm
Date: August 19th, 1998 02:25:31
From: Dee Ann
e-mail: underwod@ptsi.net
Subject: Re: Re: 40th Birthday
Thanks Lisa......I hadn't thought about a jersey cake.
Date: August 19th, 1998 03:54:28
From: Shirley C.
e-mail: SugarRushs@aol.com
Subject: To: Sherry Re: Blues Clues Photos
Sherry:
I sent you a couple photos of the Blues Clues Dog and the e-mail was
returned (Unknown).
If you still want them, Please send your e-mail address again.
Shirley C.
Date: August 19th, 1998 02:16:08
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Pooh Cake Ideas
hi; this isn't a whole lot different but i usually make it w/a tree
on
one long side (left) this fills about 2" in from the edge; don't need
border on this part. use tip 16 or 18 to make long lines up from the
bottom. at the bottom of this tree make a few short, slightly curved
lines (roots); of course at the top make more and much longer curved
lines for branches.....also a few smaller branching off of those. a
couple of these branches go off the cake -- down the side. put lots
of green leaves and a few tiny drop flowers.
you can add some 'tufts' of grass and flowers to the ground area.
pooh is sitting under the tree. add a tiny butterfly or two. make
clouds in the sky (icing mounds) and maybe a couple of 'v's (birds
flying.)
hope that helps you. if you need i can get hubby to scan a pic tonight.
lynne
Date: August 19th, 1998 07:24:58
From: Lisa
e-mail: oo1lisa@aol.com
Subject: Pooh Cake Ideas
Hi all:
I've got to make a Pooh cake for this weekend. I'm getting tired of my same old design - its just airbrushed (with my blitzer gun) with a sky up above and ground below then with Pooh and Tigger or this time around Piglet standing on the ground part. Pretty basic (as I'm only a beginner) but I am looking to see if you all have any better ideas. If any of you can help me out I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for all your help I think this site is the GREATEST!!!!
Date: August 19th, 1998 09:20:28
From: Lisa
e-mail: oo1lisa@aol.com
Subject: Tupperware Cake Idea?
I'm in desperate need of an idea for a cake for a Tupperware party
that my mother-in-law will be having next week. I've racked my brain and
have come up with absolutely nothing, I'm hoping someone out there could
give me some good ideas. Thanks in advance for all your help.
Date: August 19th, 1998 09:56:29
From: Dolores
e-mail:
Subject: Re: To: Sherry Re: Blues Clues Photos
Also, I have Blue's Clues ideas in my August newsletter.
Date: August 21st, 1998 01:48:01
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: flow color balloons
if you make many extra balloons you could stagger pile them into a
3-d
bunch and some of them will seem to be floating.
i'm thinking of the article in acd w/the 3-d baseball cake.
or cut your balloons out of fondant, doing the same as above. some
of
the balloons could be dried over say an egg cupcake or other such item
to form them.
lynne
Date: August 20th, 1998 11:40:21
From: Emily
e-mail: lkk592s@nic.smsu.edu
Subject: Re: Tupperware Cake Idea?
Maybe you could make a two layer sheet cake iced white on the side
and
decorate the top with yellow icing to look like a square tupperware
container. Just a thought.
Date: August 20th, 1998 08:16:12
From: Dolores
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Construction Vehicle Cake Ideas
If you want it to be 3D check out my vehicles on my CAKE PICTURES page.
I just place a block of styrofoam under the cardboard holding the cake
so it is elevated.
Date: August 20th, 1998 10:04:49
From: Karen
e-mail: yankee@netacc.net
Subject: Re: flow color balloons
The only idea I have is to make the bottom of the cake square and cover
it in basket weave. Then you could attach a helium ballon with ribbons
tucked into the cake so it looks like a hot air balloon. Just a thought!
GOOD LUCK!!!:-)
Date: August 20th, 1998 10:09:13
From: Karen
e-mail: yankee@netacc.net
Subject: Re: Re: Tupperware Cake Idea?
Why not cover the cake with smaller tupperware items? My tupperware
lady always had magnets & keychains that were smaller versions
of the actual product. Your Mom could even use these as door prizes during
the evening! Good luck! :-)
Date: August 20th, 1998 09:13:33
From: Dora
e-mail:
Subject: Re: To: Sherry Re: Blues Clues Photos
Sherry-Yoy can find Blue's clues pictures at www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/1226/index.html
I found this by going to Webcrawler and asking for Blue's Clues. Lots of
info found this way.
Date: August 20th, 1998 04:41:11
From: Vikki
e-mail: vikkool@ibm.net
Subject: flow color balloons
Hi y'all,
I am making a 1st birthday cake and they want balloons, so i thought
i'd flow some nice brite balloons. Then i started thinking of how to
make it unique rather than just laying a balloon on the top of the
cake. The icing will be a fondant. Any suggestions of how I could make
the thing float in the air? All ideas are more than welcome. I have
to
finish it by the 27th.
Vikki
Date: August 20th, 1998 05:21:15
From: Michelle
e-mail: mharris1999@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Pooh Cake Ideas
Did a cake like this for my nephew about a month ago, only I did a
buttercream transfer instead of the airbrushing, and had pooh piglet
and
tigger sitting together, used a small cranked spatula to 'smear' small
dollops of white frosting against a pale blue background first and
it
made a really awesome 'sky' Then I mixed buttercup yellow with piping
gel and made 'honey' pouring out of a couple of icing drawn 'honeypots'
He really really loved it. "Everyone kept asking how I did the honey,
and no one wanted to cut the cake. Eventually the nephew just stuck
his
finger in the cake, (smile) that initiated the cutting!
