This
cake was inspired from a Wilton
2005 yearbok using
Two 10
inch cake seperator plates
Roman
pillars
Two Communion
girls,
Romantic
base under top girl
Size 9 & 16 inch Petal
pans
Tips
101, 103,1, 3 & 4
Buttercream
and Royal Icings
Make ahead 135 tip 101 apple blossoms
with royal icing, also make ahead 65
tip 103 roses.
After assembling the cakes and icing
them . Pipe tip 4 bead borders on
bottom edges of both cakes, then
position apple blossoms over borders.
Attach Roses to borders of both
top edges.Around pillar bases attach extra
apple blossoms and roses. Using
tip 3 and 4 pipe dot bead rosary 1 1/2 inch.
deep and cross on petal sections
( use tip 4 for larger dots and cross).
Very simple techniques to use! Have
fun!
Shared by Christina Perozzi
Looks best on an 11x15" cake, pan available HERE. Some items could be made using candy/sugar molds that we carry (on our Miscellaneous MOLD page HERE).
TECHNIQUE:
The cross can be sugar or milk chocolate,
then painted with gold lustre dust: use a dry soft paint brush to paint
the dust on. It works best on milk chocolate.
NOTE…always use COATING chocolate
in molds, not 'real/pure'.
Lustre dust available HERE.
Plastic items are available on our
NOVELTIES page HERE.
Have you ever thought about just how many different
occasions the BOOK PAN can be used for? You can tell "any" story!
Book cakes are great for more different occasions
than possibly any other style.
Below are some ideas to get you started.
Notice ROYAL icing was used (only not too much, so they get a soft pink or blue).
A very good way to get the circle as shown is to cut a stencil. Lay the stencil on the cake, with a bent small spatula, spread blue icing in the circle. Lift off the stencil and you have a perfect circle. Also use this method for a STAR,, etc. We do this all the time in our bakery.
The boy and girl FIRST COMMUNION figures are available at Sugarcraft, plus MANY more choices.
We carry some wonderful ceramic figures that can become keepsakes! See other cakes featured in 1996 Year Book. They have given us some great ideas. Even a tiered one!
Simplicity's the key
CLOSED BOOK VERSION: Cut a 9x13 cake down the center to make two 6 1/2-inch by 9-inch pieces. Stack one piece on top of the other. Place the book cake onto a cake board. TIP: Use the CAKE ICER tip to curve the book jacket strip on one side of the 9-in. piece.
Ice the two 6 1/2-in. sides and the straight 9-in. side with white icing. Comb these sides with a serrated metal triangle or plastic comb so that they resemble the edges of pages.
Use a flat ribbon tube No. 48 to outline the
bottom cover on the three combed sides. Use this for the front and back
curves of the back cover, too. If necessary, smooth with a paper towel.
OPEN BOOK VERSION: Is easiest
to make.
Bake a cake in the book-shaped pan. Pan available HERE
ICING THE TOP: Ice the curved side of the book and the top cover until it becomes smooth. Then, use the ribbon tube's flat side for the bottom cover and to gently extend the top cover edges of the book on the three sides. Do not extend too far. Blend the strip into the cover icing with a small, damp spatula.
Decorate as you wish to convey messages or occasion such as The Groom’s Cake with message,
"Volumes of congratulations on
your birthday"
OR:
"May all that’s happy, bright
and gay fill the hours for you today" on the left page.
OR:
with a book title such as "Advanced
Physics" or other messages for graduating students going on to higher
education.
OR:
Great for a minister, or for a First
Communion, etc.