Date: May 1st, 1998 12:52:25
From: Susanna
e-mail: scawley@citysearch.com
Subject: Re: Please give me some ideas for Police Academy Graduation Cake
Isn't this one of those times when the whole class traditionally
throws their caps in the air at the end of the ceremony? Since I assume
that this is going to be quite a large cake (whole sheet, double layer?)
you would have room to put a replica of the police hat on the top,
perhaps in addition to a badge...both life size! You could carve the
hat shape out of a round cake (for support) and then cover with
individual pieces of colored fondant cut to fit the contours of the hat.
Conceal joins with "braid" or "piping" fashioned out of
colored fondant...or whatever would duplicate the style of the actual
hat. (For example, black piping or edging could be duplicated with
licorice whips.) Complete with the emblem on the front and a bill, etc.
Buttons can be fashioned out of flattened balls of fondant and then
carefully painted for detail. Check out the Decorating Problems and
Recipes sections or this board for tips on getting good, dark colored
icing and fondant without compromising taste. Set the hat in the upper
left quarter of the cake and arrange a fondant or gum paste badge
leaning against it. There is still plenty of room for a congratulatory
message. If you put the hat on its own board and support it with
straws, it could be lifted off and set aside and preserved at least
until the end of the party.

Date: May 1st, 1998 08:59:57
From: MaraTLee
e-mail: marajami@ptdprolog.net
Subject: Re: Need ideas for a lego cake
Hi Jen,
remember the Lego phone?---how about making some lego blocks with the
cake?

Date: May 1st, 1998 10:44:06
From: Mary Reed
e-mail: reedmm@hughes.net
Subject: Dress Cake
I am a good cook/baker and looking for hints on how best to make a Dress Cake. That is a dress for a full size barbie (no copyright violations here) standing upright. I have what I think is a good size bowl to bake it in, but how long, what trade-offs as far a dryness and undoness to I need to be ready for. I do not want to start with a sheet cake a cut different layers to build it. My sister in law tryed it and was not sucessful. That is not the look I am trying to obtain. I know how I want to decorate it.

First time poster!

Date: May 2nd, 1998 12:38:18
From: kelly
e-mail: rh98@groupz.net
Subject: Re: Re: Re: block party
thanks ya'll for the suggestions, i ended up making a 11x15 sheet/white
and an 8inround/chocolate and then i did basketweave on the round and
set it on top of a bed of grass(sheet cake) and (IN) the basket i put
yellow and white roses and some daisys and of course accented with
leaves and on the grass i just put some very small pink and blue
flowers. it really turned out nicely, wish i had a scanner. anyway just
wanted to say thanks for the help and let ya'll know what i had decided,
let's hope the neighbors like it!!! kelly

Date: May 2nd, 1998 09:01:49
From: Kathy M.
e-mail: ndsz27a@prodigy.com
Subject: Re: Please give me some ideas for Police Academy Graduation Cake
Hi Celine!
It's a small world! Do you live in Biloxi also? I live in Gautier, Ms, which is about 20 minutes from Biloxi. A lady I work with asked me to do a "Badge" cake a couple of weeks ago for her husband,
he had just graduated from the police academy also. She borrowed his badge while he was sleeping and brought it in so I could see what it looked like. I drew a picture of it (large scale) and using it for a pattern, I cut a big badge out of a large sheet cake, then iced it in light grey and put silver edible glitter on it, it was complete with the gold banners (golden yellow icing) with gold edible glitter.
On the banners, I wrote his position, which was patroman, the city, etc. In the middle of the badge, where the eagle was supposed to be, I wrote congratulations and his name. She said the cake was a big hit at the party!

Kathy McGovern

Date: May 2nd, 1998 11:47:51
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Dress Cake
welcome mary! nice to see a new face around here.
there is a pan made for this if you are interested in purchacing. it's
called a 'wonder mold'. it will bake up using 2 recipes or cake mixes.
there is also a mini version -- there are 4 cavaties to the pan. that
size is an extra large cupcake size.

using your bowl could cause some problems. the deeper &/or bigger the
container used the harder to get even baking. it can be done tho. one
thing is to put something in the center to help conduct heat into the
center. often people will use a narrow/deep metal cup (?). place that
in the center of bowl, fill w/batter then fill bowl w/remaining batter.
lower the temp you bake at and increase time.
another alternative is to bake one layer of cake in 3 or 4 different
size round pans -- ie: 10,9,8,6 and a custard cup.
hope this helps you.
lynne

Date: May 3rd, 1998 07:22:08
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Baby shower cake
there are soooo many wonderful ideas! you don't say how big you need it
to be. for a small cake bake two 8" rounds. while they bake prepare
board: 1/2 sheet covered w/foil. it is used w/longest edge going from
right to left (not upright). make an oval shape covering most of the
board; it's best done in colorflow. when cakes are ready to use cut one
side of both straight. put one over the other (not on top). this will
be the letter 'B'. ice the cakes before placing to the left on the
board. add the letters 'a b y' on the remaining exposed oval.
i don't know if anyone can follow this. it is an adaption of a cake in
one of mary ford's books (?101 cake deco ideas *or* 101 more deco ideas
?). in the book the cake is made into the letter 'r' for the name rose.

another idea: using a sheet cake upright covering the top write the
word 'boy' (squarish block letters, one under the other, touching).
this also could be a cutout. oohhh, how i wish i had a scanner so i
could post the pics of these!:(
there is also a great idea in one of the more recent yrbks (maybe 2-5
yrs ago) of a bathtub w/shower thingey.
then there is always a buggy (3 rounds -- one lg/ 2 small for wheels).
do any of these ideas get your creative juices going? hope so.
lynne

Date: May 3rd, 1998 07:06:59
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Dress Cake
oh, that's funny :) no, you don't put it upside down, you fill it
w/batter, place it in the middle of the bowl, then pour the rest of the
batter into the bowl.
when finished baking you can use the 'cupcake' for whatever. be sure to
grease the cup inside *and* out! if you don't need a hole in the cake
put the cupcake into the hole.
lynne

Date: May 3rd, 1998 04:33:28
From: Maureen
e-mail: moroth@webber.com
Subject: Baby shower cake
I'm giving a baby shower for a dear friend who is having a baby boy. I
really would like the cake to be special. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, Maureen

Date: May 3rd, 1998 07:33:41
From: Cheryl
e-mail: cheryljb@mindspring.com
Subject: Re: Dress Cake
Just a little warning on the dress cake. I tried the same thing for my daughters birthday and it was a disaster. Trying to be smart, I put a metal cup, upside down, in the bottom of my kitchen aid mixing bowl. I was thinking it was just the right size and shape and would make a nice well in the cake for the barbie. Please remember just one thing. HOT AIR RISES. I checked it after about 10 minutes to find the cup floating on the surface. It took about 2 hours to cook on 325 and the dough was pretty heavy. You might seriously consider getting the Wonder mold and bake a round cake to make it high enough for the Barbie.

Best of luck, Cheryl

Date: May 5th, 1998 08:18:43
From: Dee Blackwell
e-mail: jeffb@ioa.com
Subject: Baby Shower with the theme of Winnine The Pooh
Please send me any ideas for a baby shower idea. I do have a cake book with a Winnie The Pooh in p.j.'s,but the cake is going to be a 11x15 so I need something to cake up most of it. Thanks.DEE

Date: May 5th, 1998 08:25:07
From: Dee
e-mail: jeffb@ioa.com
Subject: Re: Baby shower cake
Hi,I just made a baby shower cake and I made a Noah's Ark flat on a sheet cake and I made animals going up a plank and in the grass around, also I made clouds with clear gel coming down for rain. All of this was made with the grass and the sky also. I hope maybe you can use this because they really loved it and I just got another cake job out of it from the mother in law. DEE

Date: May 5th, 1998 10:19:12
From: Dolores
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Baby shower cake
Have you checked out the cake I made when my grandsone was born? From my
front page at http://w3.one.net/~proicer/index.html
go to CAKE PICTURES and it is here...picture and directions....he was/is
VERY special ...went from baby to my special computer helper :)

Date: May 5th, 1998 10:16:35
From: Dolores
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Senior Speech
How about showing them some very easy ideas for people who don't
decorate (and of course they don't). Like using tootsie rolls, candies
etc...like for instance, we sprinkle tiny sprinkle candies on our
borders...a very simple easy way to give the cake color.

I don't know...just real easy stuff.

Date: May 5th, 1998 09:13:49
From: Veronica
e-mail: Elmo31261@aol.com
Subject: Senior Speech
Help Anybody!!!
I am working on a Senior Speech which has to be 20 minutes long
talking a persuasive subject. So, I choose 'How cake decorating can help
you in life'. I am planning on involving the class in decorating
cupcakes while I have another character cake or just a round cake
already decorated. I have to have history about Cake Decorating. Does
anybody know anything that could be helpful in my presentation to
persuade students to decorate ? Thank you.

Date: May 5th, 1998 11:42:46
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Senior Speech
I am not sure where you could find the history of cake decorating and where it all began, but surely you could find something out from the public library. At least, it is worth a try. Call them or go in and tell them what you need. They probably have a way they can look it up on the computer. You might even find something on the internet. I did a bridal show recently and researched wedding gowns and how they began, etc. The library was a great help and people really enjoyed knowing this history in our presentation of gowns clear back into the early 1900's.

Date: May 6th, 1998 12:44:39
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Baby Shower with the theme of Winnine The Pooh
dee; there are a couple of ideas that come to mind. when you have a
smallish pic you want to use make an inside border around it so it
stands out. between that border and the border edging the cake you
could put flowers or cornelli or just sprinkle.

another idea i often use is make a big tree up one side (or both) w/a
branch hanging out so it is over the center of the cake. fill in
w/leaves and maybe a couple of tiny flowers. under the tree pooh could
be sitting on the ground. from the branch have a basket hanging w/baby
in it. (just pipe tip 3 lines in brown or black for rope to a basket.
(pooh is babysitting) :)
of course it needs blue sky and green grass which i make w/the airbrush.
hope this helps you out.
lynne

Date: May 7th, 1998 01:20:29
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Scored sheet cake ideas
one thing i have done in the past is to write their name alternating
w/the inititals of the graduate. you also could alternate w/the year.
lynne

Date: May 6th, 1998 11:22:29
From: Stephanie
e-mail: BCI_MAN@sssnet.com
Subject: Re: Scored sheet cake ideas
How about the schools Initials WHS in one square and "98" in the next
and so on and so on.

