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thecakemaker
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Joined: Jan 11, 2005
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Location: Maryland
Birthday: Jan 12
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:40 pm |
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Thank you! And the link worked too!  |
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suzyqqq27
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Joined: Feb 16, 2005
Posts: 129
Location: Canada
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:32 pm |
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Debbie,
Great cake! I love it. Did you mold all those crabs by hand or did you use cutters?
Very well done,
Suzanne M. |
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thecakemaker
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Joined: Jan 11, 2005
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Location: Maryland
Birthday: Jan 12
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:24 am |
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thank you! i molded them. if i do the cake again i will use crab cookies! they will be easier and more edible. i can't imagine biting into a fondant crab.
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sweetbaker
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Joined: Sep 23, 2004
Posts: 1098
Location: Montgomery County, Maryland
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:14 am |
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Suzanne, superb job on the oscars cake!! How did you make the reel for the film? Is it also cake?
Debbie, I'm from Maryland too and I love that bushel of crabs cake!! Outstanding!
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thecakemaker
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Location: Maryland
Birthday: Jan 12
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:17 am |
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Thank you! Were are you from?
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sweetbaker
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Joined: Sep 23, 2004
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Location: Montgomery County, Maryland
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:20 am |
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Debbie, I live in Rockville. |
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thecakemaker
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Location: Maryland
Birthday: Jan 12
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:25 am |
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That's great! Finally another Marylander! We'll have to KIT!
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suzyqqq27
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Joined: Feb 16, 2005
Posts: 129
Location: Canada
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:39 am |
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Elaine,
The film reel was rolled fondant. I rolled it out to 1/4" thickness and cut out a 5" circle using the lid of a tin I own. I then cut the outside holes with the large end of a #6B tip and the inside holes using the large end of a small tip. I let them dry on powdered sugar over night and then painted them with a lustre dust / clear vanilla combination. I only painted one side. I let them dry overnight again. The film in the middle was a chocolate plaque made in the bottom of a clean cashew tin and the film strip was dyed rolled fondant. I cut out a strip the same width as the chocolate and then punched tiny holes along each side with the small end of tip #3. I used the leftover dyed brown fondant to make a little brick 1x1x2" to hold up the reel. I attached the film reel to the chocolate and to the stand using melted chocolate.
As it turns out, a guest at the party liked the fondant popcorn so much that he ate the little brown stand that the reel was sitting on when he found out it was made of the same material...he got 3/4 of the way through and then felt a little ill. Imagine eating that much fondant....YUCK! I can't stand the stuff. I make my own and it tastes better than Wilton's but not by too much. I find it sickeningly sweet.
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apromisekept
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Joined: Nov 24, 2004
Posts: 42
Location: georgia
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:06 pm |
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I was wondering where did you purchase the flowerpot? teddybearmom  |
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suzyqqq27
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Joined: Feb 16, 2005
Posts: 129
Location: Canada
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:40 pm |
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I got it at Wal-Mart for $3.50 CAD. |
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apromisekept
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Joined: Nov 24, 2004
Posts: 42
Location: georgia
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Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:12 am |
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Thanks once again. So the pots must be safe. Sorry for all the questions, but when you stacked the popcorn, did you have problems with it being too heavy on top? Did you assemble the popcorn fondant at the last minute? I am worried about it crashing the top layer . teddybearmom |
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suzyqqq27
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Location: Canada
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Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:44 am |
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There really isn't that much popcorn on there. I left the dome alone when the cake was done...didn't press it down...didn't level it off. Then I put a thin layer of buttercream on it and pressed the popcorn into it...it looks like it is a pile because of the cake's natural dome.
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sweetbaker
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Joined: Sep 23, 2004
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Location: Montgomery County, Maryland
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Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:14 am |
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Ok Debbie. What area are you in?
Thanks Suzanne. |
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