Hope some of this helps
-Michelle
Date: August 20th, 1998 03:52:58
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Construction Vehicle Cake Ideas
We sell a construction vehicle cake kit which I use with a sceenery
cake
using a petite doll cake for hills and brown sugar for dirt and don't
forget to fill the dump truck with edible rocks (candy pebbles).
This is an old idea; pan isn't sold but if anyone wants to part with
it.
The old fashion car pan makes a good front end loader. This is a pan
with large tires and humps up to the cab. Then make the front of the
car
the loader part with it digging up the dirt.
We have a NEW book in "Childrens Birthday Cakes Book" by the Australian
Women's Weekly $13.50 that has a cut up truck cake. They used a wedge
of
cake to tip the back. Real cute decorated with cookie wheels, candy
head
lights, and filled with wrapped candy.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 20th, 1998 02:54:31
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Tupperware Cake Idea?
hi there;
my thought would be go w/something pretty and frilly......lots of
flowers and ruffles :) or a pkg cake. but i bet you are looking for
something to do w/tubberwear..... how about making a bowl? green like
the tubberwear?
lynne
Date: August 20th, 1998 02:45:39
From: Emily
e-mail: lkk592s@nic.smsu.edu
Subject: Re: Construction Vehicle Cake Ideas
Wilton makes a set of 4 candles that are construction vehicles. They're
on page 128 of the 1999 Wilton yearbook. There's a picture of a cake
using these candles on page 25. It uses the stand up mini bear pan
decorated like a little boy. Then they have brown sugar on top of the
cake to look like sand, I think. The boy is holding one of the vehicles
and the others are laying in the sand. I think the cake is supposed
to be a boy playing in his sandbox. It's pretty cute. Good luck on
your cake.
Date: August 20th, 1998 12:59:10
From: Melissa
e-mail: melperry@sover.net
Subject: Construction Vehicle Cake Ideas
My son's birthday is coming up (4 yrs old). He would love a
construction vehicle cake (loader, backhoe, excavator). I haven't been
able to find any pans or patterns for this type of vehicle. Anybody
have any ideas for a cake or a pattern or a similar pan which I could
alter to make it look like this type of vehicle. Thanks for your help.
Date: August 21st, 1998 04:05:30
From: Diane B.
e-mail: Pippingirl@aol.com
Subject: Re: flow color balloons
How about individual cupcakes decorated to look like baskets, and then
you could attach a real helium balloon with ribbon above each one. They
would look like miniature hot-air balloons! (The balloons will hover above
the cupcakes, but they won't lift them - you need a really big balloon
or balloons to do that.)
Date: August 21st, 1998 05:22:53
From: Vikki
e-mail: vikkool@ibm.net
Subject: Re: Re: flow color balloons
Wonderfu ideas!
I really appreciate having a place like this to come to.
Thanks
Vikki
Date: August 21st, 1998 02:17:07
From: michele
e-mail: mnket@aol.com
Subject: Deer Hunter Birthday Cake
My husband, the avid deer hunter, is having a birthday next month.
Any ideas on how to decorate a cake with a hunting theme. Thanks for any
ideas!!!!
Date: August 21st, 1998 02:16:52
From: michele
e-mail: mnket@aol.com
Subject: Deer Hunter Birthday Cake
My husband, the avid deer hunter, is having a birthday next month.
Any ideas on how to decorate a cake with a hunting theme. Thanks for any
ideas!!!!
Date: August 21st, 1998 09:00:17
From: millie
e-mail: millied@elfatrading.com
Subject: Re:Blues Clues Photos
You can also try Nickjr.com. They have coloring pages for Blue which
you can print.
Good luck
Millie
Date: August 23rd, 1998 01:53:38
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: double birthday cake
haven't found too much so far but here's a couple of ideas that could
be adapted --
celebrate 4: pg. 41
a to z pg. 7
one time i used 2 single layer rounds pushed together (ice each on
board to size before placing on 1/2 board) can put daisies or
sunflowers w/bachlor buttons and fern on the outer edges and a small
grouping on the board in the center where the two come together. i
could scan it for you if you'd like.
lynne
Date: August 23rd, 1998 01:47:16
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: ISO: idea for man's sheet cake
well jen do you have any books?? there's some ideas. the main thing
here is to remember the word *adapt* :) i can see any/all of these
in
a blue and green color for a man. i know some of them are on a shapped
cake....but so what! the main part of the design can always be put
onto a sheet. hope one of these helps your creative juices to run :)
celebrate 3: pg 58
5: pg 28; 143
4: pg 43; 50/51; 56; 68; 89
6: pg 68; 90; 132
a to z: pg 75; 107; 112; 118
yrbks 82: pg. 29 (leave off hunter); 30 change colors; 46 ...to :'s
?db
78
86: pg. 5
85 pg. 14, 21
that's all i've had time to find so far.
lynne
Date: August 22nd, 1998 08:35:35
From: jen
e-mail:
Subject: ISO: idea for man's sheet cake
I need to make a 9X13 sheet cake iced in chocolate buttercream. This
is
for a man turning 51. As long as I write Happy Birthday and his name,
the design was left up to me. But I do know the wife wants it to be
all
buttercream, no plastic or edible images. I was delivering a cake to
the office she works at, when I took her order and I forgot to ask
if
her husband has any hobbys or anything. I thought I could think up
something, but have come up empty. I told her this would cost $18 since
it was a one layer cake. (The cake I delivered that day had piped frogs
on a lilypad on a 12X18 cake. So I know she wants something, you know,
more than a plain cake.) Anyway, I need some ideas please. I have a
hard time with men's cakes since I try not to put flowers on theirs.