Date: May 6th, 1998 09:51:57
From: Nannette
e-mail: nghenderson@erols.com
Subject: Re: Scored sheet cake ideas
The first thing that came to mind was a "98"--that should be pretty
quick. Also, someone described this to me but I haven't tried it--you
could take pieces of wafer paper, soften with piping gel, and roll them
up, then pipe a little bow around it.

Date: May 6th, 1998 08:47:18
From: Trina
e-mail: Kkimbro340@aol.com
Subject: Re: Re: piano cake
Hello Karen
Cake Magic sounds like a really neat book! Could you email me with information so that I may purchase one? (Author, where you purchased it? etc. . .)
Thanks!!!

Date: May 6th, 1998 07:40:32
From: Juandalyn
e-mail: smilinface@lycosmail.com
Subject: Land Before Time
I am looking for a great idea for a birthdday cake using the theme from
the movie Land Before Time. the party is going to be for a 5 year old
boy. Any suggestions will be helpful.

Thank you

Date: May 6th, 1998 04:44:50
From: tammy
e-mail: thuls@adams.net
Subject: Scored sheet cake ideas
Does anybody have any ideas for scored sheet cakes for graduation? I
usually put roses, buds, or balloons on each piece. One lady has
ordered 5 sheet cakes, 4 to be scored with something on each piece. She
mentioned having a graduate cap on each piece. I told her no because
that would be too time consuming to put 45 on each cake. Any other
suggestions that would be easy? Thanks in advance,

Tammy

Date: May 6th, 1998 10:57:52
From: Dolores
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Baby Shower with the theme of Winnine The Pooh
I had a winnie the pooh cake on the front of my April newsletter.

Date: May 7th, 1998 02:34:39
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: May birthdays-office cake
Brightly colored balloons and confetti and streamers make a wonderful decoration for about any age or sex. I do balloons in about 3 colors - maybe green, yellow, and orange on the chocolate buttercream and make the strings in white. Then use the same colors for streamers made with the small slit tube and the confetti I use is just the sprinkles of all colors.

Date: May 7th, 1998 01:08:22
From: jen
e-mail:
Subject: May birthdays-office cake
I need to make a 12x18 sheet cake for a office birthday party. I'll
need to write 6 names on it(women and men) so it can't be too flowery.
I've done cakes for this office before and I'm trying to do something
different every time. They want it chocolate buttercream with white
writing. Any ideas? I seem to be drawing a blank today.

Date: May 7th, 1998 11:17:19
From: millie
e-mail: millied2@aol.com
Subject: Re: Land Before Time
Hi, this is one of my 5 year old's favorite movies. I seen all the sequels at least 6 times each.

How's about an erupting volcano using the wondermold pan and placing the figures sort of like running down the volcano trying to escape.

I think something like that happened in one of the movies.

Hope this helps,

Millie

Date: May 7th, 1998 11:23:09
From: millie
e-mail: millied2@aol
Subject: Re: Scored sheet cake ideas
Maybe you could have suggested placing chocolate candy diplomas or caps on each piece. I know there are candy molds for these.

Millie

Date: May 7th, 1998 10:52:05
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Scored sheet cake ideas
There is a candy mold with graduate stuff in it - hat, etc. that would be the right sizes for each square of cake, I think. If you have the time, you could mold these ahead of time and just stick them right on and be fast since you already had them molded ahead of time. The candy melts or coating could be colored to match the school colors.

Date: May 7th, 1998 05:59:01
From: debbie
e-mail: tha503@aol.com
Subject: end of school party for 6th graders
A friend has asked me about making a 12 x 18 sheet cake for her son's class , it does not have to be fancy, any ideas would be appreciated.

Date: May 7th, 1998 06:21:22
From: Kathy
e-mail: mdunlap@netjava.com
Subject: Re: end of school party for 6th graders
Hi,

How about putting a swimming pool in the middle of the cake and piping
little kids hanging on the edge of the pool and swimming. I always
think that the end of school means fun in the pool......

Date: May 9th, 1998 11:05:39
From: Nannette
e-mail: nghenderson@erols.com
Subject: Re: Senior Speech
There's a little bit of history, mostly related to weddding cakes, here:
http://www.auschron.com/issues/vol16/issue36/food.weddingcakes.html

Have you tried calling Wilton? (General number = 800-942-8881) It would
probably be a bit difficult to find the right person, but someone there
must know something about the history of cake decorating. At least I
would hope they could give you some history of the Wiltons.

Good luck!

Date: May 11th, 1998 10:36:59
From: Valerie
e-mail: wesley@minot.ndak.net
Subject: Re: Baby Shower with the theme of Winnine The Pooh
Dee,

I had the same need a few months ago. Two different baby showers, each
wanting Winnie the Pooh. I went to the local "party store" and checked
out their mylar balloons. They had a perfect one of Pooh sitting with a
basket of eggs between his legs. In his hand was an egg that had just
opened with the little bird looking like it was singing. I bought the
balloon and traced it onto wafer paper, cut it out, laid it on the cake,
then filled in with icing.

For the second shower, the baby was not yet born, so I used the same
idea, only with the egg in his hand unhatched. The sayings went with
the pictures. Welcome baby so & so... and waiting for baby so & so...

Turned out real cute and relatively easy to do.

Best wishes,
Valerie

Date: May 11th, 1998 10:42:18
From: Michele
e-mail: mnket@aol.com
Subject: Need Cake Idea for Teen Going Out West
I am going to be decorating a birthday cake in beginning of June for a young man who is turning 15. Two days after his birthday he is going out west (he lives in Ohio) for American Field Studies. He is going for 32 days and gets a geology credit for school. He is going to several different states. I know 2 are California and Wyoming. He is going to be hiking in the mountains and also collecting samples of something or the other in caves among other things. Any ideas? I would like to do a very small 3-D mountain on a sheet cake and somehow have a cave and something to show he is getting his credit for school. I just don't know how to put it together onto one cake. Any and all ideas are appreciated!!!!! Thanks in advance!!

Date: May 13th, 1998 12:53:38
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: 50's party
poodle skirts; bobby socks; elivs! ; 45 rpm records;

one of the yrbks has a neat drive in cake made mostly of colorflow but i
can't remember which one.
when do you need this baby finished? i'll try to remember tomorrow to
look it up, but it is a busy day - i might not remember.
lynne

Date: May 13th, 1998 12:48:19
From: kim
e-mail: hkp@earthlink.net
Subject: 50's party
I need suggestions for a cake for a 50's theme party. Help!!!!

Date: May 12th, 1998 11:44:12
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: idea for a retiring teacher
you could make the 'blackboard' green instead; or color (airbrush?) a
piece of ricepaper to serve as your blackboard so you don't have soooo
much black icing. if you use ricepaper (sometimes also called wafer
paper) the best way to put it on a cake is to *very lightly* cover the
back w/piping jel then place on freshly iced cake. now coat the top
w/piping jel. this will seal the paper to the cake and also give it a
shine which in this case would look really good.
you could put a little kid crying in front of the board. i'm thinking
of just a simple outline -- a girl w/somewhat large head, a big tear or
two coming from the eye(s), maybe holding a hankie. i have such a pic i
might be able to scan it to you. to use it yet :)>
lynne

Date: May 12th, 1998 11:08:58
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Need idea for a retiring teacher cake
Do you figure pipe? I've done cakes with a black board drawn on and a teacher figure piped at the blackboard with little things on the blackboard such as 1+1=2, etc. Easy simple stuff. Or maybe you could do a blackboard with an apple, pencil, etc. on it. Maybe an open book with things pertaining to teaching. Hope some of these will trigger a thought for you since you don't have much time.

Date: May 12th, 1998 08:19:02
From: Melissa Arthur
e-mail: marthur@den.k12.de.us
Subject: Need idea for a retiring teacher cake
One of my co-workers is retiring and I
was asked to bake a cake and decorate
it for this Friday for her.
Unfortunately I have absolutely no
idea as to how to decorate it. Any ideas
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!

Date: May 13th, 1998 02:01:24
From: Carolyn
e-mail: BridAL1
Subject: Re: Re: 50's party
Maybe a juke box with dancers and miniature records and miniature coke bottles.

Date: May 14th, 1998 11:17:33
From: Thalia
e-mail: redskins@wf.net
Subject: Re: Dress Cake
In some of the older wilton books they show "dollie" cakes using bundt
or angel food pans. the cakes can be stacked, holes can be filled to fit
the doll.Hope this helps.

Date: May 14th, 1998 11:53:33
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Need Cake Idea for Teen Going Out West
michele; it looks like we are as stumped on this one as you are.
you have the start of the idea, it just needs to be pulled together a
bit. for the mtn you can use a lg cupcake or petit doll skirt. you
could carve out a bit of it for a cave entrence. make a couple of trees
from ice cream cones.
hope this helps.
lynne

Date: May 15th, 1998 08:54:55
From: Jenny
e-mail: jenny.u@usa.net
Subject: Re: Baby Shower with the theme of Winnine The Pooh
I had the same thing last month. My sister had a shower with the
Winnie the Pooh theme. I mad a 3-D stand up bear and made him Pooh
colored and wearing a red t-shirt. Used a 2 cup pyrex measuring cup
and mad a "hunny" pot and set them in a bed of grass and flowers. I
know it's not a sheet cake but it is another idea.

Date: May 15th, 1998 12:36:39
From: jen
e-mail:
Subject: Need idea for Barbie cake
I need to come up with a design for a 10" round that will have a 3"
Barbie figurine and a little plastic dog. (The barbie looks like the
ones that comes in Happy Meals).And I need to have pink flowers on it.
This is for a little girls birthday, she will be 6. Any ideas?

