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[B]CamilleBianca:[/B] A bear, it's a bear isn't it? :P It was nice to see that you were looking at the photo and reasoning out how it could be done without someone having to spoonfeed it one bit at a time. ♦ Good For you ♦
Original message sent by momof5chaps
[COLOR=800080][B][I]Thank you so much for posting this.... It definitelty gives me a place to start!!!! I really appreciate the detail you put into your post and I am grateful for your thoughtfulness in posting to help others. I cant wait to try this out! I will post pictures as soon as I can. Thank you again. [/I][/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080][B][I]And [/I][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=444444][B]CamilleBianca- [I][COLOR=800080]I completely agree , everyone does things differently and we each have our own process. Its all in the outcome and making our clients happy ![/COLOR][/I][/B][/COLOR]
Thank you for your kind words.
Sweet Regards! :)
ADid you ever have any luck making it a darker shade like your original picture? Your lighter version is awesome! I need to make the darker version 3 times this summer. Just curious how I could do you steps but have the final product darker:)
What shade of brown and gray did you use for the cake? I have a birch tree wedding cake coming up and the bride wants one pretty similar to that.Your cake is beautiful.
IT WAS CHALLENGING BUT FUN
I'm doing a birch tree cake next weekend. I've made a few 8'' birch tree cakes but I've never wrapped them, my question is when you ''wrap'' the cake does the fondant stretch/sag off the sides! Do you add something to the fondant to make it stronger?
I've watched and read many tutorials on wrapping a cake and I'm looking for an easier way to cover the cakes. I don't know why but I seem to have a hard time with fondant and end up spending a lot of time and say a few really bad words while I'm at it...lol.
Anytime I need to wrap fondant around a cake, I freeze it so that's it's easier to work with.
Thank- you...Do you freeze the cake, or the rolled out fondant (just enough to stiffen the fondant)? This cake has me very worried. The humidity has been awful lately and the brides mother has warned me that bride has been quite moody and not to worry because in the end she will settle down. So I'm getting hit with a double whammy...lol.
Don't freeze the cake. Roll out your fondant to the size you want to place around the cake and freeze it for a few minutes. Since it's humid there you'll have to work quickly. Once it's on the cake you may have to let the moisture dissipate before decorating it further. You can also use modeling chocolate instead of fondant. If you use modeling chocolate you won't have to freeze it as it will hold it's shape while you place it around the cake.
It's humid here in the summer months too so my little trick is once my cake is decorated I chill it in the refrigerator and depending on the size of my cake I will place it in a sealed card board box 3-4 hour prior to delivery. This tempers it slowly and the box absorbs the moisture so that I my decorations don't run or my sugar flowers don't wilt.
I purchase a case of 2 different sizes from a local box company (Uline) so that I have them on hand.
Thank you for sharing this information. I've always liked the looks of the birch bark trees. I was wondering, however, if there is a method to do a birch bark with buttercream? My future daughter-in-law doesn't like fondant and has asked for one of the layers of their wedding cake to have the birch bark look, but in buttercream. They aren't getting married until next June, but I want to start practicing the technique so I have it down pat by the time I actually need to bake and decorate their wedding cake. I'd appreciate any information any of your can provide, and will also be looking on the internet to see what I can find. I want to make sure this wedding cake is perfect since it's for my son and future daughter-in-law. I'm a hobbyist.....not a professional baker, so am very nervous about it.
A[quote name="mommy4cn" url="/t/760582/birch-bark-tree-tutorial/30#post_7571720"][IMG]http://www.cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/3324098/width/200/height/400[/IMG][/quote] My first attempt at birch... I think i like. LOL
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