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summernoelle
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:32 pm |
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So, my soon to be 3 year old is OBSESSED with Wall-E. She has seen that movie 8 times. She says she is going to marry him. Anyway, her B day is next weekend, and this is the cake she wants! She has spent lots of time staring at it, then turning around and saying "thank you mommy!" how can I say no?
I think I can do a lot of it, but the questions I have are: How in the world will I make his head/face? And does anyone have any ideas about how to do the triangle-shaped wheels?
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kidscakelady
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:38 pm |
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If I were to try this I might think about making his body out of cake and then construct the face/eyes out of fondont covered paper tubes -- not sure if this helps or not only thing that came to mind when I saw the photo. |
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sillywabbitz
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:50 pm |
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I think faking some of it is a good idea. If you really want the head to edible, why not make the neck a base support, pvc or something and then do a flat piece, maybe only slightly titled , make the eyes out of Rice Krispy Treast. I bought the pre-bought ones and they are super easy to work with. Mount them on the flat piece on top of teh base with candy melts or royal and I think you can do it without too much stress. RKT to me are the saving grace for most cakes:)
Good luck and she'll love it no matter what cause mommy made it. |
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summernoelle
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:58 pm |
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oooh, Rice krispies for the head sounds perfect. I'm thinking about just doing the body as cake, the rest nonedible stuff.
I learned a decent amount about construction that the class where I did the standing Raggedy Ann, so I think lots of the same principles apply here.
The plan so far is to make a stacked square cake to the right size, and the construct a PVC piped frame. The wheels still trip me up a bit.
Thank you for the great ideas! |
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kidscakelady
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:00 pm |
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RKT are a good idea too- just be sure they aren't too heavy-make sure the neck piece is strong and stable enough to support whatever you decide to make them out of.
I agree- she will love it because mommy made it just for her. |
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summernoelle
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:02 pm |
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Yeah, the plan so far is to make the neck from a piece of PVC, so that should work out fine! |
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kidscakelady
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:10 pm |
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I love your name-Noelle is part of my name and I don't see it spelled like this too often--hope u have fun with the cake!! |
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Michelle104
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:13 pm |
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What if for the wheels you do 2 -1/4 sheets. Cut each one longways into 3 sections, stack those and then carve the top layer to make the triangle part. 1 sheet for each side. Does that make sense? |
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seskenn
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:19 pm |
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Don't you just love this age, where mommies can do ANYTHING!!!!! Enjoy it now, cause my two little guys are only 5 and 8, and quickly realizing mom's not WonderWoman!  |
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summernoelle
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:32 pm |
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Michelle-that's a great idea!
You guys have been soooo helpful.
I hope I can pull it off!!!!!!!!
Oh, Noelle isn't my real name. I used to call myself that in highschool because my name is Summer, but I was born Christmas morning. I have no idea why my parents would do that, so that was just a nickname! |
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Michelle104
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:37 pm |
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I hope I can pull it off!!! |
????? Of course you can!!! Have you seen your cakes girl???   |
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Michelle104
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:03 pm |
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oops! Double post!! |
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basketlacey
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:44 pm |
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I think someone here has a Wall E cake in their signature. I know I have seen one in the past few days. |
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kidscakelady
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Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:26 am |
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Summer- I was born on Christmas day also-
I like the same Summer and the little play on the name that your parents did- very original. Mine, not so much, Mary-Noelle.
Nice to hear of someone else born on x-mas- haven't met too many in my life. BTW- your cakes are fabulous and I can't wait to see how the WallE cake turns out- will be looking for it to come on here. |
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summernoelle
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Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:05 am |
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Thanks everyone for your nice words and all the help. I'll post a photo when I'm done! |
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