Date: May 15th, 1998 11:18:31
From: lynne
e-mail: kakeladi@mindinfo.com
Subject: tooth cake
i have had a request for a cake shapped like a tooth.
i have several tiny pics of such cakes. they are cut-outs from what i
can tell. has anyone out there made such a thing?
is there a shapped pan one could adapt?
i don't know yet what size this has to be.
lynne

Date: May 16th, 1998 01:13:40
From: Glenda
e-mail: GDarn@hotmail.com
Subject: Cake for pre-kindergarden
Ineed a cake for a pre-kindergarden class, also as a thank you for the
teacher. Any ideas?

Date: May 16th, 1998 08:20:15
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Question-Need idea for Barbie cake
Do you have the figures already? Are they ballerina's, in a gown, etc.
I'd use a 14" cardboard, doubled, covered with colored foil. Maybe two
figures on top and one sitting on the board. Maybe she could be writing
on a chalk board - that has been drawed on the side on a 4" high 10". If
Barbie is in a swim suit-use brown sugar for sand, get sugar sea shells
or the sugar beach set. Use circus balloons-I put them in a drinking
straw suck down in the cake. Or plastic trees or a fence in the back
ground. Don't forget flower sprinkles! If she's in a gown-how about a
pagent path with walking lights along it.

The dog-make a gram cracker dog house for him or pipe a dog dish for
him.

HAVE FUN!

Date: May 17th, 1998 11:18:14
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: mother/daughter cake
Any hobbies or interests you can work with on this? Flowers are always good for ladies unless they specifically want something depicting each one - maybe some old scrubber looking woman (over the hill type) for the 50 year old and a swinging, foxy gal for the 30 year old. Maybe have the older one saying "I looked like that at 30! But now look at me!" and the younger one saying "I'll never get old and look like that". I guess it depends if they want funny or pretty or what.

Date: May 17th, 1998 09:54:05
From: Michelle in MI
e-mail: conman1111@aol.com
Subject: 2nd birthday...farm theme
I am not a prefessional cake decorator by any means, but I tend to be on the creative side. My son's 2nd birthday is in a couple of weeks and I am going with the farm theme. Is there any cute ideas out there of a cake I could do to go with this theme?

Thanks for your help!!

Date: May 17th, 1998 07:20:23
From: Darlene
e-mail: Hezekia@AOL.com
Subject: Rugrats (Angelica) graduation cake
Any ideas for high school graduation cake featuring Angelica (Rugrats)?

Date: May 17th, 1998 06:17:54
From: shirleyR
e-mail: shirley42@yahoo.com
Subject: ISO:Ideas for luke skywalker
I am in need of ideas for a cake for my son's birthday on june7.
He wants a cake with luke skywalker on it,Any ideas would be greatly
appreciated,this is going to be a tough one for me unless i use figures.
Thanks in advance.
shirleyR

Date: May 17th, 1998 03:08:48
From: kellie
e-mail: jlb639@aol.com
Subject: mother/daughter cake
I need ideas for a combination cake. It is to feed about 70 people and is to celebrate a 30 year old daughter and fifty year old mother. They want one cake the is special for both. Any ideas? Thanks alot. The time period is for july 5

Date: May 19th, 1998 01:06:44
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: tooth cake
hey pam........thanks. i like the idea. the customer never returned
the call so i don't know if i'll ever get to do it. will keep it in
mind. never know when someone else will want such an idea.
lynne

Date: May 18th, 1998 10:38:20
From: Nannette
e-mail: nghenderson@erols.com
Subject: Re: Need idea for Barbie cake
For a minute there, I thought you were offering to do my daughter's next
birthday cake.... LOL

Maybe Barbie walking the dog through a park scene?? Don't know if the
scale of the dog and Barbie would work, but you could pipe a string of
icing from Barbie to the dog's neck, and have them on a walkway of some
sort, with grass/pink flowers next to the walkway, maybe some ice cream
cone trees?

Good luck!

Date: May 18th, 1998 09:58:21
From: Pam
e-mail: PjW10
Subject: Re: tooth cake
Okay, I think I have an idea for this one , I love the challange of cakes like these! What if you took a square cake, could be any size, might have to be maybe 3 cakes high. Carve one side to resemble the top of a molar, then on the other side, fashion out of styrofoam the "roots" and set next to the cake, frost together. Might want to put a cake board between the cake and styrofoam, keep those babies apart. You could even give it a filling....LOL Good luck and have fun!! Pam

Date: May 18th, 1998 09:43:01
From: Pam
e-mail: PjW10
Subject: Re: Cake for pre-kindergarden
I've been doing a cake for my kids pre-school classes (now kindergarten) that looks like a tree, sort of a "family Tree". Lets see if I can describe this. I use an 11x15 sheet cake, iced light blue. I then pipe with #12 the trees trunk, centered on the long side of the cake. Next I use a spatula to swirl green icing to create the foliage. I then add Wilton candy melts, flat side up, one for each child and each teacher. I then decorate the candy melts with hair and faces to resemble each child and teacher ( I always try to match eye and hair color, and the way they wear their hair). Next I make a "plaque" under each face and print their names on the plaques (I use #47, flat side up for the plaques). I usually put a little grass and some flowers at the base of the tree. Voila!
It makes a real cute cake and the kids love to find themselves and "EAT" their faces!!! Good Luck and have FUN!! Pam

Date: May 18th, 1998 09:20:22
From: Pam
e-mail: PjW10
Subject: Re: ISO Fire Truck Pattern
I usually check comic books for pictures, blow them up and pattern transfer with piping gel onto the cake. Works great! Pam

Date: May 18th, 1998 09:25:30
From: Pam
e-mail: PjW10
Subject: Re: ISO:Ideas for luke skywalker
How about using Wiltons Sport Ball pan and make the death star, it wouldn't be hard to copy and boys LOVE black or gray icing. You put the action figures standing around it.

Date: May 18th, 1998 05:39:37
From: Dee Marie
e-mail:
Subject: Re: 2nd birthday...farm theme
There are some neat ideas in past Wilton books. I took one from 89 and adapted it to my non-professional abilities for my son's birthday. Using a sheet pan (I used 11x15) ice sides with chocolate (or brown) icing. Ice a curved 'road' down center of cake in brown also and press chopped nuts, (or perhaps crushed vanilla wafers) into these areas. Ice remaining area green for field and using tip 233 edge around top with clumps of grass. Then pipe animal figures (chickens, ducks, pigs etc) on the cake). The Wilton book also uses the Holiday House pan (I don't know if it is still in use) to construct a barn with red slats (strips with tip 45) and decorated graham cracker squares attached to the front for doors. The roof was covered with overlapping rows of tip 48 ribbed stripes in brown. They also constructed a silo similarly, but made out of stacked cookes. The barn was put on a cake board cut to fit then positioned on dowel rods. This was beyond me, so I just decorated with the animals. Someone else told me you could get a similar effect decorating a house constructed of graham crackers. Good luck!

Date: May 18th, 1998 05:11:10
From: Dee Marie
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Cake for pre-kindergarden
I just put together one for tomorrow. I wanted it to resemble something the preschoolers might design for themselves. I did a top border of alternating blue, red and yellow "balloons" (tip 12 balls). Did a filled outline of a red apple in one corner and three crayons (blue, red, green) in the opposite. Simple message "Thanks ..." done in green and in a handwriting resembling preschoolers script (checked out "Toddler" font in my wordprocessing program). Connected the four corner balloons with yellow strings running down onto the cake board and tied with a green bow at each corner. Later, I thought an impression of my son's or daughters hand in the corner might have been nice (dipped in powdered sugar first), but a better substitute might be an outline of a hand. Hope this gives you some ideas!

Date: May 18th, 1998 02:55:50
From: Michele
e-mail: mnket@aol.com
Subject: ISO Fire Truck Pattern
I am in search of a fairly basic pattern of a fire truck which includes a ladder. If no ladder, I'm sure I can draw one. It is to fit on a 1/4 sheet cake. Thanks for your help!!

Date: May 18th, 1998 02:28:57
From: Al
e-mail: ajvanee@aol.com
Subject: Newborn Cake
My wife is having a baby in a couple of weeks and I would like to make
her a cake. My favorite is a chocolate cake with a lemon-custard
interior, however she likes angel food cake better. First, which should
I make. Second, any good recipes for these types? Please e-mail me,
because I don't know if I'm going to check back here.

Date: May 18th, 1998 09:21:38
From: Dawn Talbott
e-mail: satellite23@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Rugrats (Angelica) graduation cake
How about using a picture of Angelica from a Rugrats coloring book and
using the frozen buttercream transfer method? ~Dawn

Date: May 18th, 1998 07:58:08
From: Sly
e-mail: skenney@rocketmail.com
Subject: Re: Rugrats (Angelica) graduation cake
Odds are you could get some images of the rugrats gang from one of
thier fan web sites, like http://saginaw.simplenet.com/rrchrndx.htm

I believe there is also an edible image fro mteh show, but I don't
recall if it was Angelica specifically, of one of the younger ones.

Date: May 18th, 1998 08:07:06
From: Sly
e-mail: skenney@rocketmail.com
Subject: Re: Ideas for luke skywalker
Instead of trying to recreate luke skywalker, which would need to be
fairly detailed to be clear, why not just create a light saber, and
have a message like, "May the Force be with You".

If you're determined to have Luke on the cake:
While there are tons of photo images from the movies around, I'd
reccommend trying to find one of the star wars coloring books or
picture books, so taht you have an easier image to reproduce.
or
Instead of buying a "star wars" theme cake kit, you could probably find
plenty of star wars toys and figures at a local toy store. Then the
figures are like an extra gift/momento from the party.

