Making "ice Cubes"

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kerririchards Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 3:13am
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Does anyone have any ideas on how to make ice cubes for a cake? I know I probably can't pipe something that even remotely looks the same, but maybe fondant or something? It seems like someone at cc did a cake that had "ice" on it, but I can't seem to find it or remember how they did it.

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thesocialfrog Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 3:19am
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I think you can make ice cubes by using ice cube trays & fill them with clear gelatin. Other than that I am not sure.

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kmoores Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 3:19am
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What if you used Geletin (sp)? Line a pan with parchment or something, then let it set up. Then cut it into cubes? I don't know if this works but it's worth a try.

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TexasSugar Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 3:47am
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I remember someone asking about this recently. It was a bottle and bucket cake I think. I seem to remember someone suggesting rock candy. Wouldn't work if you are looking for cube shapes (liked the geletin ideas) but would work for crushed ice. icon_wink.gif

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SweetArt Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 4:00am
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In the March 2003 ACD issue they made ice cubes. 1/2 c. Vodka with 1 c. light corn syrup. Boil to 250. Pour into ice cube mold. After about 15 minutes they should be hard enough to pop them out and place on greased wax paper.

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sedinga Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 4:08am
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Maybe you know this (I don't think you need to worry if you use the vodka and syrup recipe), but if you are going to use the gelatin for ice cubes let it set at room temperature. I have been told that if you let it set in the freezer or fridge it will melt at room temperature - and ruin your cake icon_cry.gificon_cry.gificon_cry.gif
But like I said, this could be common knowledge.... icon_rolleyes.gif
Hope your cake turns out great, it sounds neat !!! thumbs_up.gif

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Lisa Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 4:20am
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I've also heard of using scrunched up plastic wrap. Someone did that for a cake that looked like an ice chest.

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charleydog Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 4:27am
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Yes that works Lisa!!!

OT: but for candle displays if u scrunch up saran and put water in it it looks like ice!!

However, if I understand this right this for cake decorations on top of a cake? therefore I guess it wouldn't work..

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kerririchards Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 1:12pm
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Well maybe I should post a picture of what I am trying to do. I am still desperately looking for a wine cake idea - every time I come up with a great one, well it isn't quite what my friend is looking for because she has her heart set on a certain one that is WAY beyond my capabilities. She found a picture of a cake that is a crate of wine that has hole in it and it looks like someone has taken a bottle out. It is for a couple of guys who order wine all the time and have it shipped in. So that cake would be very appropriate. But I don't work with fondant enough to be able to pull that one off - not to mention all of the painting that would need to be just perfect. I don't know where she found the picture but I only wish I were that good!

Anyway, I found this picture last night and thought I would try to figure out how to do it and see if she liked it - this one would actually be do-able, if I can find a way to do the ice.

Oh, and thanks for all of your GREAT suggestions. you all are always so much help to me!
LL

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charleydog Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 1:15pm
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Wow, thats a cake and then some!!

check out
www.mikesamazingcakes.com
I bet that where she got the idea!!

Does everything have to be edible in this cake???

Good Luck!!

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kerririchards Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 1:19pm
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Yep! That is the one! And there is a reason his business name is Mike' Amazing Cakes. They are truly AMAZING. Maybe someday . . .

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lgslgs Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 1:35pm
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You could try taking some granulated sugar and mixing it with enough corn syrup to moisten. Bake on lightly greased parchment paper at 350 for about 12 - 13 minutes. Essentially, you are cooking sugar to a soft or hard crack stage doing this, like if you were making stained glass cookies.

You'd end up with a thin, flat candy sheet. Score it when warm so you have fracture lines to make your cubes.

Now, this might not work. icon_smile.gif The sugar might pick up a bit of a yellowish cast as it bakes. If it does, you might be able to offset it by tinging it wery slightly with blue.

