Also, a damp dishtowel under the tray/pan becomes a non-skid surface.
>From: "Tricia Boyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [CAKE-RECIPE] Birthday Cake Help >Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:11:49 -0800 > > >Hi Janny, > >I would use one of the "contour pans" if you can get one, because they have >such a nice curve to the top edge. You could cover it with red fondant to >look like the plastic that covers a round of cheese and use whitish/yellow >fondant to cover the cake in the cut out portion. You could even get the >sticker from a real round of cheese to stick onto the fondant. Your local >deli of cheese broker could help you out with this for free. To make the >"holes", you can cut little round holes of varying sizes and then place a >same size fondant piece of a slightly darker shade "patch" into the cut out >for some contrast. > >I don't know how you and your family feel about wine (we are BIG wine >lovers), but figure piping grapes onto a cake, with some green vines, would >fit with your "aged to perfection" theme. > >Also, wilton used to make a bowling pin shaped pan. You can find them on >ebay. It works quite well as a wine bottle too. You can have a "label" >printed on those edible icing sheets (our local grocery store does it for >$7) with a personalized message on it, like what "vintage" he is and what >varietal, what region he was grown in, etc. > >Also, when you transport the cake, place the tray on a flat surface in your >car with some of that non-slip mat (they sell rolls of it in the kitchen >dept. of wal-mart or any hardware store) It won't budge an inch. I've used >it to transport tiered cakes 50 miles in nasty traffic and never had a >problem. > >Trish > >-----Original Message----- >From: Janny B. Bencze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 8:39 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [CAKE-RECIPE] 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 > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5F6XtA/.WnJAA/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/