Date: May 20th, 1998 12:55:10
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: swimming pool cake
oh, you asked about baking a cake w/straight sides. if you have wilton
pans there should be no problem. just be sure you put the right amount
of batter in the pan. if you do get a hump in the center, when you take
it out of the oven, cover the cake w/something flat (a cakeboard?) and
gently push down w/your hand. if the cake is baked enough, but not
overbaked, and you do this while the cake is hot, you will have no
problems w/it. underbaked it will sink; overbaked it will not press
down. another thing, if you are getting humps, try baking your cakes at
a lower temp for a longer time. i use 300 for about 20 minutes and then
raise the temp to 325 for the same time.
lynne

Date: May 20th, 1998 12:49:15
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: swimming pool cake
a very simple way to make a swimming pool cake is to bake a round (any
size needed) either 1 or 2 layers. cover sides w/serrated quick icer.
ice top roughly then cover w/piping gel. add plastic swimmers.
good luck
lynne

Date: May 20th, 1998 12:19:52
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: How big of a cake do I need to serve 40 people
Michelle, you could use a 12 x 18 sheet cake which will serve 40 nice big pieces or 50 smaller pieces. You could also use a 2-layer 12" round which would serve 40 nicely. I'm partial to the sheet cakes because you have more room to decorate on. My customers also seem to like them best. You'll learn. It all takes time. Some of us that have been doing this for years still learn from you newer ones, too. We can all learn no matter how long we've done it - in my case 34 years!

Date: May 19th, 1998 11:54:15
From: Darla
e-mail: cakinbake@aol.com
Subject: Cake Idea
I need ideas for a skate Board cake would like it to be sculptured if
possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Darla

Date: May 19th, 1998 09:19:07
From: MICHELE
e-mail: mnket@aol.com
Subject: How big of a cake do I need to serve 40 people
Can you tell I'm fairly new at this? Baking a cake for a family reunion that will have about 40 people. The pieces of cake do not need to be big because there will be other desserts to choose from. Thanks for everybody's input. I don't know what I would do without all of you.

Date: May 19th, 1998 09:16:29
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: ISO:Ideas for luke skywalker
Make a sheet cake and cut it out like a space ship shape. Ice the
sides with cake icer tip #789. Wilton had a good shape pan in a past
yearbook. Then use the PVC collectable figures on top.

How about when they were on that planet with the little bear like
creatures... Use pretel rods for trees, grass tip 233 and maybe a loaf
cake with the door that went under ground. I forget it exactly but I'm
sure you could find someone to tell you. Add figures.

You could recreate that sceene where they were trapped in the garbage
crusher. Use pretzel rods, string licorice, maybe a gummy worm for the
creature, and piping gel for the water, gram crackers for the sides of
the garbage bin.

Use a bell shape pan for a darth vader face.

Date: May 19th, 1998 09:00:24
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Rugrats (Angelica) graduation cake
My sister made the Rugrats for her daughters cake and used the mini ball
pan for their heads and piped thier bodies out of icing. Add a grad cap
made out of fondant, gum paste, or trimed orea cookies with a gram
cracker top add icing tassel.

Date: May 19th, 1998 08:51:45
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Need cute phrase for baby shower
Maybe - Welcome Little Slugger!! or A Star is Born!

Date: May 19th, 1998 08:53:29
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Farm ideas
Just some thoughts:
a pretzel fence
necco wafers for a pretty path, broken pieces
petite loaf cakes for bales of hay, straw
chocolate molded animals
sugar apples
sugar ice cream cones for trees
a plastic tractor
icing pond with piping gel and those little orange cracker fish
use tooth picks to make cat tails around the pond
candy rocks around the pond
grass tip 233 for grass or hay
brown sugar or crushed oreos for a plowed field
corn stalks on toothpicks
green roses to resemble cabbages done with a 104 tip
pipe tip 5 orange monds with a few green pull out leaves for carrots
marzipan vegetables or animals would be neat
a plastic red barn, horse
Use two large pretzels and a wafer banner accross the top stuck together
with icing and write "Bob's Ranch" or the "Old Farm" etc.

That's all folks!

Date: May 19th, 1998 08:46:51
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Lily of the valley birthday cake
That sounds good. I recently made a layer cake and they requested lily of the valley and springy wild type flowers on it. I did violets, etc. and it turned out very pretty and not at all like a wedding cake.

Date: May 19th, 1998 08:24:16
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Newborn Cake
GREAT NEWS!!!!

You might think about using a cake mix, Duncan Hines is our favorite.
Also get some ready made lemon pastry filling, easier. Unless your one
great chef. Ask on the RECIPE page from this board. There is alot of
people in there.

Date: May 19th, 1998 08:16:30
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: ISO Fire Truck Pattern
Look at invitations too, enlarge at a copy store. Make out of color flow
or draw on wafer paper, add to cake and star fill-in.

Add Wilton's Dalmatian candles or their icing Dalmatian or sugar
Dalmatians made by Lucks. We sell all three.

Date: May 19th, 1998 08:10:05
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Elementary staff party
Do you have to do 12" round layers?

How about a sheet cake decorated as a chalk board?
Write with white or colored icing: 1+1=2 ABC 2x3=6 the children's
names
Don't forget the Apple, either piped with icing, sugar apples, or how
about a petit doll pan cake decorated as an apple; refer to Mom's 100 Pt
Doll pan cake ideas book-sells for $6.99. Cover the apple with piping
gel for a shiny apple and don't forget the green worm!

You might do cookie shapes: apple, teddy bear, alphabet letters,
numbers, diamond, square, round, hand, star, etc. then add them to the
cake.

Make a sheet cake look like a sheet of school paper, add alphabet
writing, names, etc.

There is a neat cake done in the Wilton 1987 yearbook page 73 if you
have it. Its of a school bus 3D-EASY. Using a loaf pan, cookie wheels,
candy disc for faces and red hots for lights.

Most of all children love to see their name in icing, make puddle faces
and add their name below each face.

The school logo or mascot would look neat done in color flow.

Date: May 19th, 1998 07:46:27
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: swimming pool cake
There is a book with a swimming pool cake in it that is really neat. The
book is at the shop and I'm at home, its called "Fo Sez: Have Fun With
Cake & Icing" by Florene Rambolt Shinn. 8 1/2 x 11" 60 pages (Hard
back). Easy step-by-step simple directions, illustrations, which makes
everyone a culinary artist - The fun way! $5.50

She uses a sheet cake, torts it, cuts out the pool. She uses necco
wafers for sidewalks, gum sticks for diving boards. Email me and I'll
tell you more about it.

We sell small swimmers.

Date: May 19th, 1998 07:38:49
From: Robin
e-mail: ciera123@aol.com
Subject: Lily of the valley birthday cake
I need to make a liliy of the valley cake for a 63 yr. old women's birthday. Any ideas to make it not look like a wedding cake? I was thinking a using the 13" x 9" oval pan.
Thanks!!!! Robin

Date: May 19th, 1998 07:34:45
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Baby Shower Cake
You bet we have! We charge $25.00.

One thing we do is make the 'hood' out of white chocolate. Its instant
and not as heavy. Now we have done it many ways and the easiest way is
to do sotas (scribble) instead of basket weave. Cover back of pan with
saran, pour chocoalte into a pastry bag with tip 1 and sotas away. Add
the ruffle with regular buttercream icing after it on the cake.

Wilton no longer sells their long wire, this can also be made out of
chocolate. Do one side, let dry, turn over and do the other side. Wrap
with ribbon. Make sure the handle is at least 1" smaller than the width
of the cake.

We have even sat this cake up on cake blocks instead of the wheels.
Using the long loaf pan cut into 4 blocks. Iced with the cake icer tip
#789.

We make the wheels out of cardboard circles covered with saran then
icied and decorated OR make them with royal icing and make extras for
the next 5 cakes that you get from the one you did for that party!HE-HE.

We charge extra if they want drop flowers, I think 50 drop flowers run
about $5.00 this usually allows us to do just colored icing writing and
a few drop flowers OR we suggest rose buds for FREE. They can be made
directly on the cake, add a few green leaves and your done!

We also don't use the fondant for the blanket, etc. the customer usually
doesn't even know what fondant is. This can be easily done with
buttercream icing, let dry slightly and use a paper towel to shape.

Always charge a Deposit on the plastics so you get them back. We usually
ask for $10.00. This is enough for them to return them and if they don't
we have enough to cover costs.

For Delivery:
We make the cake on a slightly larger board so that the ruffle extends
to the edge. Cover the board with white freezer wrap or FDA white foil.
Stick the pillars to a base board covered in the same with blobs of
icing as glue. Place both pieces in seperate boxes and explain that all
they have to do is place the bassinet cake in the center of the pillars.
Also you might stick the bassinet cake to the box with a blob of icing
so it doesn't move in the box. Always tell them to put this cake FLAT on
the FLOOR of their car!

Oh, one more thought. There is a tip #221 that makes three dots at a
time. Like a triangle, two on the bottom with one in the center on top.
This just gives you a little more decoration to the blanket.

Above all have fun this a very great center piece to any babyshower!

Date: May 19th, 1998 05:59:16
From: Robin
e-mail: ciera123@aol.com
Subject: Re: Elementary staff party
Hi,

I did one at the end of the year last year as a thank-you staff for my sons school. The mascot is the roadrunner, so I just used a coloring book picture with the frozen buttercream transfer and wrote Thank-you (school name ) staff in chocolate molded letters. No copyright problems, since I gave it to the school as a gift!

Robin

Date: May 19th, 1998 05:59:25
From: Robin
e-mail: ciera123@aol.com
Subject: Re: Elementary staff party
Hi,

Robin

Date: May 19th, 1998 05:13:31
From: Trish
e-mail: moonspelzs@aol.com
Subject: ISO race track cake
Hi, saw an idea for a figure 8 cake using 2 tube pans ..in a magazine
and cannot find it..just need a pic, not the directions. Can anyone help
by tomorrow? thanks!It was decorated with checker flags and all.

Date: May 19th, 1998 05:17:32
From: Dee Blackwell
e-mail: jeffb@ioa.com
Subject: Baby Shower Cake
Has anyone made the Baby Shower Cake in the Wilton 1993 on page 89? If so any helpful hints?