Thanks ahead of time.
Date: August 22nd, 1998 03:22:52
From: Rose
e-mail: cakefarm@yahoo.com
Subject: double birthday cake
I need an idea for September 11th. Two co-workers are celebrating their
birthdays the same day. One (female) will be 40. The other (male) will
be 23. I will be making a one mix cake and could use some ideas. Thanks
Date: August 22nd, 1998 05:28:31
From: Dee Ann
e-mail: underwod@ptsi.net
Subject: Re: double birthday cake
I have done this by using the Wilton Book Pan. Each celebrant has a
page of his/her own. I put horseshoes on his...he is a rancher, and flowers
on hers. Hope this helps.
Date: August 22nd, 1998 03:19:21
From: Rose
e-mail: cakefarm@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Deer Hunter Birthday Cake
Do you have an air brush? I usually brush a deer on the cake with green
background. I make the green different shades like leave and grass. I do
the writing in blaze orange. If you don't have an airbrush you could buy
plastic trees and deer and make green icing for the cake for grass. If
you need a good picture of a deer, go by your conservation department for
one of their brochures. Good Luck
Date: August 22nd, 1998 12:59:34
From: Claudia
e-mail: cakeshop@galstar.com
Subject: Re: Construction Vehicle Cake Ideas
Melissa, when I do a construction scene, I usually do a sheet cake.
I
make it look like an off-road construction area by either using choc.
icing on top or airbrushing parts of it brown. I put a road in, some
"dirt" clumps, trees and sometimes some water and then put little
hot-wheel type construction vehicles on the top in strategic places.
I
usually make a hill of "dirt" with a cake mound covered with icing
and
either trubinado sugar, crushed vanilla wafers or grapeuts cereal and
put a front-end loader or a backhoe near this. You can also use candy
rocks. Hope some of these ideas help you. Good luck
Date: August 22nd, 1998 07:18:29
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Deer Hunter Birthday Cake
We still have a few of the Wilton plastic hunter. $3.00? Its cute.
Sit him next to a wonder mold cake decorated like a plaid hat, its in
a
Wilton book.
Next to a pond with some ice cream cone trees, toothpick cattails, candy
pebbles and clumps of grass tip 233 with flower sprinkles for color.
Don't forget the plastic sign "No Hunting".
Just a few quick notes, got to attend a soccer game this morning.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 23rd, 1998 07:29:36
From: jen
e-mail:
Subject: Thanks everybody :-) (nt)
Date: August 23rd, 1998 04:35:14
From: Kathy M.
e-mail: ndsz27a@prodigy.com
Subject: Re: ISO: idea for man's sheet cake
Hi Jen,
When I don't know what the guy's hobbies are, I make a scroll-work
frame in the center of the cake to write Happy Birthday ???? and then I
do lattice-work from the edge of the cake to the frame in the middle. Add
my borders and pipe a vine with leaves on the lattice then add strawberries
made from gum paste. Turns out beautiful.
Kathy M.
Date: August 23rd, 1998 11:43:21
From: jen
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: ISO: idea for man's sheet cake
Hi Lynne, thanks for your help, but I don't have any of those books.
I
have the last 3 yearbooks and alot of the ACD magazines. I did find
a
picture that has crocodiles on it. It says "It's your birthday again,and
thats no croc! So let me ask you, if a customer said have happy
birthday on it with the person's name, can I add extra words or is
that
no-no? I can't get a hold of the lady to ask if she would mind.
Also I hadn't thought of adapting the shaped cakes to fit want I
need. I'll look back through my books again. Thanks!
Date: August 23rd, 1998 06:08:17
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: idea for man's sheet cake
ok jen; kathy's suggestion is simular to one of the ideas i mentioned.
i think this lady really gave you lots of leaway and will be happy
w/most anything you come up with -- even extra words unless she was
very adament about it saying 'happy bd'.
i went thru my acd's and came up w/these: 4/98 pg 24 -- don't want
roses? use sunflowers. pg. 35 -yes, i'd consider this for a man :)
4/97 pg 15 - turtles w/somekind of saying about again slowly.
11-12/97: pg 38 w/o the cornicopia....maybe couple of pigs.
6/97: pg 50. round w/candles -- simular idea in yrbk '97 pg 28.
also in yrbk 97 pg 35. the #s could be done in colorflow if you don't
have molds to make them in.
yrbk 96 pg 26. again make colorflow letters instead of cookies if you
want.....or cremeflow right on cake! pg. 47 ; and pg. 63 'as ancient
as father time... h.b. ???. pg 80 top one; pg 81 'lookin' good for
50'.
acd 8/98 pg 25. this would really stand out nice on cho icing.
and lastly -- this one is reaching a bit :) acd jan/feb'96 pg 22
good luck
lynne
Date: August 24th, 1998 12:17:01
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: red velvet cake icing?
Hi Maurice - nice to meet you at convention in the lace wraps demo.
I sat behind you (I'm the quiet one! - in voice, that is!)
A cream cheese icing is good on red velvet or the one I usually use is the cooked milk, flour, etc. that you cool and then beat that into a butter and sugar mixture, beating one spoonful of the milk mixture into the butter mixture at a time. If you need this recipe, I will look it up for you.
