Hi,
I was thinking about making a gift box cake (one with buttercream and one with fondant) but don't know how to make the lid of the box. I appreciate if you can tell how to make the lid in both buttercream and fondant. Here are 2 picture that I found on internet.
Thanks,
Katy

I would love to know how to do this as well.
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dido

Me too! This is one of those things I just can't wrap my head around!

lol, mee too!!

Thank you for asking this question!! I have the same one!

For the lid you just go to a craft store and buy a styrofoam square. Trim the square if you need too. the cake could be frosted in butter cream but I suggest that you cover the lid out royal icing in advance so that way it is not such a mess to remove the lid when you want to go and cut the cake.

I am still confussed. Do you cover the foam with fondant so that it takes the shape until it dries a little?

I do know some people have used rice krispie treats to make the lids but I know there is a way to do it with just cake but I don't remember what I have read! Where is adven68 when you need her!! She makes these all the time and they are gorgeous!!!

I inquired about this a while back. Can't remember. But Because it is a closed lid you can just add another layer of fondant over the top to create the lid. For buttercream I was told to just pipe a strip around the top edge to make it look like a lid. I haven't had a chance to try these yet. Waiting for my dummy cakes to come in so I can try my hatboxes.

HTH

Judi

Couldn't you just make/cut a cake slightly larger than the base and stack it? I know on topsy turvy cakes they go up in size as the layers go up, I would think it would work.

Fondant would definitely be easier, because you could cover the cake once, then at a thicker layer for the top and then trim it to look as "tall" as you wanted it to - does that make sense? There may be other ways, this was just what came off the top of my head!

Okay, Ladies, here is how I made my gift box w/lid: after putting a thin layer of buttercream on your cake, roll out your fondant. Measure your cake height and then measure the front and along the sides 2/3's back. So say your cake is 4 inches high and the front is 6 inches and the first 2/3's of the cake side on either side is going to be 3 and a half inches. so cut your fondant 4" x 13". Place along the front and sides of the cake. Do the same for the back and back 1/3 sides of the cake. You will have a seam but your ribbon will cover it so don't panic. For the lid measure your cake top and add 1 inch all around. So say you measure the top at 6", you will cut your top piece at 8" square. Next cut a 1" little square at each corner. When you place your top on the box the 1" "flap" will lay on the side all around creating your lid. Use a little crisco on your finger to smooth the corners together, creating your lid. Add your gumpaste ribbon and bow! Please feel free to PM me if you have questions. I've been think about putting a tutorial together on this as I see this question alot! You could ice your box in buttercream and just have the lid be made of fondant, also!

For open lid I use styrofoam covered with fondant, then I stick two bamboo sticks about 2" higher than the cake to one of the sides, so when I put the lid on top its hold it open on one side.
You don't get the styrofoam lid back, it goes away with the cake.
See my photos for a cake composed of 4 boxes with the lid open.

If you wanted to make the package cake in buttercream....I would ice the cake.

For example the second photo you posted has a different colored lid.....

so I would ice my square cake blue, sides Only!

Then I would ice the top white.

Next I would pipe in white (to match the lid) using tip #789 a band all around the top edge, then just smooth the edges together with a papertowel after it crust.

The piped band gives the 3-D look of the outter lip of the lid.

Just my thoughts........Hope it helps.

Let me just add this multi-linked Tiffany Box Cake, with tutorials, templates and directions for all components and several styles of ribbon w/fondant coloring & attaching tips, square corner tips, rice krispy info and more:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-1852911.html

MMF tip:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-1852911.html

HTH

I remember watching an episode of "Ace of Cakes" and they made the lid out of gumpaste, let it dry, then attached it. Sugarshack on this site made a comment in one of her photos that she did the same thing.

What you do is measure the top of your cake, cut a square of gumpaste, then cut four sides, and let them dry. Then sand the edges, and glue it all together with royal icing and let it dry again. After that you just lay it on top of the cake. Then when you go to serve the cake you just lift the lid off and you don't pull up all the bc or fondant underneath.

Sorry for highjacking the tread, but I figured our questions were similar.

Does anyone know how to do an open lid?

Thanks!

Thanks for all the great replies, but I'm still really confused regarding how to do a fondant lid. The tut. from Sandra Lee looks pretty easy (just using a fondant strip). I guess I'm just too tired to comprehend right now. It would really help if someone could create a tut. with pictures.

There's an open box link in my previous post.

Here's one that I did pretty much like christeena mentioned -
cutting the fondant "lid" out (8"), cutting the 1" squares out at the corners. Lay the piece of fondant onto your fondant-covered cake. I dabbed the corners with water to seal them (you can see the seams at the corners).

I just wanted to thank you all for your help and all your tips and links. I appreciate all your help.
Katy

I'm starting to wrap my head around all this. Thanks guys!

I DID A ROUND HAT BOX THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH AN OPEN LID. I USED AN 8" PAN FOR THE BODY OF THE BOX AND A 9" PAN FOR THE TOP. I USED RICE KRISPIES FOR THE TOP. ONCE THEY WERE PRESSED IN THE 9" PAN AS TIGHT AS I COULD PACK THEM I TURNED THEM OUT ON A BOARD AND PUT THEM IN THE FRIDGE. THIS I DID A WEEK AHEAD. THEN I ROLLED OUT MY FONDANT FOR THE LID....I COVERED THE BOTTOM OF THE 9" PAN WITH PLASTIC WRAP AND DRAPED THE FONDANT OVER THE PAN AND LET IT DRY OUT FOR THE WEEK. WHEN I PUT IT ALL TOGETHER I PUT A LAYER OF BC ON THE RK TOP AND PUT THE FONDANT COVER ON THE RK'S. I FIT PERFECTLY. ONCE THE BODY OF THE CAKE WAS COMPLETED I STUCK IN TWO SKEWERS TO LIFT THE TOP UP SOMEWHAT AND OFF SIDED. ADDED DECORATIONS AND A FONDANT ROPE HANDLE. HOPE THIS HELPS.

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This is so useful! Thanks JAnH!

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Great Directions for Gift Box with Lid, Thanks everyone for sharing!!

after frosting and smoothing my cake, I take a large size basket weave tip with the flat side out and run it around the edge ot upper part of the cake. Then using a warmed spatula smooth the frosting from the edge inward to make it look seamless....As for fondant...I run fondant arounf the sides only of the cake. then cut a square 1-2 inches for over hang on each side...place and snip the corners with a scissors and the will stick togther...I also add with a brush a small amount of water to the upper edge of the cake sides so the fondants stick together...Hope I have made myself clear enough to help you. Ginger08