Date: May 19th, 1998 04:40:59
From: Dana
e-mail: bellis@tvec.net
Subject: Need cute phrase for baby shower
I'm supposed to do a baby shower cake for a
baseball coach that has a baseball theme.
They want it to have a cute phrase to go
with it. Any suggestions? Thank you

Date: May 19th, 1998 01:59:30
From: Nathalie
e-mail: dmorton@pointgroup.com
Subject: swimming pool cake
I would love some ideas for making a swimming pool cake for a 6 year
olds birthday party. I would also like some tips on how to bake a
sheet cake level, so the sides don't slope, is it possible?

Date: May 19th, 1998 10:54:59
From: MaraTLee
e-mail: marajami@ptdprolog.net
Subject: Re: tooth cake
Hi Lynne
Long time, been here!!----If you can take the "tooth pic" to be enlarged
you have your pattern for a tooth. I would do a caricature of a "happy
tooth!"-----also, if you need the hole shebang, you could bake 2 horse
shoe shaped cakes and stack one on top of the other and ice the middle
white and with black icing mark out all the teeth, the rest of the cake
you coudl ice in pink to represent the gums.;) mara

Date: May 19th, 1998 10:13:16
From: isabel
e-mail: jetski88@macau.ctm.net
Subject: Re: Newborn Cake
First all, CongratulationsSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
You can find recipes on www.cakerecipe.com or just type in search field
"angel cake" and there's a lot of them.
Try, mastercook recipe.com
Good luck

Date: May 19th, 1998 08:52:45
From: Karen
e-mail:
Subject: Elementary staff party
Need some ideas for a year end staff party for a elementary school.
They want 2 single layer 12in. rounds. This is for the school my
children attend, so I want to make a good impression as it could be a
good source of orders. Thanks.

Date: May 19th, 1998 02:11:40
From: Pam
e-mail: PjW10
Subject: Re: Re: tooth cake
You are welcome, and you better take pictures if you do it. I would love to see it. Take care.....Pam

Date: May 20th, 1998 06:47:59
From: Dee
e-mail: jeffb@ioa.com
Subject: Re: Re: Baby Shower Cake
Thank You For Your Hints On The Baby Shower Cake.

Date: May 20th, 1998 11:58:26
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Noah's Ark
the edible image sue speakes of is very nice......in the same pastel
colors (and almost exactly the same) as the paper plate etc that is
currently all the rage :)
lynne

Date: May 20th, 1998 11:33:14
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Brownies end-of-year party cake
Mom made a doll cake into a brownie once. It wound up in the local
newspaper.

OR, we do have brownie and girl scout molds available for chocolate,
sugar, etc. molding. Go to our ONLINE CATALOG, then to Candy, then to
Molds and down to Organizations.

Date: May 20th, 1998 11:29:43
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Noah's Ark
There is a NEW edible image of a very NICE Noah's Ark $2.09

And JUST IN a REAL NICE Noah's Ark Keepsake novelty by Wilton $5.99. I
can't tell you enough about this. Its resin I think. A brown boat with
pale yellow port holes with animal heads sticking out. It even has a
pair of dolphins in the water. NICE NICE NICE

Email proicer@one.net to order

Date: May 20th, 1998 10:22:18
From: Dee
e-mail: jeffb@ioa.com
Subject: Re: Noah's Ark
Hi, I made a sheet cake and I had half of the cake sky blue for the sky and the other half green for grass. Then I drew Noah's Ark by hand and then I got some of the icing decorations of the Jungle Animals and I put the gif.,lion heads,elephants on the ark and I drew some other animals going up a plank and in the grass in front of the ark. Also, I had clouds in the sky with the piping gel clear that made rain drops out of the clouds and I had some doves (plastic) that I put in the sky also. On the grass I used the tip that makes grass on top of the icing for the grass coming up I made a white border. This was my idea and I just got another baby shower cake out of it for next weekend for a Winnie The Pooh Theme Baby Shower. I HOPE THIS HELPS.If you like it and need more help or don't understand please write me back.

Date: May 20th, 1998 08:43:45
From: Pam
e-mail: PjW10
Subject: Re: Noah's Ark
Whoa!!!! De Ja Vu!!!! I just finished a Noahs Ark cake about half an hour ago!! Now I can't take credit for the design, because my customer had me copy a plate, but heres what I did, hope it helps. The cake was 11x15 and I first iced it light blue to resemble sky. I next traced with a toothpik the shape of the Ark and its cabin and roof. I used #47 to fill in the ark and cabin to resemble "boards" and roofed the cabin with #5 in an "E" motion to resemble "shakes". I then figured piped the animals along the Deck railings( waist up, like they were looking over the sides) I used #12 for their bodies and #1 for the details ( Zebra stripes, eyes, etc..). I piped fluffy clouds and raindrops in white and highlighted the drops with blue piping gel. The Animals were an Elephant, Panda Bear, Tiger, Giraffe, Rabbit and 2 ducks, one swimming and the other on the roof of the cabin holding an umbrella. It turned out really cute and was surprisingly quick! Hope this helps, Have fun!!! Pam :-)

Date: May 20th, 1998 08:07:23
From: Tami
e-mail:
Subject: Noah's Ark
Hi There!!

I need to do a baby shower cake with the theme of Noah's Ark. I tried
color flow but it was too detailed and didn't come out very nice. I
would appreciate any ideas on this. I still have plenty of time!! It
has to be done in pastel colors. Thanks in advance.

Tami

Date: May 20th, 1998 03:51:43
From: shirleyr
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Need cute phrase for baby shower
maybe you could say "Batter Up".
or "welcome to our most valuable player".

Date: May 20th, 1998 12:32:12
From: Deena
e-mail: calkinsclan@sprint.ca
Subject: Brownies end-of-year party cake
I have been asked to do a cake for a local Brownie pack. They are
having a small party to celebrate their last meeting of the year.
Several girls are going on to guides next year, but the party isn't just
for them, its for all the girls. Any ideas? I thought of just putting
the Girl Guides symbol on the cake, but that seems a little plain.
Help! The cake is due Monday!

Deena

Date: May 20th, 1998 11:44:50
From: Dawn Talbott
e-mail: satellite23@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: ISO race track cake
Trish,

I have a picture of a figure eight racetrack cake from a magazine. I
don't think it is the same one as you saw, but I would be glad to email
it to you if you want to see it. Just let me know. ~Dawn

Date: May 20th, 1998 11:16:21
From: Nathalie
e-mail: dmorton@pointgroup.com
Subject: Re: Re: swimming pool cake
Thank you so much for the help. I sent a message to the American Cake
Decorating Mag. hoping to get a back issue. You wouldn't happen to
know which issue it was in? It sounds like what I'm looking for.
Thanks again.

Date: May 20th, 1998 09:35:58
From: millie
e-mail: millie-martha@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Re: ISO Sweet 16 Masked Ball Cake Idea
This is just off the top of my head. The first thing I thought of was a stacked tier cake with the wondermold pan (doll) as the topper. She could be holding one of those masks on a wire or something and be decorated similar to the costume the party girl will be wearing.

I hope you understand what I mean.

Date: May 20th, 1998 09:19:20
From: Millie
e-mail: millie-martha@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Re: swimming pool cake
There was a really cute swimming pool cake featured in Amercian Cake Decorating magazine. It was a sheet cake with a pool (kidney shaped) filled in with blue icing. The swimmers were teddy bear graham crackers with little bathing suits piped in. I think they used a stick of gum for a diving board.

Hope this helps.

Oh, they put some of the bears"sunbathing" on sticks of gum and some swimming in gummy life savers.

Date: May 20th, 1998 08:37:16
From: Lourdes
e-mail: L2jlu2@AOL.com
Subject: ISO Sweet 16 Masked Ball Cake Idea
Hello fellow cake decorators, i hope you can help me with some ideas for this cake. I have a Sweet Sixteen cake to do in November, the theme is a Masked Ball, so i need ideas as to what to do. The humber of servings have not been determined yet, but i was told maybe for 100 people so i need different ideas.

I really need help with this one, so please if you have any ideas, i would really appreciate it. Thank you in advance for all your help.

Lourdes

Date: May 22nd, 1998 12:14:59
From: Jane
e-mail: Cakes4Funn@aol.com
Subject: Re: Need idea for Barbie cake
I did a 1/4 sheet cake for a 4-year-old's tea party with Barbie theme. They brought me a tiny princess-type Barbie figure (about 3" tall), a porcelain teapot, sugar, creamer and 2 cups with saucers. I decorated the cake in pink and purple, to look like a table top. I made little striped pink icing placemats with fringe on either end of the cake and placed the teacups and saucers on them. In the back center of the cake, I made an oval outlined with pink dots in which I placed the Barbie figure, the teapot, creamer and sugar. I spaced purple dots all over the cake to look like a polka-dotted tablecloth and did simple pink shell borders with purple dot accents. Also, in the front center of the cake, I wrote "Happy Birthday Grace" in pink. It turned out really cute and the little girl loved it. When they came to pick it up before her party, Grace looked in the box at the cake and said in this sweet tiny voice, "Oh, look at the little napkins!" I love a happy customer!!!

Date: May 21st, 1998 10:51:36
From: Valerie
e-mail: wesley@minot.ndak.net
Subject: Re: Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark and Winnie the Pooh are definitely all the rage for Baby
Showers this year. I just did two Noah's Ark and two Winnies with
another order for a third. Whew! I like to do something different each
time. The first Noah's Ark idea came from this board some time back.
Someone else was needing an idea, just when I needed one too. Found it
in the 1996 Wilton Yearbook. It was a hit. My next Winnie the Pooh is
also coming from that same book. Both are three dimensional. The
Noah's Ark took some time, but I don't think the Pooh one will. The
other cakes I did either on wafer paper or piped the character on the
cake doing something related to the baby's birth.

Have fun, you'll probably get more orders from the one.

