Baking today...

mpkegley · 06-15-2009, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chefshawna

O.k., here are the penguin cupcakes. I think they turned out pretty good. I don't know what happened to the one on the right, it's eyes look all crooked and crazy!! LOL I didn't even notice that until after I posted the picture!

Oh my goodness, the penguins are sooo cute!

fikibiff · 06-26-2009, 06:00 PM

Here is my latest:

Father's Day 2009 Cake - Sugar Beer Bottles in Cooler. The bottles and ice are made from sugar/corn syrup, the lid is chocolate covered rice crispy treats and the cake is covered in buttercream and then candy clay. The caps and lables are from real beer bottles.

Sugar beer bottles and ice. The bottles and ice actually got clearer and shinier after about 10 minutes in the sun - after the cake had already been cut.

pamperedlinda · 06-26-2009, 06:09 PM

HOLY COW!!!! That is good Nikki!

NooraK · 06-26-2009, 06:12 PM

WOW

legacypc46 · 06-26-2009, 06:51 PM

I'm speechless! Wow. Wow. Wow!

Jennie4PC · 06-26-2009, 06:53 PM

Wow is all I can say. That looks awsome

fikibiff · 06-26-2009, 09:29 PM

Thanks! Now I have to figure out how to top it for my next cake.

AnnieBee · 06-26-2009, 10:10 PM

That's incredible. Wow! You've got to tell us how you made those bottles. Are they blown sugar??? Where/how did you learn this???

I bet everyone LOVED it!

scottcooks · 06-27-2009, 08:48 AM

Looks awesome - what a talent you have! EAD was never intended to ice/decorate cakes, but to fill donuts, pipe whipped topping onto desserts and trifles and do devilled eggs (but be SURE to grind the eggyolks down very very fine or they get stuck in the tip!). For icing/decorating, use decorating bottles b/c they accept Wilton tips too.

fikibiff · 06-27-2009, 07:00 PM

I belong to cakecentral.com, just what we all need, another forum to spend hours on. They had a great tutorial on how to make the sugar bottles - and lots of other stuff. I made a mold of a real beer bottle, peeled the mold off, melted down the sugar/corn syrup and flavored it, poured it into the mold and then rotated the mold so the sugar coated the sides. After it cooled and hardened I peeled the mold off of the sugar bottle and added the labels and caps. It was actually not that difficult to do. I would like to learn to do the blown sugar.

mscharf · 06-27-2009, 07:15 PM

i have to ask, how many hours did this cake take!!

fikibiff · 06-30-2009, 01:10 AM

Making the rubber molds of the bottles took the longest. I think there were 7 layers and each had to dry. This was actually a pretty easy cake compared to a few of the other ones I have done. I would guess that it took about 6-8 hours not including the molds. But, I space it out over the week. I made the frosting and 2 bottles on Tues, the candy clay on Wed, the cakes and 2 bottles on Fri, frosted the cakes and covered them and made the rice crispy treats on Sat, and Sunday morning I made the last 2 bottles, cut out and placed the letters, covered the lid and did the cut outs did the ice and put it all together. 3 of the bottles are whole bottles, the other 3 are only the top halves.

chefshawna · 07-02-2009, 04:16 PM

Wow!! Great cake! I love the bottles and ice! I am going to have to join that forum now!!

06-26-2009, 06:00 PM	#442
fikibiff Location: Belgium, Wi Posts: 368 Best Show: 1300 Experience: 1 # of Shows: 29	Re: Baking today... Here is my latest: Father's Day 2009 Cake - Sugar Beer Bottles in Cooler. The bottles and ice are made from sugar/corn syrup, the lid is chocolate covered rice crispy treats and the cake is covered in buttercream and then candy clay. The caps and lables are from real beer bottles. Sugar beer bottles and ice. The bottles and ice actually got clearer and shinier after about 10 minutes in the sun - after the cake had already been cut.

