On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:57:29 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:
>Cindi - HappyMamatoThree wrote:
>>> Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to
>>> make this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got
>>> to do this right.
>>
>> This sounds like an excellent gift. But I would probably have chosen
>> to tell her that she has some great ideas and you will try to use as
>> many of them as you can in making the cake, but it won't be exactly
>> what she is asking for because you may not have the supplies. A great
>> trick for enhancing a boxed cake mix is to add the pudding like
>> everyone else has already said. I would think a simple buttercream
>> frosting would be easiest, or go with creamcheese for a little
>> different flavor. Either use the frosting for the filling between
>> layers or use a fruity filling, strawberry jam, raspberry preserves,
>> maybe a white chocolate frosting with pink tint would be more up her
>> alley if she loves chocolate.
>>
>> How about a 9X13 for the base and two 8" or 9" rounds offset to one
>> side of the 9X13 so you can write on the 9X13 just beside the stacked
>> rounds.
>>
>> If you want something a little fancier for the top of the rounds, make
>> another smaller cake in a 6" diameter pyrex bowl. The cake baked in
>> the bowl will give a dome effect on top of the two rounds. Adds
>> effect without costing anything for tools or decorations.
>>
>> And if she wants ribbons and bows, how about bulk ribbon from
>> Michael's or JoAnne's. Buy the picot ribbon that has the little loops
>> along the edge. You can usually catch it for less than a dollar for
>> 10 yards, and often on sale 2 for a dollar. It will cut down on
>> expense for bags, tips, icing, and still be perfectly suitable for a
>> birthday party. Might want to do something glittery in the piping
>> along the edges of the cake and for the words. the "glittery" sugar
>> crystals are really cheap and can be used alone or stirred into
>> frosting. You can add silk or fresh flowers to the cake, or beads
>> (mardi gras beads are everywhere on clearance right now in the party
>> and decorating store). If she loves that teenage princess thing, a
>> 99cent tiara and strings of beads and ribbon would be just the
>> ticket.
>>
>> Man that got long. Cakes are one of those things I love to do. Hope
>> you have fun.
>>
>> Cindi
>>
>
>I think a white chocolate icing with a tinge of red food coloring would be
>wonderful! I love all your suggestions. (Psssst - come on over, I may
>need your help!) <g>
>
Maybe watching a couple of how to videos will help too
http://video.about.com/baking/How-to-Frost-a-Cake.htm# You'll need to
enable the IE tab if you're using Firefox. If you poke around there
is a video on how to "fill" a cake... you might want to do a raspberry
filling, for instance.
Baking with a cake mix -
http://baking.about.com/od/hintsandt...emixbaking.htm
Make icing -
http://baking.about.com/od/frostings...andeasyfru.htm
BTW: fresh flowers are lovely on a cake, what's growing in your yard?
Just for fun and maybe a gift someday:
http://video.about.com/weddings/Make...ng-Bouquet.htm
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