Janny, If you're planning to use fondant, you might want to try to browse through this book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1551109972/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-3985948-8109736 #reader-page. Keep clicking until you reach the last page. It's got a picture of mice in a pumpkin, but it's very similar to your concept.
Personally, I think decorating with fondant is a lot trickier than decorating with frosting and if you have no experience, you may have a difficult time. But you still have a lot of time to practice! Have you looked through wilton.com for ideas? I'm sure there's lots there. > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Birthday Cake Help > From: "Janny B. Bencze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:38:51 -0500 > From: "Janny B. Bencze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Birthday Cake Help > > > Hello Everyone! > > I joined a few weeks ago and have been enjoying the recipes. I need > some help with a cake for my hubby. It's his 40th birthday on Easter > Sunday. I bought napkins and plates that say "aged to perfection" This > isn't exactly true, but I don't want to do the over the hill thing. LOL > Anyway, I was thinking of making a two layer round cake and making it > look like a round of cheese, cutting out a wedge, getting a little > plastic mouse to put on the plate and a sign on top that reads "Aged to > Perfection" Now, for the help:Pardon my language, but my icing and > decorating skills just plain SUCK!!! What is the easiest way that I can > make this cake look like a round of cheese? I have Swiss cheese in mind > and was thinking about using rolled yellow fondant with different size > holes cut out and putting that over a frosting of black or orange. I've > never used fondant like that. Is there a better easier way? I was > thinking of making a cake shaped like a scotch bottle instead, but have > no idea how to do that. Any ideas there? > I am so sorry for such a long letter! Oh, and I need to carry this cake > to the party destination. I have an old round microwave tray that I think > would be great, but no top for it. We only have to go a couple miles. > Thank you so much for listening [reading] > > Janny > > PS - the cake doesn't have to tie in with Easter. > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/lGEjbB/6WnJAA/E2hLAA/QXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