Date: August 23rd, 1998 06:10:51
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: ISO: idea for man's sheet cake
Since it is to be iced in chocolate, I'd make the decorations very
colorful - such as yellow, orange, and maybe green. Maybe you could do
the happy birthday in the center and pipe balloons with strings and then
use that short flat tip and do confetti all over the top and sides of cake.
This turns out good and is simple.
Date: August 23rd, 1998 09:13:40
From: Maurice Guilfoil
e-mail: mauryg@voyager.net
Subject: red velvet cake icing?
What kind of icing goes well with a red velvet cake; do people ever
use
a creamed cheese icing with this kind of cake?
Mauurice
Date: August 24th, 1998 10:43:08
From: Claudia
e-mail: cakeshop@galstar.com
Subject: Re: Basketball cake
Millie, a couple of things come to mind. You could find out what team
the customer likes and do a cariacture of a baksetball player in that
team's colors shooting a basketball. You could do the team logo as
another idea. You could also use a half ball cake decorated as a
basketball and then do a hoop rim and net with motion lines to indicate
the ball going into the net. You could also do the same type of idea
with the basketball partially "in" the net. Hope this has given you
some additional ideas.
Date: August 24th, 1998 10:36:55
From: Maurice Guilfoil
e-mail: mauryg@voyger.net
Subject: Re: Re: red velvet cake icing?
Carolyn,
Could you please send me the recipe that you use with cooked milk etc.?
Maurice at mauryg@voyager.net
Date: August 24th, 1998 04:35:18
From: Millie
e-mail: millied@elfatrading.com
Subject: Basketball cake
Am doing a sheet cake for big basketball fan. Customer does not want
plastics on the cake. What else besides a basketball court can I do?
Thanks for all your help.
Millie
Date: August 24th, 1998 06:42:48
From: Kristina
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Snake Cake
The snake is easy to assemble and decorate ...
Go to htpp://family.disney.com/features/family_1998_05/famf/famf58cakes/
famf58cakes8.html
Date: August 24th, 1998 04:07:20
From: jen
e-mail:
Subject: Re: red velvet cake icing?
If your red velvet recipe has cocoa in it you can also use chocolate
buttercream. There is never any leftover cake when I do this, everybody
goes crazy for it.
Date: August 24th, 1998 03:44:56
From: ann
e-mail: ann-mosher@uiowa.edu
Subject: Re: Re: Pooh Cake Ideas
Lynne,
I'd love to see a scanned in photo if your husband has time! You can
e-mail it to me or tell me where to check for it. Thanks!
Date: August 24th, 1998 02:40:49
From: Rise
e-mail:
Subject: Re: ISO: idea for man's sheet cake
Jen,
I recently did a sheet cake for a man's retirement party. The only
request I got for the cake was chocolate. I did chocolate buttercream
covered all over with chocolate scroll work. I left a frame in the
center for the message. The cake was a big hit.
Date: August 24th, 1998 01:36:21
From: dee
e-mail: ChefNana1@aol.com
Subject: Re: red velvet cake icing?
Cream cheese icing is the only icing I have ever used for this cake.
To me , it is the best & absolutely delicious!!!! Enjoy!!!!
Date: August 24th, 1998 12:52:52
From: Tricia Wood
e-mail: wood@fpmg.health.ufl.edu
Subject: Snake Cake
Hi. I want to make a birthday cake for a 13 year old girl who owns
two
snakes. Any ideas?? Now keep in mind I've only gotten through Wilton's
class one. I'm a real novice. Thanks!!
Date: August 25th, 1998 08:30:38
From: Gail
e-mail: greys4life!@aol.com
Subject: need instrs. for 3D farm tractor cake
My great nephew (age 2) has his heart set on a 3 dimensional replica
of a farm tractor for his Sept. 13th birthday. Can find no sources locally,
nor a specialty shop that will make it. Any help or sources you can provide
would be appreciated. Thanks.
Date: August 25th, 1998 10:54:57
From: Shirley C.
e-mail: SugarRushs@aol.com
Subject: Office cake (3) BD (1) transfer on one cake???
I have been asked to make a 1/2 sheet cake for an office party. They
want whipped icing, half white cake with chocolate filling, the other
half chocolate cake with some kind of white filling. This is for
Sept.8th, so I have a few days, but few ideas.
Two womens birthdays and one mans, but also for a woman who is was
promoted and is transfering from days to graveyard shift. They want
to
do the cake for all four. Any ideas???
The only idea I had was to do the cake with white icing and on one side
but a large ballon with Good Luck Kathy on the Balloon for the woman
who is transferring. Then put a group of three balloons on the other
side with each of the names of the birthday people on each balloon
with
Happy Birthday under the group. Confette and streamers.
How much would you charge for a cake like this?
Thanks everyone!
Shirley C.
Date: August 25th, 1998 09:24:52
From: Lisa
e-mail: zeushera@busprod.com
Subject: 15 yr olds birthday
I have a 15 year old nieghbor boy who wants to be a computer analyst
or a weather man when he grows up and I can't think of anything witty to
write on his cake. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I want to
make the cake a hit ! thanks Lisa.
