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.
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Three Book cakes
Book pans make great bible cakes.
Cake 1: features a sugar molded cross #90-2626. White coating could be substituted. Yellow icing 'pages' - tip #48, Yellow Tassles tip #2, #1 fringe, Tip #104 ruffle at bottom with tip #5 black straight trim to look like a bible. |
IDEA: add colored piping gel
to the Chapel Windows Background with a kneeling
figure in front.
IDEA: Bake a sheet cake and
a 6" double layer round cake. Insert 5"
push-in pillar with 8" plate in one of the upper corners. Ice sides
of 6" cake pale blue, add clouds on top with a guardian angle (sorry this
angel has been discontinued) in center. Ice sheet cake white. Use dogwood
flowers and write first and middle name, add date of communion.
IDEA: A PAGE of COMMUNION
cake ideas HERE
IDEA: Confirmation Cake....One
I found on the web: The 'house' is from Wilton's house pan HERE
IDEA: use a single
dove
with a cross as a center piece.
IDEA: use the church window
from the Cathedral
Cake Kit; open doors and use a figure standing in front
Tools:
Paring knife |
Beginning His JourneyBack to Communion: Comm. Products | Other Comm. cakes | Home-MenuCross Sections (2006 Pattern Book) Ingredients:
Cornstarch INSTRUCTIONS
Using patterns and paring knife,
cut section pieces.
Prepare cross cake for rolled fondant
by lightly icing in buttercream.
Pipe tip 1 swirls on cake.
Serves 12 |
