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Penny727
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:23 am |
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I know this is terrible just to post, but I am so proud that I just had to. I made Debbie Brown's bee hive cake. It is my first carved cake and I am really happy with how it came out.
I didn't like that the cake was as dry as it was...but I am getting used to a new oven, so that might be part of it.
I had some problems with the "door" I made it too deep, then I played around with it too much, so it looks pretty bad.
The best part was that I made it to bring to a retirement party. My colleague is an apiologist - he's worked with bees his whole life, so it was appreciated.
Thanks for looking and for allowing me to share. |
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sweetbaker
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:05 am |
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You should be proud; you did a great job! Cute bees! |
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luelue1971
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:05 am |
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very cute. you should be proud |
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Gatorfan01
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:07 am |
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That is really cute and I can see why you are so proud of it. Your bees are adorable too. |
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Texas_Rose
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:31 am |
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That is so cute!!! I love the bees. |
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oilili
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:40 am |
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Great job!!!
I've used the same idea of cake for my youngst daughter's 1st birthday. It was the second time in my life that I workd with rolled fondant (home made) and the first time ever that I carved a cake.
I should have stayed on a simpler model because I had to deal with too many new things at once. 
Still, I am happy I did it.
This is such a beautiful cake for kids! |
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mbh724
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:45 am |
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You did a great job! This is really cute. |
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MooBars
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:28 am |
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Wow it looks great! The door doesn't look bad Being a little over critical are we?? :p
What kind of knife did ya use? I'm thinking a serated bread knife, but I know some folks use an electric knife! There'd be cake flying everywhere if I used one of those!!! |
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butterflywings
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:14 am |
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its freakin' adorable!!!! I LOVE IT! I really think I need to go get some of Debbie Brown's books!!! |
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laurynrn
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Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:12 am |
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It looks phenomenal, you should be proud! |
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lauramw71
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Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:53 am |
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VERY cute!!!!! I've not attempted a carved cake yet.. heck i can't even cut a straight line! LOL |
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Penny727
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Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:56 am |
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Thank you all SO much.
It was fun to make and I was so happy that it all worked!
Yes, I used a serrated bread knife. It was a long knife, and I would have rather had a shorter one and would have felt like a had more control.
I was surprised at how "stiff" the cake was. I have covered 2 other cakes with fondant - they were box mixes and were very soft. This one was the Madeira cake recipe from the book. I found that after I carved it there were more rougher edges that I couldn't smooth out after it was covered with the fondant.
Next cake I'll know to pay closer attention to the details of the carving...I am going to attempt a Noah's ark cake for my son's first birthday!
Thank you all for looking and for your kind words! |
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MessiET
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Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:14 am |
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Cute cake! I love the little bees... Congratulations on a job well done. |
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Bossy
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Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:17 am |
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So cute! I hope I do as well on my first carved cake attempt.
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dabear
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Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:58 am |
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I love this adorable cake! The bees are precious! |
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