Date: May 21st, 1998 09:35:44
From: dee
e-mail: jeffb@ioa.com
Subject: drop flowers
what is the best thing to make the drop flowers out of when it is was hot was it has been lately. Buttercream or Royal Icing?

Date: May 21st, 1998 06:02:48
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Re: BOOK CAKE!
If you don't want to invest in a book pan, you could use a regular sheet pan in whatever size you need it to be. After turning it out on the cake board, take a sharp knife and make a cut area in the center of the cake to look like the center of a book. Then slightly slope the ends of the cake to slope like a book. If you need lots of cake, make a regular size cake for the book and put that on top of a bigger sheet cake. Maybe on the book, you could draw school stuff - pencil, apple, ruler, chalk, etc. and write readin', writin', 'rithmetic, 2 + 2 = 4, C - A - T

Date: May 21st, 1998 04:48:55
From: Karen
e-mail: yankee@netacc.net
Subject: Re: BOOK CAKE!
You should be able to buy a book cake pan. Check your Wilton catalog or if you have a local store that may rent them. The one I have is about 14" across and about 12" wide. If you take a dictionary and open it on the table in the middle, that's what it looks like! Good Luck! Karen

Date: May 21st, 1998 03:35:19
From: TAMMY
e-mail: tailad@netvision.net.il
Subject: BOOK CAKE!
I have been asked to make a cake in the shape of a book or on the same
theme for my 6 year olds class. Any clever ideas would be appreciated!

Date: May 21st, 1998 03:32:28
From: TAMMY
e-mail: tailad@netvision.net.il
Subject: BOOK CAKE!
I have been asked to make a cake in the shape of a book or on the same
theme for my 6 year olds class. Any clever ideas would be appreciated!

Date: May 21st, 1998 02:06:17
From: Tami
e-mail:
Subject: Thanks Everyone!! (nt)
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Date: May 23rd, 1998 12:57:04
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Christening Cake
Everyone must be busy working on those wedding cakes!! I just got home from catering one and have to be up again about 3 a.m. to work on another catering, but wanted to see if I could possibly help you out, too. Maybe just draw a cross up on the left side of the cake with the flat tip (not sure of #) and gold icing. Then do some pastel flowers of pinks, blues, yellows cascading from the cross down the side of the cake and then write "God Bless _________". You'd probably get lots more ideas if you had more time to get them. Hope this will work or give you an idea to go from - you could even do a little lamb and write "Jesus loves the little ones" or Jesus' Little Lamb.

Date: May 22nd, 1998 11:59:28
From: Jan
e-mail: janet1@mill.tds.net
Subject: Christening Cake
Help! I need some ideas for a christening cake which I'll be decorating
tomorrow morning. Does anyone have any good ideas. They want a 12"
round cake. Thanks to anyone who can help.

Date: May 22nd, 1998 09:59:59
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: cake decoration idea
hi, nice to see a new face on the block! :)
i only have a few short minutes to play tonight before going back to
work on 2 wed cakes.
what instantly came to mind was/is a play on words: 'happy b.d. to the
*bestest* father in the world'. all that comes to mind is a sheet
cake:( sorry can't help further. i'll think on it was i work tonight.
lynne

Date: May 22nd, 1998 12:08:52
From: delilah swinford
e-mail: www.delilah.j.swinford@mailexcite.com
Subject: cake decoration idea
Help! My husband's birthday is on Father's Day again! I have already made him a tier cake with the bottom a birthday and the top a Father's Day. What else can I do?

Date: May 22nd, 1998 10:52:09
From: Dee
e-mail: jeffb@ioa.com
Subject: Re: Re: Baby Shower Cake
Hi,do you know how much white chocolate you used in the baby shower cake that I asked you about in the wilton book.Also, how much of the royal and buttercream ?

Date: May 24th, 1998 09:23:37
From: Dolores
e-mail:
Subject: Re: use tip 14 for nice centers (NT)

Date: May 24th, 1998 09:22:42
From: Dolores
e-mail:
Subject: Re: drop flowers
I would sure use royal icing (have the royal stiff so the petals define
well). I use tip 35 mostly. Let them dry overnight, loosen with your
small bent spatula and scoop into a baggie.

Date: May 24th, 1998 07:20:27
From:
e-mail:
Subject: Re: swimming pool cake

Date: May 24th, 1998 07:20:28
From:
e-mail:
Subject: Re: swimming pool cake

Date: May 24th, 1998 07:26:51
From: Dora
e-mail:
Subject: Re: swimming pool cake
To keep the sides from sloping, I use strips of terry cloth (old bath towels), wet them, wrap around the pan and pin. I also bake at a lower temp. -325. It takes about 50 min. to bake. Before taking the cake out of the pan, cover immediately with a clean cloth an d press gently down on the cake - using a flat board makes it easier. For every day cakes this makes the cake flat enough. However, for wedding or layer cakes, you may still need to trim the top - but not as much. I hope this helps. You can by the baking strips from Wilton, but I find the terry cloth works fine.

Date: May 24th, 1998 06:17:17
From: Karen
e-mail: yankee@netacc.net
Subject: Re: Noah's Ark
I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I've done a 3 D Noah's Arc by cutting a round cake into a half circle an placing on a sheet cake. (you could ice the sheet cake blue to resemble water or sky) Then use the remaining half circle to cut a cabin shape to place on the top of the arc. You can pipe frosting on the arc of any color, I used a rose tip to give it texture. Pipe on port holes and clouds, and if you like use animal crackers for the animals, The frosted ones are a light pink! I hope this helps!!!

Date: May 25th, 1998 08:56:01
From: Liz
e-mail: fkleinbu@tstar.net
Subject: Re: ISO Sweet 16 Masked Ball Cake Idea
I have used the cheap plastic masks and brushed melted chocolate inside
of the masks, (apply at least 2 thin coats) when firm pop the mask off.
You can then paint and decorate them in any number of ways. Scatter on
top of cake with gumpaste ribbons and confetti. One of the more recent
back issues of American Cake Decoration Mag. has a pattern for a Mardi
Gras mask.

Date: May 25th, 1998 07:21:51
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Re: National Nurses Month
Wish I had a scanner so I could scan a picture for you of a wonderful nurse's head and cap. Then you could do flowers in the corners and add the writing. Maybe you can find a picture of a nurse somewhere?

Date: May 25th, 1998 04:51:08
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: National Nurses Month
hi; i made a couple last wk. the easiest thing is a nice flowery one
that sayes something like 'we appreciate all of you' then add nat'l
nurse's wk or month.
if you have windbleckler's book on flowers his sheet cake ideas are
great. i use the basic ideas all the time.
lynne

Date: May 25th, 1998 09:23:09
From: Brenda A.
e-mail:
Subject: National Nurses Month
I need some ideas for a sheet cake by tomorrow.
Doctors appreciation for their nurses.
Thanks for any help.

Date: May 27th, 1998 01:28:39
From: RobinG
e-mail: Robin506@aol.com
Subject: Re: Over-the-Hill
I used the Wonder Mold Pan and made it into a hill, frosted it in black, with sprigs of green grass here & there. Figure piped a guy laying across the top (climbing over the hill). They loved it & I got several more orders for the same cake. Really cute! .....RobinG

Date: May 27th, 1998 12:46:05
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Double Ring Bridal Shower Cake
Do you have any jello ring molds??? The ones with the hole in the center that you mold jello in? I have used those for interlocking ring cakes and they work fine. You would just need to cut a wedge out of one to interlock into the other one. These would not serve very many, but guess you could do them on a 12 x 18 sheet cake or something if you need more servings.

Date: May 26th, 1998 09:33:46
From: Linda Parker
e-mail: jeffreypaul1@webtv.net
Subject: Double Ring Bridal Shower Cake
Help! I need to do a wedding ring cake for a bridal shower and have no ideal how to start! Any suggestions?

Date: May 26th, 1998 05:52:16
From: Karen
e-mail: yankee@netacc.net
Subject: Re: Over-the-Hill
I left a response fo you in the Wedding cake info category. Just wanted to be sure you get it! :-)

Date: May 26th, 1998 03:55:03
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: Over-the-Hill
I just did an "over the hill" cake this morning. I had a napkin with a buzzard flying around over a hill and there was an arrow pointing over the hill. Turned out really cute! I also have a pattern of a buzzard setting on top of a tombstone. Wish I had a scanner, but I don't!

Date: May 26th, 1998 03:02:12
From: Nathalie
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: swimming pool cake
Thanks for the hint. I'll try it. I appreciate the reply.

Date: May 26th, 1998 02:06:10
From: Esther
e-mail: EPre361706
Subject: Over-the-Hill
A friend is turning 50 and would like to find a new idea. He's taking it hard and I would really like to rub it in lol Thanks for all your help .

Date: May 26th, 1998 02:03:30
From: Esther
e-mail: EPre361706
Subject: Over-the-Hill
A friend is turning 50 and would like to find a new idea. He's taking it hard and I would really like to rub it in lol Thanks for all your help .

Date: May 28th, 1998 12:20:42
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Ballet Cake
no problem! nice to see you around again. i have several patterns.
i'll look them up and send them to you.....e-mail me an address.

we just got a scanner but haven't played w/it much. we might try
sending them e-mail. so send e-mail addy also.
lynne

Date: May 28th, 1998 12:16:03
From: lynne
e-mail: kakeladi@mindinfo.com
Subject: Re: Sandcastle Cake
hi carlyn;
that will be sooo much fun.
there are some plans in a magazine called 'american cake decorating'.
they have a web site, but i don't recall the address right off. it's on
here somewhere. the issue is from last summer i think.
if you can't locate the web pg &/or magazine, let me know and i'll be
glad to photo copy the pgs from my copy and send it to you.
lynne

Date: May 28th, 1998 12:12:08
From: lynne
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Farewell Theme
if they are women flowers always work. just add lots of messages like:
farewell; good luck; best wishes; soooo long; good bye; have fun;
we;ll miss you;

for men: for a small cake once i just made his name big printing (tip
47?) and fancy then added the above wording all around the name in
writing.

you can always make a person (child?) crying -- big tear falling from
eye -- maybe just the head.

lynne

Date: May 27th, 1998 10:29:15
From: Nannette
e-mail: nghenderson@erols.com
Subject: Re: Icing butterflies
I have the pattern book, and it does have a butterfly pattern in it. It
says it is for the lace butterfly cake, page 97. There's a butterfly
and then some side flower designs. If that's what you want, let me know
(if you have a fax #, I could fax it to you).

