I'm Badly In Need Of Cake Help

Decorating By Jen1979 Updated 23 Aug 2007 , 2:53pm by delta95

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Jen1979 Posted 20 Aug 2007 , 11:01pm
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Ok, I have to make a Carebear cake on Wednesday. That's not my problem, I know exactly what I want to do. My problem is that I'm going to use my 3D stand up Pooh pan for the Carebear and I've lost the baking core for it. What can I do? Does it have to have it? AHHHHHH, help please. If I have to completely redesign the idea I have for the cake then I have to start now. Thanks!!!

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lilie Posted 21 Aug 2007 , 2:46am
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You can use a tomato paste can. It is just the right size.

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LillyLou Posted 21 Aug 2007 , 3:22am
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Cake Man Raven from Washington, D.C. (I think!) had a great idea of how he does his core. He used a traditional baking core, which you could substitute a tomato paste can as lilie suggested but he adds a bunch of foil covered pennies. He claims it helps the interior to bake completely. He just grabs a handful of pennies and wraps them in foil and shapes it into a log that will fit into the baking core. I haven't tried it yet but it seems to make sense. icon_biggrin.gif

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lilie Posted 21 Aug 2007 , 3:33am
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Great idea!!!!!

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delta95 Posted 21 Aug 2007 , 4:47am
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I use an upside down flower nail in all my pans...works great!

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Jen1979 Posted 21 Aug 2007 , 3:58pm
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Everyone, thank you sooooo much for your ideas. I need to bake the cake today and was starting to panic. I think I'll try the can with the pennies.

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tiggy2 Posted 21 Aug 2007 , 4:18pm
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I think the flower nail would get lost in the 3-D bear pan, I'd stick with the can and pennies.

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lilie Posted 22 Aug 2007 , 2:54am
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I like the penny idea!

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delta95 Posted 23 Aug 2007 , 2:53pm
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Actually, when you flip the cake....the top, round part of the nail is right there and pulls right out. I would think the can of pennies would all fall out into the cake when you pull it out of a 3D cake since the cake would likely be rising above the top of the can. Nail always has worked great for me IMO

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