It is cheap and easy enough to experiment with. I just did this the other day to make stained glass centers for some cookies. Mine ended up baking to between a soft crack and hard crack stage, so the cookies that were not stored flat do have some bowing in the hard candy today. But like I said, it's easy enough to try with stuff from the pantry next time you have the oven on. Make sure your baking pan has raised edged - don't want the molten sugar to drip!

Good luck.

Lynda

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TickledPink Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 1:47pm
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instead of baking on a flat baking sheet could you do this by baking in a mini muffin pan? They might come out looking a bit like round ice cubes.

On the topic of wine, being a wine drinker, I never chill wine. I always drink room temp, so I don't think the ice is a must, if it was champagne that's different.

I think a wine bottle with some gorgeous grapes, vines, grape leaves would be easier and prettier than trying to make ice. Just my opinion.

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kerririchards Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 2:13pm
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Well, tickled pink, I think I would have to agree with you about just making a wine bottle, but that doesn't seem to be what she if after. Perhaps with a little persuading . . .

And not being a big wine drinker myself (just don't have much of an opportunity to go out since I have a 4 year old and don't seem to ever get to the wine store to take it home either) I guess I just assumed those were wine bottles in the bucket. I am quite sure now that they are champagne. I did, however, used to chill my white wine, but drank my red wine at room temp.

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Cake_Geek Posted 17 Nov 2005 , 2:53pm
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Hey!! That sugar/corn syrup idea would work great for making the snowflakes I want to try!!

THanks!!!!!

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TickledPink Posted 18 Nov 2005 , 12:31pm
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I was wondering about this last night.

(Right now I think I'm a genius so you better like this idea)

Buy square sugar cubes, the kind you put in coffee or tea at fancy restaurants, the little square sugar cube, then cover it in clear piping gel. The gel should set but make it look like ice because ice is never clear, it always has a bit of a white center. But the gel on the outside will make it look like wet water.

So you would just do one at a time and set them carefully on top.

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cats28 Posted 18 Nov 2005 , 12:39pm
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Hi:
I think you are idea is excellent. It would look very nice on a Igloo cake.

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kerririchards Posted 18 Nov 2005 , 1:16pm
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Tickled Pink, I was wondering if clear piping gel would work myself. I was kind of thinking of making little fondant cubes, and then covering them with piping gel, but I like your idea much better! Less work involved. I think I will play around with that just to see what happens.

Okay - I showed the picture of the bucket of wine (champagne) to my friend yesterday and guess what? Yep! She didn't think it was just the "right" cake. I will do a cake like that someday because I think it would make a perfect cake - and if one of you all beat me to it, let me see how it turns out! We did, however, decide on an idea. Just one bottle of wine in a "box" with a bow on it. and some "packing" too. I think I can make a pretty convincing cake with that idea - no hole in the top with lined up bottles showing through - no elaborate painting on the sides. Just a single box of wine. I am happy, she is happy . . .

So anyway, thanks for all of your wonderful suggestions. I think I will print out and file this whole thread because there were so many wonderful ideas and I may end up trying all of them to get the effect I want when I do make that bucket of wine cake.

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SugarCreations Posted 19 Nov 2005 , 12:27pm
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Poured or casts sugar would work also. If you could find a metal ice tray you could make the mixture and pour it over into the ice tray. Grease the tray first though so it will be easier to come out. Just an idea.

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smashcakes Posted 21 Nov 2005 , 1:36am
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i did a wine bucket cake- nothing near what your picture looks like icon_biggrin.gif i used an angel food pan, put it on top of a round cake, used a real miniature wine bottle and stuck it in the middle. i just used gray icing and used wilton's luster dust-silver, to sparkle it up. i wish i had used my luster dust, but i only had one little jar, wasnt' sure if it was enough and no time to order more icon_cry.gif anyway, for the ice, i ended up doing gelatin-use the knox blox recipe then crumbled it up to look like crushed ice-was having a hard time finding clear rock candy, otherwise that would work. also, made a towel out of fondant that draped over the sides and wrote the bride and grooms name on it

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