However, I don't see any dinosaur patterns in the book.

Date: May 27th, 1998 09:55:56
From: Maurice Guilfoil
e-mail: mauryg@voyager.net
Subject: Ballet Cake
Help! I have to decorate a sheet cake for a group of ballet students.
They are finishing their classes on June 7th. Does anyone have some
ideas for such a cake. One parent would like to have some pink ballet
shoes on the cake. Is there a pattern somewhere for the shoes?
Maurice

Date: May 27th, 1998 06:00:34
From: Pam
e-mail: PjW10
Subject: Re: Over-the-Hill
My favorite " Age" cake is from the 1993 Wilton Yearbook, Pg. 36. It resembles the cover of a magazine with articles about the birthday recipiant. I like to use a magazine title that reflects their interests and make up article titles that makes fun of their age, lack of talent (i.e. lousy golf scores...etc.), lack of hair..... all sorts of things. Its always good for a laugh and its real easy to do..... Have Fun!! Pam

Date: May 27th, 1998 05:45:09
From: Pam
e-mail: PjW10
Subject: Re: hot air balloon
The Wilton Book you mentioned is the 1993 on page 9. Really easy cake and real cute. Just make an 8" square cake and cover with basketweave, wilton added tight zig-zag garlands with string work and bows to the sides. Then figure pipe clowns in the basket, one facing out each side, use the large clowns heads ( pg.137 in the 98 yearbook) You will then need a helium filled balloon, cut 2 pieces of ribbon long enough to go from one corner of the cake over the top of the balloon and down to the diagonal corner of the cake, plus an extra 6". Cut a straw into 4 - 2" pieces, inset the ends of the ribbons into each straw . loop back up to the top of the straw and tie. Insert a straw/ribbon into each corner of the cake so that the two ribbons cross over each other, place the balloon inside of the ribbons. Hope this helped, Have fun!!
Pam

Date: May 27th, 1998 04:09:09
From: michelle
e-mail: michelle_gann@mgh.com
Subject: Icing butterflies
Does anyone have the celebrate with party spectaculars from a-z?
On the front cover is some icing butterflies, I would love to get the
pattern and instructions for those. And the dinasaur also is very cute,
does anyone have this book, who would be willing to make me a copy of
this information and email it or mail it to me? I would appreciate your
time very much. Thanks.

Date: May 27th, 1998 04:05:54
From: Carlyn
e-mail: JClellan@aol.com
Subject: Sandcastle Cake
Hello to all you decorators!
My sister-in-law is getting married in July on the beach in Florida. She is a fun loving type, and we think it would be unigue to have her wedding cake in the shape of a sandcastle, decorated with shells, etc. We have found a bakery in the area to bake and decorate for us, but we need some "plans" for the castle.
Put on your thinking caps, and see what you can come up with. It will only need to service 50 people max, so it doesn't have to be too large.
What do you think? Two layers, a 10 and a 6 should do it.
You can email me at JClellan@aol.com, or leave your message here - I'll be checking. Whatever you do, make your directions easy for me to follow, as I 'll probably have to be sending them on to the decorator. It will really help if I understand the construction clearly.
Thanks everyone!
Carlyn WHite
South Texas

Date: May 27th, 1998 12:29:35
From: Elaine
e-mail: elaine.iraegui@extott12.x400.gc.ca
Subject: Farewell Theme
Several people in my office are leaving and I would like to do a
farewell theme. I just seem to have no imagination today. Thanks.

Date: May 27th, 1998 12:09:15
From: Kathy
e-mail: mdunlap@netjava.com
Subject: hot air balloon
I need to do a cake like a hot air balloon... It needs to feed at least
12 I have seen a picture of one in an old wilton book but do not
remember which book. Give me some ideas!!!! thanks in advance

Date: May 28th, 1998 08:15:56
From: Stephanie
e-mail: BCI_MAN@sssnet.com
Subject: Re: Re: Re: icing colors
I would do the borders same as the basket.
I would also color my icing now or you are going to have an awful
tasting royal blue if you try to mix it tomorrow, because you will use
way to much color to get it royal blue.
Since you are new at this anytime you need a dark color it is best to
make it a couple days ahead of time and add a little coloring at a time,
because as it ages it will get darker.
Good luck and tell MOM we all said HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Date: May 28th, 1998 03:05:14
From: Laura
e-mail: smeech@webtv
Subject: Re: Re: icing colors
Carolyn,
Thanks for the tip. I hope you don't mind another question. What color would you do the border in?
Laura

Date: May 28th, 1998 01:29:13
From: Carolyn
e-mail: Bridal1
Subject: Re: icing colors
Laura, I think it would be prettier to do the basket out of a golden-brownish basket color so that the royal blue flowers will have a contrast. I think I would probably mix in some light blue, yellow, and pink flowers for contrast, too. Your mother will think it is gorgeous, I am sure!

Date: May 28th, 1998 01:24:40
From: Laura
e-mail: smeech@webtv.net
Subject: icing colors
I am making an 11x15 double layer cake. I will be making royal blue flowers (my mom's favorite color). My idea for the cake is to do a basket weave around the sides and shell boarder on the top and bottom. What colors should I use? Should I use the same blue that is in the flower, or should I make it a lighter shade of blue, or even a different color?
I have only taken Wilton course #1, and have never decorated a cake for a special occassion. This will be my first, and it's for my mom's 60th surprise party so I want it to be special. Any ideas, tips, or suggestion? I have to decorate it TOMORROW. Yikes!
Thanks,
Laura

Date: May 28th, 1998 01:16:56
From: michelle
e-mail: michelle_gann@mgh.com
Subject: Re: Re: Icing butterflies
Thank you so much that's exactly what I'm looking for, my fax # is
303-721-4652. Thank you so much. If you could send that over with a
cover sheet with my name: Michelle Gann, I would appreciate it,
unfortunately I have to share the fax with many others. Thanks

Date: May 28th, 1998 09:52:00
From: Millie
e-mail: Millie-Martha@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Re: Ballet Cake
The Wilton '93 book (i think) has a 9x13 sheet cake done up like a stage with ballerinas (using candy molds) dancing on the stage and pink candy slippers on the side.

Hope this helps.

Millie

Date: May 28th, 1998 08:38:45
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: BOOK CAKE!
A neat idea I did for my son, some time ago...

A 11x15 sheet cake with a one mix book shaped pan stacked on top. Then I
baked Sesame Street Cookies, decorated them and added them to the cake.
I added the school name, ABC, 123, ect.

I saw a girl that had gone to school with my son, all those years ago,
and she remembered me by those cakes I sent in for shcool! How nice as
to be remembered for Sesame Street cakes. LOL

Date: May 28th, 1998 08:36:46
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: BOOK CAKE!
A neat idea I did for my son, some time ago...

A 11x15 sheet cake with a one mix book shaped pan stacked on top. Then I
baked Sesame Street Cookies, decorated them and added them to the cake.
I added the school name, ABC, 123, ect.

I saw a girl that had gone to school with my son, all those years ago,
and she remembered me by those cakes I sent in for shcool! How nice as
to be remembered for Sesame Street cakes. LOL

Date: May 28th, 1998 08:30:51
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: cake decoration idea
Wow, I have soooo many ideas:
One I like that may go with your party/father's day theme is in the
Wilton Yearbook 1979 page 28. Bake a 12" double layer hexagon. Use the
Candlelit Crowns on top with candles in them for birthday wishes. They
decorated the sides and tops very simple... zig zags horizonal in
alternating tan and brown colors. And also alternated zig zags on top in
the shape of the hexagon (2 rows). Write in the center.

In the 1978 page 68. Baked a double layer 10" iced chocolate and used
the Candlelit Crowns on top plus a top hat & cane plastic. Accented
white and golden icing zig zags, straight lines and dots.

Another real neat idea is in the 1979 page 75. 4 single layers square
6x6 cakes decorated differently... one has old antique cars on top, a
plastic tie, a bow with stars, and a bow with package ribbon around
sides. Colors: blue, chocolate, white, golden yellow.

Good Luck!

Date: May 28th, 1998 08:12:06
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Double Ring Bridal Shower Cake
Yearbook 1989 page 36 did a oval shape cake and used plastic doule
wedding bands set amoung icing sweet peas.

But I like Carolyn's idea. I'm pretty sure We, Sugarcraft, still have
the 8" ring pan for sale. We also have a candy mold of wedding rings,
you could mold out of chocolate, sugar, fondant, etc and lay them on the
cake.

Date: May 28th, 1998 08:17:22
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Over-the-Hill
My favorite cake is from the Wilton Yearbook 1995 page 45. Its alot of
cake but I love the colors.
Bake a 16x16 single layer, then stack a 10x10 but place it oppisite (the
point of 10 in the center of the 16 side, then stack Petite Numbers
pans-50 on top.
If you want a picture I think we still have a few yearbooks left for
sale.

Date: May 28th, 1998 08:05:48
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: hot air balloon
Other Wilton books include
1988 page 69, mini tier set with plastic angelino and spaghetti strings.
1994 page 30, Up'n Away Balloon pan, smooth iced, cornelli lace, #789
banner
1981 page 64, 11x15 and ball pans
1993 page 9, 6x6 pan, piped clowns w/plastic heads, real balloon with
ribbon over top
1985 page 19, Up'n Away Balloon pan, smooth & star fill-in
1991 page 33, Up'n Away Balloon pan

If you need to see pictures email proicer@one.net and Mom can scan them
in and email them to you.

Date: May 28th, 1998 08:01:03
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Farewell Theme
These are always the hardest cakes to come up with a neat idea!