Date: August 25th, 1998 08:16:43
From: robin
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Africa themed cake
Thanks lynne. I have that issue, and was considering that. It may be
too ambitious for me. I'll let you know! thanks again
Date: August 25th, 1998 07:05:30
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Africa themed cake
Date: August 25th, 1998 07:07:42
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Africa themed cake
well folks i wasn't watching what i was doing :(
the feb 98 issue of acd has a great jungle cake idea. it's pictured
on
the cover. they only used a 1/4 sheet, but i'm sure you could enlarge
it if needed.
lynne
Date: August 25th, 1998 07:25:16
From: Kristina
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Snake Cake
Sue go to http://family.disney.com
click on Food
Do a Search on Cakes
lick on number 1 Family Fun Magazine Basic Recipes
Date: August 25th, 1998 07:03:18
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: ISO: golf cake ideas
hi heather; add a small rounded area filled in w/blue piping jel for
a water trap.
lynne
Date: August 25th, 1998 07:32:01
From:
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Snake Cake Address To Sue
Go to http:// family.disney.com
click on food
Do a search on Cakes
Click on number 1 ( Family Fun Magazine Basic Recipes
Date: August 25th, 1998 04:28:06
From: Tricia Wood
e-mail: wood@fpmg.health.ufl.edu
Subject: Re: Re: Snake Cake
Thank you soooo much for the web site address. Not only did I find
the
snake cake idea great and will probably use it, but that web site has
given me a lot of cool ideas for parties for my 3-year old and future
cake ideas in general. Thank you again for all the help.
Date: August 25th, 1998 03:59:15
From: Sophie
e-mail: wylie@mychoice.net
Subject: ISO:butterfly cake
I need a picture of a butterfly cake. My neice is having a party this
weekend. Can anyone send a picture? Thank you in advance.
Date: August 25th, 1998 04:13:28
From: robin
e-mail:
Subject: Africa themed cake
My church group just returned from a mission to Africa and we are having
a reception for them Sun. nite. any ideas for an africa themed cake?
Sure appreciate any suggestions! 8)
Date: August 26th, 1998 12:31:22
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Africa themed cake
Once I did a similar type cake for a church group returning from Africa
and they brought me a picture. It had lots of trees and a couple of giraffes
in it. Maybe this will trigger some thought!
Date: August 26th, 1998 12:29:18
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: need instrs. for 3D farm tractor cake
I believe that Dolores (proicer@net.one) has the pantastic plastic
pans and one of them is a tractor and you can bake in these pans. I have
done it for my grandson and also for several groom's cakes. Very popular
and not an expensive pan.
Date: August 25th, 1998 01:17:54
From: Heather
e-mail:
Subject: ISO: golf cake ideas
Does anyone have any ideas for a very simple golf cake? It needs to
be
a 9x13 sheet cake. I thought I would ice it in white, use smooth green
icing for the putting green, use the pull-out tip for grass, and make
some sort of pin for the hole in the green. Any ideas? I need them
for
tomorrow! Thanks! :-)
Date: August 25th, 1998 01:21:17
From: millie
e-mail: millied@elfatrading.com
Subject: Re: Basketball cake
Thanks Claudia,
I like your second idea and I actually something like that in one of
the
Wilton books last night. Since I won't be talking to the client I think
that will be my best bet.
Thanks again,
Millie
Date: August 25th, 1998 07:09:39
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Snake Cake
The open coupler would do just fine. Put different colors in a bowl,
stir just a few times then load up the bag. Hold the coupler a little
against the cake an squeeze and move right and left or in a spiral(it
would be a little harder). I'm sure you know how to potion them.
Sprinkle a little brown sugar for dirt. Make a cake bowl filled with
piping gel for the water. Or maybe a 'farmit'(sp?) made from a candy
mold??
Fondant would be fun if you wanted to use it. Color and roll. DONE!
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 25th, 1998 06:54:58
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Basketball cake
A few more...
Or a Pennet Flag with the name of the team.
or a T-Shirt shape with his favorite number/colors.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 25th, 1998 06:56:54
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Snake Cake
Couldn't get that http address to work. Is it just me?
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 27th, 1998 12:06:56
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: goodby cake
You didn't say where you were, but maybe if you are in Florida, you
could draw the state of Florida and mark where you are with a line to Orlando
or if you are in a different state, then draw that state and Florida and
a dotted line between to connect the two states (phone book usually has
a map you can look at). Then maybe flowers in the corners and "good-bye
and good luck, we'll miss you!"
Date: August 26th, 1998 11:18:56
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Office cake (3) BD (1) transfer on one cake???
i think your idea is a good one. if you have the ball pan, make the
big balloon w/it. the grouping of three could be piped, fondant or
mini ball (cupcakes size).
if you add those extra ball cakes then i would get about $30.
lynne
Date: August 26th, 1998 11:23:21
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Hog Heaven
each layer should be on a cake board the same size as the cake &
covered completely. i don't remember what sizes but the larger 2
probably should be on dbl boards. be sure you use straws or dowels
for
support (even if they are only one layer).
good luck
lynne
Date: August 26th, 1998 11:34:25
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: 15 yr olds birthday
about the only thing i can think of is to make a man sitting in front
of a computer.....his head is a walnut :)
for wording i used something along this line: mega bytes to bill.
lynne
Date: August 26th, 1998 11:30:28
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: goodby cake
hi tricia; there are several ideas that come to mind. if you can draw
then i have a pic of a girl crying -- well even if you can't draw you
can trace it! :) do it on rice paper w/felt tip pens.
or a very easy cake would be figure pipped balloons (some could be mini
ball cupcakes) floating in the sky. add multi colored strings to the
border.
that's all i can think of now.
lynne
Date: August 26th, 1998 06:49:14
From: millie
e-mail:
Subject: ISO: Beanie Baby Cake
OK, this is one I haven't seen on the board. Client wants a beanie
baby cake.
