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no no, Thank YOU.Thanks for the nightmare fuel....
no no, Thank YOU.Thanks for the nightmare fuel....
Dude I thought the bunny was solid fondant. The fact its actually cake is super coolI had some leftover ingredients to use up, so I made some Easter cupcakes for my roommate & her kid, as they went down to the grandmother's for the weekend. Kid likes fondant, so the extremely derpy cupcake bunny was covered with my leftover vanilla fondant.
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The cupcakes are carrot cake. The bird nests were leftover modeling chocolate. They didn't come out the way I wanted, but that's ok. Eggs are Cadbury mini eggs, attached to nests w/Wilton Edible Glue, so they wouldnt fall out on the drive. The eggs were the only thing I had to buy for this "project." Just a fun-sized pack from CVS.
I followed a basic carrot cake recipe from Pillsbury Family Cookbook, the old yellowed thing I've posted photos of here in the past.
Frosting is just leftover vanilla buttercream w/1 tiny drop of Wilton Kelly green gel icing color added.
I tried to pipe grass w/the frosting, but my piping skills are utterly nonexistent, I don't have the patience for it, haha. So i just scattered some green sanding sugar (I keep around for Xmas) to distract from my shitty grass...
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Derpy bunny is just 1 carrot cupcake for the body, w/half a cupcake for the head, attached w/a drinking straw. He's crumbcoated in leftover white vanilla buttercream, followed by leftover white vanilla fondant. Eyes are just candy eyes, ears are fondant attached w/a toothpick & a bit of edible glue, w/a bit of pink gel food color painted on. Mouth was done w/fondant teeth & a fine tip Wilton food color pen.
They loved it, and now I have the place to myself for the weekend... to clean up the kitchen I destoryed. I'm worse than the Muppet Swedish Chef with making messes.
Shit lex I didnt know you could bake like this. This is crazy cool. You have talentMy mother was up visiting from FL, so I made her an early birthday cake since I won’t see her on her actual birthday. It’s a fun hobby, & I figured I could use the practice.
Theme was inspired by this chipmunk w/a nubby tail that my mom hand-feeds whenever she stays up at my grandmother’s house.
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Tree trunk is a marble cake coated in homemade vanilla buttercream & modeling chocolate. Bark detail was done w/some Wilton tools, & some Wilton brown & black gel icing color was painted on a few areas for depth, along w/some cocoa powder & cinnamon.
Top of stump is just a circle of white vanilla fondant mixed w/modeling chocolate, then carved a little & painted w/the gel icing colors & cocoa powder.
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The chipmunk is made from Rice Krispy Treats, then covered in buttercream, & covered in a combo of white vanilla fondant & modeling chocolate for his fur. Eyes are 2 painted choc chips.
The accents have some wrinkle defects closeup, as I was getting pressed for time in the end, & was less careful.
Overall, I’m still happy with it.
His acorn was made from a caramel, which unfortunately did not keep its shape for very long.
Flower & ladybug are just made from fondant, & attached w/Wilton edible glue.
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The mushroom accent was a fondant failure: it drooped. I should have used gum paste instead, as it tends to hold its shape, & harden.
The bottom layer of the cake, & the tree roots, were made from Rice Krispy treat. The cake didn’t have the height i’d wanted on its own, & also, I needed at least a little rice krispy treat on the base to anchor the chipmunk to the cake. There was a wooden chopstick up the chipmunk’s rear, piercing the cake diagonally to attach to the base for max stability.
In hindsight, I wish I’d had the skill to make the marbling of the cake into actual tree trunk rings, but I’m not there yet.
Also, I def should have made the buttercream a slightly bitter dark chocolate; the vanilla was way too sweet, imo, but my mom isn’t a fan of dark chocolate (only vanilla or milk chocolate), & it was her cake, so...
Hahah oh god a solid fondant bunny the size of an actual cake serving would be so nasty...Dude I thought the bunny was solid fondant. The fact its actually cake is super cool
Thank you!! Honestly, it’s not talent... it’s just learning easy tricks to making certain cake shapes easier, & having a LOT of time on my hands. And learning about different materials you can use to decorate a cake, like fondant, modeling chocolate (like fondant but tastes better, has a different finish), gum paste, etc. Just nerding out & reading a lot.Shit lex I didnt know you could bake like this. This is crazy cool. You have talent
The one thing I know about this game is the reveal at the end. What's the story with the green guys?Super Metroid Baking
Samus' space helmet & Metroid cupcakes
Red velvet cake w/chocolate buttercream, & red vanilla fondant (I wish I had modeling chocolate instead, as it'd have a harder/shinier finish like a helmet). Some green & black fondant accents, w/silver food color spray.
Cupcakes are also red velvet, but w/vanilla buttercream, red m&m's, and cashew halves.
Per Wiki because I'm lazy today:The one thing I know about this game is the reveal at the end. What's the story with the green guys?
Neat.Made for my grandmother's birthday:
Submitted for your consideration a grandmother who has no idea how good they have it experiencing a birthday experience that more than makes up for another tired year around this madly spinning little marble second star to the right and straight on into...The Twilight Zone.Made for my grandmother's birthday:
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess fandante and skilled, honed raw talent?Neat.
How'd you make the door?
Thank you!Neat
How'd you make the door?
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess fandante and skilled, honed raw talent?
Submitted for your consideration a grandmother who has no idea how good they have it experiencing a birthday experience that more than makes up for another tired year around this madly spinning little marble second star to the right and straight on into...The Twilight Zone.
You're welcome!Thank you!
I had a braindead moment and googled "fandante," thinking it might be some specialized craft.. then I realized you mean fondant. English is stupid, your spelling looks fancier.
The door & other toppers were made with an edible material called gum paste. Like fondant, it is a sugar-dough type substance, but dries quite hard (whereas fondant remains clay-like). It's very sweet, so most people don't actually eat it. Had I the time/ingredients/steam, I would've done thin sugar cookies instead, since I really prefer my stuff to be truly edible.
I always thought that's what Gumby was.Cake Theatre needs to be a thing.
Gumby, I think, is traumatized by food because of the one time Pokey turned evil and tortured him because of his gluttony.I always thought that's what Gumby was.
all i can think of is that rockos modern life episode where Heiffer goes to heck.Gumby, I think, is traumatized by food because of the one time Pokey turned evil and tortured him because of his gluttony.
I forgot about that! I was reminded of that one Simpsons TOH episode where Homer got sent to hell and they had elaborate machines for stuffing you full of food just like you see here. I can't remember if Rocko had any.all i can think of is that rockos modern life episode where Heiffer goes to heck.