Sugarcraft, Inc has a pop top with several people standing under a blank
banner. You write FareWell, etc. in icing on it. Its about 60 or 75
cents.

Could you do the company logo?
A horseshoe shape cake for good luck?
A basket shape (double layer round cake) with basket weave on the sides
with flowers, strawberries, etc. on top with writing?
A Bill Board Sign shaped cake with their name in lights?
A Blue Ribbon shaped cake, This is their blue ribbon for a great job
well done?
Maybe a Book shape cake with some office saying on one side and flowers,
etc on the other side? OR mementos of happenings at work, like a picture
album?
Maybe a memo pad if you use one? or a phone shape-if they answered the
phones?
A business person baked in either the pretty lady or handsom guy pans?
Maybe a champagne toast party idea... use plastic champagne glasses
filled with pink piping gel, edible sequin confetti sprinkles, champagne
bottle candles, etc.?
Maybe a Coffee Pot and cup 3D shaped cake.. if you all stood around the
coffee pot to talk? Maybe his/her coffee mug?? If coffee drinkers.
JOKE CAKE: A cake in the shape of a cook-coo-clock, write your Cook-coo
for leaving?
How about a path type cake... Maybe the company name with a path to
success or where they will be working next? or figure pipe a ladder to
SUCCESS at top?

That's all I can come up with now.

Date: May 28th, 1998 07:36:08
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Sandcastle Cake
Check out the cake in the Wilton Yearbook 1992 page 14. Its not a tiered
cake but a cute sand castle cake. Baked in a 9x13 cake stacked with a
mini loaf cake, 2 ice cream cones covered in sand and color flow shells,
etc. Plus check out the cake on the next page... A Water slide.. baked
in 2 horseshoe pans with stacked cookies iced and covered with sand.

They use granulated brown sugar for sand.

Date: May 28th, 1998 07:22:07
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Ballet Cake Idea
One idea Wilton had was in the shape of Ballet Shoes. Yearbook 1985 page
12 baked in the Easter Bunny pan done with star fill-in. I new those
bunny ears where good for something. LOL

Another 3D shape was in the Yearbook 1986 baked in the stand-up Bunny
pan, star fill-in slipper with a zigzag sock and they wrote "Our Dancing
Queen"

Once I did a cake for a cake show and I forget where I got the
Ballerina's (I'll try to remember) but I made them out of color flow.
They where in different postions. I had baked and iced a round 10" x 4"
double layer cake. Then positioned them around the sides and had one
standing in the center on top. Then figure piped ballet shoes in between
the girls on the sides and wrote Happy Birthday Jessica on top in a arc.
We'll I did get a first place ribbon, but there weren't too many cakes
there. Plus it was my first attempt at color flow. SOOooooo you might
give that a try.

You might find good patterns in coloring books, greeting cards or at the
library.

Good Luck!!

Date: May 28th, 1998 07:28:00
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: A-Z PATTERN BOOK
Sugarcraft, Inc. still has a few copies of the PATTERN BOOK left, not
the book its self. It has the patterns, not instructions. But it might
help.

Date: May 28th, 1998 03:22:49
From: Tami
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Re: Sandcastle Cake
Hi There!!

I was just looking at that issue last night!! It's the April '97 issue
and the picture was on the cover. Great Cake. I think Delores has a
link to American Cake Decorating Magazine.

Date: May 29th, 1998 09:58:07
From: DEBBIE
e-mail: Tha503@aol.com
Subject: wrestling cake
I have an order for a birthday cake for a 9 year old boy who likes wrestling. Any ideas? Also any ideas for a cute saying on the cake , I don't know wrestling lingo! Thanks in advance for you r help.

Date: May 29th, 1998 07:23:17
From: Caesanea
e-mail: caes@umich.com
Subject: Mother/Son Cake
Does anyone have any ideas for a Mother and Son Cake design? It's for a
Mother/Son Dance. Any ideas,hints,or suggestions or welcomed!!
Thanks!!

Date: May 29th, 1998 06:22:46
From: Carlyn
e-mail: JClellan@aol.com
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Sandcastle Cake
Hi ladies,
Thanks for all your replies to my request for sandcastle wedding cakes!
The best I have found is the April 97 issue of American Cake Decorating magazine. However, that issue is sold out, at least it says that on their web page. How can I get a copy??? I am desperate to see those cakes!
Thanks!
Carlyn

Date: May 29th, 1998 10:02:22
From: Maurice Guilfoil
e-mail: mauryg@voayger.net
Subject: Re: Re: Ballet Cake
Lynne, any patterns for ballet ideas on a cake will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Maurice
My e-mail address is: mauryg@/voyager.net

Date: May 29th, 1998 10:01:07
From: Maurice Guilfoil
e-mail: mauryg@voayger.net
Subject: Re: Re: Ballet Cake
Lynne, any patterns for ballet ideas on a cake will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Maurice

Date: May 29th, 1998 08:10:01
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Your Welcome I love that cake

Date: May 29th, 1998 08:23:38
From: Jeannine
e-mail: Norder@prodigy.net
Subject: 80th bday cake
My grandma will be celebrating her 80th birthday soon...the family is
plannng a surprise party for her and I'd like to make a really special
cake. The party has a "This is your life" theme, but the cake only
needs to serve about 40 people...any ideas, hints or suggestions?
Thanks!!

Date: May 29th, 1998 08:08:47
From: Sue
e-mail: proicer@one.net
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Baby Shower Cake
My rule of thumb is 2 pounds buttercream icing to 1 cake mix.

Royal is a little different, I usually mix a one pound batch at a time.
I really don't like having it left. Usually when I'm done and have left
over I make extra drop flowers.

Chocolate, I always have it on hand, but I like to use the candy
writers. A 2 oz tube of chocolate ready to warm, snip open and squeeze!
It comes in all colors too.

Sorry it took me soooo long to answer but I'm still new to the message
board.

Date: May 31st, 1998 01:04:44
From: Serena
e-mail: Scarpaci6@aol.com
Subject: Castle Cakes

Anyone have any ideas on the construction of a cake in the shape of a castle. This has to be something really grand: it's for a sweet sixteen.

I've heard of cakes being done this way, but I've never seen them. If anyone has a picture of something they've done, or know where I can find one, I'd love to actually see it.

Thanks,

Serena

Date: May 31st, 1998 12:50:06
From: Serena
e-mail: Scarpaci6@aol.com
Subject: Re: wrestling cake
You should ask who is favorite wrestler is. My nephew is a huge Stone Cold Steve Austin fan who wrestles in the WWF. He walks around all day saying " 'Cause Stone Cold Said So!".

Actually, his whole gimmick is, "And that's the bottom line, cause Stone Cold said so". If you need any more help, email me or post back. I live with several wrestling fanatics. And just to clarify, my nephew is the only child.

Serena

Date: May 30th, 1998 07:10:55
From: Caesanea
e-mail:
Subject: Re: Baking Cake
Hello Maria,
Some of the reasons why a cake doesn't rise are:
-Underbaked-Oven temp, too low
-Underbeating the batter
-Too much liquid added
-Not enough batter added to pans (The Wilton Yearbooks contains a Baking
Guide that tells you how much batter to put in the pans.
-Batter sat too long before baking.
Hope this helps. These are some of the problems I have experienced over
the years.

Date: May 30th, 1998 08:26:28
From: Debbie
e-mail: DJW200
Subject: Need ideas for a cake decorated like a Hot Dog
Our Youth Group has chosen Bible Baseball as it's closing theme. We have covered just about everything you would find at a baseball game, except Hot Dogs. The children would really like to make a cake and decorate it like one. We've seen Hamburgers, but no Hot Dogs. If anyone has any ideas, I would really like to hear them. Thanks.

Date: May 30th, 1998 10:44:11
From: maria
e-mail: maria@macau.ctm.net
Subject: Baking Cake
Hi to everyone>

Could you pls tell me why the cakes does not grow higher...
Any information is welcomed.

Date: May 31st, 1998 05:33:19
From: Karen
e-mail: yankee@netacc.net
Subject: Carriage Cake
I just purchased a 3-D Ball cake pan and plan to use it to make a carriage for a bridal shower with a Cinderella theme. I'll Probably be using a sheet cake for the base. Any ideas on how to make the wheels or prop the ball cake so it doesn't sit directly on the cake? Also I may need to do a separate carriage for an anniversary. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!! :-)

Date: May 31st, 1998 03:09:37
From: Sly
e-mail: skenney@rocketmail.com
Subject: Re: Castle Cakes
American Cake Decorating did an entire issue on castle cakes last
summer. If you know anyone who subscribes, ask them for their
March/April issue from 1997. It's full of pictures and step by steps
for sand castle, fairly tale castle, medieval castle, gingerbread
castle, etc. (Unfortuantely, it's already sold out, otherwise I'd
reccomend ordering it.)
You can see a copy of the cover (and a sand castle cake) at
http://www.cakemag.com/M_A97Cover.html

Date: May 31st, 1998 03:00:48
From: Sly
e-mail: skenney@rocketmail.com
Subject: hot dog cake
While I haven't ever done a hotdog cake, I have done other carvbed
cakes.
If I needed to do one I would either carve a hotdog/bun from a pound
cake and then put that on top of a sheet cake done up with a picnic
type scene, or I'd do a giant hot dog carved from sheetcakes, each cut
in half longways then stacked, so that you'd have a cake about 3 x
longer than it is wide or tall. (For example, if I had two 11" x 15" x
1-1.5" layers, I'd wind up with a cake that was about 5.5" x 11" x 5.5-
6" before carving). I prefer to carve into a cake after the layers are
put together and the cake is slightly frozen.
Then you could follow the same ideas for decorating the hamburger buns,
and just convert them to hotdog bun proportions. As for the hotdog
itself: mix reddish-pink frosting with a bit of cocoa or brown color to
tone it down, and you should get a decent hot-dog color. And then just
pipe on your favorite hot-dog toppings. (Personally I think yellow
"American Mustard" would be a nice touch.)