How do I do this one. My son doesn't even have any beanie babies.
What do I do?
HELP!!! :) Millie
Date: August 26th, 1998 09:27:26
From: hollymom
e-mail: hrc@peirce.com
Subject: Hog Heaven
My dad's 70th birthday party is this weekend. I am in charge of the
cake. We're having a pig roast and he is really into his Harley motorcyle
so I plan to do a beanie pig on a spit with a Harley vest and build layers
up from that. I will frost the layers in shades of blue and decorate with
marshmallow clouds and I will make a road going up the steps. At the top
I will have a banner that says "Hog Heaven" and there will be little Harley
toys. I'm planning about 5 stepped layers; do I put cardboard in between
each layer? Any other tips or ideas? I've never done a TALL cake! Thanks!
Date: August 26th, 1998 11:34:37
From: Tricia
e-mail: wood@fpmg.health.ufl.edu
Subject: goodby cake
Hey Again!! I have a really good friend whose leaving our office next
week and moving to Orlando. I offered to make the cake for the going
away party. I'm really new at the cake stuff and would appreciate any
ideas. I also wanted to thank ya'll for all the other ideas I recieved
on my other requests. I love this web page!!!
Date: August 26th, 1998 09:21:29
From: Hollymom
e-mail: hrc@peirce.com
Subject: Re: ISO:butterfly cake
I just made a butterfly cake for my daughter's party. I can send you
a picture if you give me your e-mail address. I cut a butterfly shape out
of a big flat cake and decorated it with lots of bright colors of frostings
and bright candies. I used candy sticks for the antennas and did the body
with all the leftover frostings in one bag and piped out stars. Not one
of those beautiful fancy flower cakes, but it was pretty cool and my daughter
and guests loved it!
Date: August 26th, 1998 07:33:10
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: ISO:butterfly cake
I can't send a picture, but...
For a shape cake, use a round cake cut straight down the center and
reverse the sides. Curved sides together. Use icing covered toothpicks
for antenna and figure pipe a body in the center.
We have several books for sell with butterfly cakes. If you ever need
one, let me know.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 26th, 1998 07:30:18
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: ISO: golf cake ideas
If not too late, don't forget the sand trap, use a pile of brown sugar.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 26th, 1998 07:38:04
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: need instrs. for 3D farm tractor cake
But its not a 3D pan, it lays flat on the board.
Guess you could use a meat loaf sized cake with 6 inch cakes for wheels.
Sit the loaf on a board with styrofoam under neath. Straw for stove
pipe. Oreo cookies for the small wheels.
That's about all my ideas.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 27th, 1998 10:22:39
From: Lisa M
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Beanie Baby Cake
They gave me another cake idea. Got outta this one. LOL
Good luck. I would like to know what you end up doing.
Lisa
Date: August 27th, 1998 08:24:11
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Stomped on Arthur cake
We do have for sell an edible image and a cake kit for Arthur. As long
as you price the cake seperate from the copyrighted item and you don't
mark the item up you are legal to sell the finished cake.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 27th, 1998 09:43:36
From: millie
e-mail: millied@elfatrading.com
Subject: Re: Beanie Baby Cake
Hi Lisa,
No I haven't come up with the idea yet. I'm still racking my brain.
As a last
ditch idea I might just do a bear and decorate it to look like a teddy
bear
beanie baby.
Hopefully, someone will come up with something more inventive.
Let me know if you come up with anything. I need mine by 9/8/98.
Thanks,
Millie
Date: August 28th, 1998 01:21:09
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: cake for a man
hi; you don't say what size you need. how about a swimming pool
cake? it can be round or sheet. need pics let me know. there are
several ideas in yrbks &/or celebrate.
oooohhh, just remembered one in a yrbk (maybe 79??) that uses a 1/2
sheet w/magic mold....cute! i'll have to look it up for you.
lynne
Date: August 27th, 1998 05:27:21
From: Lisa M
e-mail:
Subject: Re: ISO: Beanie Baby Cake
I have the same problem. Have you decided how to do it yet?
Lisa
Date: August 27th, 1998 05:25:40
From: Lisa M
e-mail:
Subject: cake for a man
I need a cake for a man turning 47.
His interests include swimming, water skiing, and bicycling.
Any ideas???
Date: August 27th, 1998 01:00:58
From: Jennifer
e-mail: gigimama@aol.com
Subject: Re: Stomped on Arthur cake
Isn't that frustrating? The way I handle the character cakes is to
have the customer check the party stores and toy stores to buy candles,
figurines, small toys, etc, with the desired character. Then they show
me what they have and I design a cake to go with them. That way, since
you are selling only a generic cake, not the copyrighted figures, you're
legal. Another bonus, the child has a keepsake or toy, too.
Date: August 27th, 1998 12:53:30
From: Jennifer
e-mail: gigimama@aol.com
Subject: Re: goodby cake
I did a good-bye cake for one of my husbands co-workers a few months
ago that was very easy and everyone loved it. I figure piped several alligators
all over the cake (top, climbing up the sides, along the bottom border...).
On top of the cake, I wrote the names of the city he was leaving and the
city he was moving to, with a dotted arrow connecting them. The main alligaor
was piped along this line, going towards the new city. The caption read
"See Ya Later, Alligator!". The directions for piping the alligators are
in Roland Winbeckler's figure piping book and are very easy. You can also
see my cake on my webpage at http://members.aol.com/swtcreatns/index.html
Date: August 27th, 1998 12:38:43
From: Tina
e-mail: tina34@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: ISO: Beanie Baby Cake
You may want to look at www.ty.com for pics of Beanie Babies.
