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Rhonda19
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Joined: Aug 28, 2008
Posts: 212
Location: Mississippi
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Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:13 pm |
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I only make cakes for my family and a few friends, and recently my son asked me about making a cake for his friend's 2 year old.
She wants a " dora " cake, and the mother asked if I could make some 3-D gumpaste figures for it. Well... Boots the monkey turned out great, if I do say so... (LOL But Dora?? Oh My Goodness!! Why is it so hard to make Dora??
I have spent 2 entire mornings trying to make a Dora that resembles " Dora " and it still looks nothing like her?
Does anyone have any suggestions?? I am desperate at this point!!
Thanks
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Melnick
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Joined: Jan 02, 2009
Posts: 340
Location: Australia
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:07 am |
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I looked at heaps of Dora cakes and really didn't find any with a good Dora figurine made of gumpaste, no matter how talented the caker. So, rather than attempting to make one, I bought the Dora candle set which comes with a Dora figurine and just used that. I really couldn't see the point in putting myself through all the heartache if I was never going to get it to work the way I wanted.
Have a look at this pic and you'll see how I used it:
http://www.cakecentral.com/mod.....id=1430029
But if you want to make the figurine, consider using a small round styrophome ball for the head - it will give you the round shape you need without the weight. |
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majka_ze
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Joined: Aug 21, 2008
Posts: 463
Location: Czech rep.
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:23 am |
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Here you could buy a Dora cake topper, if you want. And even when not - best is not to look at a picture (drawing) but at a toy. I agree with Melnick - the problem is that Dora has enormous head in relation to the body.
Good luck to you! |
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Josie07
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Joined: Aug 04, 2006
Posts: 3
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:43 am |
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I just did a Dora cake for my girlfriends daughter. However I cheated and bought a Dora topper. It is a safari theme with Dora and Diego in jeeps. The only place where I have found this cake topper is at [blocked]. I'm not a professional cake decorater but it didn't come out too bad. Maybe this could be a solution. For some reason I can't attach a pic but will post on my pics if you would like to take a look. |
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