06-26-2009, 06:09 PM	#443
pamperedlinda Location: Georgia Posts: 9,583 Best Show: 2258 Experience: 3+ # of Shows: 210 My Mood:	Re: Baking today... HOLY COW!!!! That is good Nikki!

06-26-2009, 06:12 PM	#444
NooraK Location: Georgia Posts: 1,505 Best Show: 900 Experience: 3 # of Shows: 52 My Mood:	Re: Baking today... WOW

06-26-2009, 06:51 PM	#445
legacypc46 Location: retirement central (florida) Posts: 2,457 Best Show: 1800+ Experience: 3 # of Shows: 200+	Re: Baking today... I'm speechless! Wow. Wow. Wow!

06-26-2009, 06:53 PM	#446
Jennie4PC Location: Elko NV Posts: 2,995 Best Show: 1200 Experience: 3 # of Shows: 100+ My Mood:	Re: Baking today... Wow is all I can say. That looks awsome

06-26-2009, 09:29 PM	#447
fikibiff Location: Belgium, Wi Posts: 368 Best Show: 1300 Experience: 1 # of Shows: 29	Re: Baking today... Thanks! Now I have to figure out how to top it for my next cake.

06-26-2009, 10:10 PM	#448
AnnieBee Location: Medina, OH Posts: 1,337 Best Show: $701 Experience: <1 # of Shows: 14 My Mood:	Re: Baking today... That's incredible. Wow! You've got to tell us how you made those bottles. Are they blown sugar??? Where/how did you learn this??? I bet everyone LOVED it!

06-27-2009, 08:48 AM	#449
scottcooks Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,045 Best Show: $3300 Experience: 4 # of Shows: 205	Re: Baking today... Looks awesome - what a talent you have! EAD was never intended to ice/decorate cakes, but to fill donuts, pipe whipped topping onto desserts and trifles and do devilled eggs (but be SURE to grind the eggyolks down very very fine or they get stuck in the tip!). For icing/decorating, use decorating bottles b/c they accept Wilton tips too.

06-27-2009, 07:00 PM	#450
fikibiff Location: Belgium, Wi Posts: 368 Best Show: 1300 Experience: 1 # of Shows: 29	Re: Baking today... I belong to cakecentral.com, just what we all need, another forum to spend hours on. They had a great tutorial on how to make the sugar bottles - and lots of other stuff. I made a mold of a real beer bottle, peeled the mold off, melted down the sugar/corn syrup and flavored it, poured it into the mold and then rotated the mold so the sugar coated the sides. After it cooled and hardened I peeled the mold off of the sugar bottle and added the labels and caps. It was actually not that difficult to do. I would like to learn to do the blown sugar.

06-27-2009, 07:15 PM	#451
mscharf Location: Tennessee Posts: 504 Best Show: 1,727 Experience: 1 # of Shows: 57 My Mood:	Re: Baking today... i have to ask, how many hours did this cake take!!

06-30-2009, 01:10 AM	#452
fikibiff Location: Belgium, Wi Posts: 368 Best Show: 1300 Experience: 1 # of Shows: 29	Re: Baking today... Making the rubber molds of the bottles took the longest. I think there were 7 layers and each had to dry. This was actually a pretty easy cake compared to a few of the other ones I have done. I would guess that it took about 6-8 hours not including the molds. But, I space it out over the week. I made the frosting and 2 bottles on Tues, the candy clay on Wed, the cakes and 2 bottles on Fri, frosted the cakes and covered them and made the rice crispy treats on Sat, and Sunday morning I made the last 2 bottles, cut out and placed the letters, covered the lid and did the cut outs did the ice and put it all together. 3 of the bottles are whole bottles, the other 3 are only the top halves.

07-02-2009, 04:16 PM	#453
chefshawna Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 786 Best Show: 1250 Experience: 1 # of Shows: 46 My Mood:	Re: Baking today... Wow!! Great cake! I love the bottles and ice! I am going to have to join that forum now!!

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