Trace a favorite beanie on the cake? Maybe decorate a bear pan as
one? (Great deal of beanies are bears - I collect them). Some of the
more sought-after are solid colored bears with very simple designs
(hearts, shamrocks, roses) on their chests. Figure pipe one? Use an
animal pan you already have (most animals are represented in the beanie
world). Little gumpaste or fondant figures?
Okay, so my imagination's drained...
-Tina
Date: August 27th, 1998 10:25:33
From: Holly
e-mail: hrc@peirce.com
Subject: Re: ISO: Beanie Baby Cake
How about making one of those treasure chest cakes filled with beanie
babies instead of candy or you could make a basket type cake filled with
beanie babies. Maybe she can lend you the beanie babies and you could put
them in plastic where they touch the icing. It would be really awesone
if she's giving the beanie babies for favors and she lets you use those.
Date: August 27th, 1998 08:32:55
From: Julie
e-mail: c.guay@arnprior.com
Subject: Stomped on Arthur cake
I have a customer who is planning a party and the theme will be centered
on Arthur the tv character kids seem to love. My problem is that since
Arthur is a copyright I cannot draw this on a birthday cake to sell.
I
have decided to stay clean away from this practice but do not want
to
lose out on a cake opportunity. I found out that one of the large
bakeries in town is doing all kinds of work like Elmo, Barbie, Batman,
Winnie the pooh cakes etc. etc. and put up displays at that.They
denied that there even was a copyright law . LOL. What a bummer!! If
any
one out there can suggest something that could be just as good please
let me know . I am hoping that I will be able to speak to this potential
customer with a fresh new idea and win her away from mylarge
competitors.
Date: August 28th, 1998 05:48:10
From: Trish
e-mail: mikec@92pacbell.net
Subject: Re: Re: need instrs. for 3D farm tractor cake
Have you given some thought about a sheet cake with a toy tractor on
top
plowing a field (rows of brown sugar). Maybe that will be 3D enough
for
your nephew, plus he'll have a keepsake to remember his day by. Hope
this helps :)
Date: August 28th, 1998 10:48:54
From: Lisa
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: 15 yr olds birthday
Thank you so very much. I made the cake and he liked it!
Date: August 28th, 1998 03:19:53
From: lynne
e-mail: kakeladi@mindinfo.com
Subject: Re: need instrs. for 3D farm tractor cake
hi gail;
i have seen some very brief instructions for this, it will take me
some
time to look them up.
it's true carolyn's suggestion is not 3-d however it is shapped. do
you think that would please this little guy? it would be a good way
to
go.
where are you? i get the impression you are not a decorator or are
a
beginner -- right? if i could i'd be glad to make it for you but you
have to be in central calif. :)
lynne
Date: August 28th, 1998 03:33:58
From: Tina
e-mail: jcup2@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Re: Husband's 40th Birthday Lynne
Hi! I've been seeing your name a lot on this board and you have a lot
of great ideas. Very imaginative! I saw the Tabasco bottle cake, and
it is awesome! A little too time consuming though, as I have a wedding
cake and other sheet cakes to do that weekend. Another idea for that
would be to use the bowling pin shaped pan and decorate that to look
like a Tabasco bottle and put the #35 Tabasco car next to it. The
problem with that is that this driver is new to this car and the
collectible car that is available does not have Darrell Waltrip's name
on it. That would not be acceptable to my husband!! He is a DW
FANATIC!! Thanx for your ideas! ~Tina~
Date: August 28th, 1998 03:07:46
From: Tina
e-mail: jcup2@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Re: Husband's 40th Birthday
Millie: Happy Birthday! Mine was on the 26th, not 40 yet!!
I really like the salt and pepper shaker idea. That would be funny!
I also thought of the race car theme. I have the Nascar jell-o mold
and have molded candy with it before. I was thinking of molding a few
cars and putting the #40 on one, then placing them on an oval cake
made
to look like a race track. Maybe put #20, #30, and #50 on the others,
but I need to come up with a really funny saying to put on the cake.
Something like "40's going fast", does that sound right? If you or
any
one else has any input on this, please let me know. Thanx, ~Tina~
Date: August 28th, 1998 03:07:05
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Husband's 40th Birthday
hi and *welcome!* we are always delighted to see a new face:)
i like millie's suggestion about the car w/parts missing. sounds like
you will need a nice sized cake so you could put a car on top of a
sheet and the missing parts too.
a couple of other totally different ideas; one ck out earlene moore's
webpg (link on dolores' opening pg.) she has done a huge tabasco
bottle. the other one is from me -- w/his humor how about a casket?
let us know what you decide.
lynne
Date: August 28th, 1998 02:08:05
From: millie
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Husband's 40th Birthday
Hi Tina,
First of all, I want to wish your husband a happy b-day, especially
because my b-day is the same day.
These are the ideas I came up with:
a salt & pepper shaker (should give everyone a big laugh)
the obvious of course would be a race car, but how about a race car
with
a few missing parts (like the tires or something)maybe the parts can
be
done seperatley and placed around the table to make it look like a
repair shop.
Hope this helps.
Good luck,
Millie
Date: August 28th, 1998 01:39:18
From: Elaine
e-mail: elaine.iraegui@extott12.x400.gc.ca
Subject: How to pipe an alligator?
I loved Jennifer's idea of an alligator farewell cake and would love
to
know how to pipe an alligator. I've used the champagne bottle candles
and plastic champagne glasses this season and am quite taken with the
alligator cake. Thanks.
This is a great site, I visit almost daily.
Date: August 28th, 1998 09:36:12
From: Tina
e-mail: jcup2@hotmail.com
Subject: Husband's 40th Birthday
Hi! My name is Tina and I live in a small town in Illinois (about 50
miles east of St. Louis, MO). Although I am not new to cake decorating
(been doing it for 15 years), I am new to this site. Just stumbled
upon it this week and I think it is really great! A lot of good
information! My dilemma is this- My husband will be 40 on Sept. 7 and
I am trying to come up with a FUNNY idea for a cake. Not any of those
Grim Reaper-Tombstone-Vulture type cakes (I've done millions of those
it seems!) My husband has a really funny personality and he's a
perpetual "kid"! He's worked at an auto parts store for 20 years and
has been a manager for the last 10-11 years. He's on the pit crew of
a
guy in our town that races a modified dirt track stock car. I'm
planning on having a surprise party for him at the race track on Sat.
Sept. 5. We are always kidding the pit crew and driver saying that
we
are going to change their name to the "S & P Racing Team" (Salt
&
Pepper) because they are all dark-haired with just a "little" salting
of gray! He's also a BIG Nascar fan and collector, especially for "ole
DW (Darrell Waltrip) who drives the #35 Tabasco car. Well...if anyone
has ANY suggestions and/or pictures that I could use, that would be
wonderful! Thanx for your time and I love this site! ~Tina~
Date: August 29th, 1998 07:10:46
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Need baseball picture
We once used a baseball card. Enlarged it at the copy store and made
a
stencil. With the slash on the lower side for the name, etc.
Sue at Sugarcraft, Inc.
Date: August 29th, 1998 02:01:46
From: Kay
e-mail: cakesavvy@aol.com
Subject: Need baseball picture
Is there anywhwere on the internet I could go to get a good baseball
player picture for an adult party cake? The one I have from a coloring
book is too childish. Thanks in advance Kay
Date: August 30th, 1998 10:46:55
From: Kay
e-mail: cakesavvy@aol.com
Subject: Re: ISO: Idea For An Electrician Grooms Cake
Hi, You could ice the cake with choc. icing and put yellow bolts of
lightning all over it.
Date: August 30th, 1998 09:52:45
From: Emily
e-mail: lkk592s@nic.smsu.edu
Subject: Navy cake
Hello. My cousin just got out of the Navy and I'm making a cake for
his
party. It will be an 11X15 2 layer sheet cake. I have no idea of how
to decorate it. I don't have an airbrush. I need this cake done by
Friday, so if you have any ideas, please let me know. Thanks.
Date: August 30th, 1998 05:15:59
From: Dora
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Need baseball picture
Date: August 30th, 1998 05:46:43
From: Kristina
e-mail: chadl@asbank.com
Subject: ISO: Idea For An Electrician Grooms Cake
Pleaseeeeee Help me ! :) I have a groom cake due on Septembre 12.The
Groom is an Electrician and his mother wants the cake to be decorated
with some to do with his profession. Thanks for any help you can give
me
Date: August 31st, 1998 09:11:35
From: Holly
e-mail: hrc@peirce.com
Subject: Re: Navy cake
How about filling the space with a big gold anchor? You could pipe
on the frosting or use colored sugars or edible glitter. You could even
cut the anchor out of a smaller cake and place on top for a 3-D effect.
You could also do an American flag (decorated with candies or frosting)
or a navy frosted cake with gold decor and little American flags sticking
in it.
Maybe the Navy logo? Good luck.
Date: August 31st, 1998 12:31:20
From: Sophie
e-mail: wylie@mychoice.net
Subject: Batman Cake
I need an idea for a Batman Cake. Any ideas? Any concerns or ideas
about black colored icing?
Date: August 31st, 1998 04:17:17
From: Donna
e-mail: Sugfam@aol.com
Subject: Unicorn cake ideas??
Does any one have any ideas for a "unicorn" themed cake?
Thanks,
Donna
Date: August 31st, 1998 04:04:55
Date: August 31st, 1998 03:06:57
Date: August 31st, 1998 04:10:39
Date: August 31st, 1998 12:18:31
I'm at work and all my books are at home. Does anyone have an idea for
It will be small cake (probably just one mix).
As always thanks for your help.
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: ISO: Cake for bodybuilder
hi; i have a pic
holding a barbell(?) it's neat! the original cake was cut to shape.
i
did as a drawing on a sm. sheet.
lynne
From: Julie
e-mail:
Subject: Riverboat theme
I'm looking for anyone who has a good ideas for a wedding cake to
feed approximately 75. The couple plan to get married on a boat ,
therefore the bride would like a " riverboat theme " , any ideas!!!!!
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Batman Cake
one simple way is to use an invitation or paper plate. i have cut out
the joker and batman's head. using my airbrush i make a black/blue
'skyline' of buildings. put the joker and batman on cut to shape
fondant or g/p. these are then lifted off the cake by use of sugar
cubes. if the (light) cardboard touches the cake it will stain from
the grease.
hope this helps.
lynne
From: Millie
e-mail:
Subject: ISO: Cake for bodybuilder
Hi everyone its me again :)
a cake for a man who lifts weight? The cake is for Saturday so I still
have a few days.
Millie