Need Help! ~ How To Make Vegetables For Veggie Garden Cake~

Decorating By allee Updated 31 Mar 2008 , 12:18pm by allee

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allee Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 5:44pm
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I have a cake due for Friday that is supposed to have a veggie garden on it. The lady didn't request anything over the top, just carrots, tomatoes, green beans. But I have never made veggies and have no idea where to start. The carrots don't seem too difficult, but what about the others? Should I use, BC, RI, fondant?? Any help would be greatly appreciated! TIA

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mrs_morton Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 6:14pm
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I have an Easter joke...I mean cake...In my gallery with a few fondant veggies. The 'lettuce' is a fondant ball with a few fondant 'leaves' attached around it. The tomatoes and carrots are fondant with royal icing 'leaves' or sprout thingies on the top...what ever those are called...vines I guess for the tomatoes. I really don't like the cake itself but the veggies actually came out ok! LOL. There are a few awesome garden cakes on CC...just search for them. You could probably search under garden or veggies.

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Momkiksbutt Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 6:26pm
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Fondant is a great sculpting tool! And you can eat it! If you eat a fondant vegetable does that count in the daily serving thing?? LOL Just kidding....here's some ideas for you to try:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=965463

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=613223

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=35493

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whitet4 Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 6:28pm
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I usually do them in marzipan. You can buy it already made at the grocery store, and then color it. I think if you search the internet I got the idea from Martha Stewart.

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kakeladi Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 6:28pm
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I agree w/the other poster - fondant is the way to go. Some can be piped w/b'cream right on the cake - pinkish dots for radishes; green cabbages (roses) red balls for tomatoes (but....these should really be on an upright vine of fondant or gp); make a few full carrots w/a dusting of dirt on them laying by the garden, more orange dots in the ground w/green tops. The beans might be a problem - not exactly sure how to do those in such a mini fashiion. They grow on a vine upright... lots of tip 2 lines up a RI or dried fondant trellis stuck upright in the cake, then some tiny comma shaped beans (make small sausages, flatten, curve and pinch both ends) hung here & there?

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CranberryClo Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 6:32pm
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Oh, you're going to have a good time!!! I have veggie cupcakes and a cake in my photos and they remain some of my favorites!!!

Cupcakes:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=772473

Cake:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=772463

I just took a big chunk of gumpaste and colored it red, green, yellow, orange, purple and then played with it. Then once they were dry, I placed them on the cake or cupcakes and used buttercream (green) for the leaves. Could I have done more or fancier? Yep, but garden cakes are cute and fun!!!

Green onions - roll out a very thin snake of gumpaste and fold in half. Let dry flat. The folded section will get inserted into the icing.

Tomato - ball of red!

Peppers - oval of your color of choice, use a toothpick to score lines.

Cucumber/squash/gourds - roll a log, thin at an end for a squash or curve a bit for a cuke

Eggplant - oval with one end larger than the other

Pumpkin - orange ball, score with a toothpick

Brocooli - dark green balls smooshed together, dot with a toothpick for texture, wrap with green leaves

Cauliflower - white ball, dot with a toothpick, wrap with green leaves

Cabbage - leaves formed around a ball, starting from the inside working out

Have fun!!! I can't wait to see a picture!!!

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allee Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 6:33pm
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Those are awesome!! I haven't worked w/fondant yet, so I am very nervous about it. Would it be easier to just color the fondant before making the veggies? I won't need very many of each of them, but I really want them to look real. Thanks for your help!

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allee Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 6:37pm
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Thank you all so much! These are great ideas, I am even more excited now, and not quite as nervous. I will upload a photo when it's done. Thanks again, ya'll are great!

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bobwonderbuns Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 6:55pm
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Also if you have Martha Stewart's Garden DVD, Michelle Bommarito does a number of marzipan veggies on a Peter Rabbit cake. It's a great tutorial! icon_biggrin.gif

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Marysmom Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 7:09pm
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Saw these in a recent Women's Day magazine. Here's a link to how they made them. Perhaps it can help you. I think it's neat how the veggies are made from candy. Might be tastier that plain fondant.

http://www.womansday.com/recipe/garden_party_cupcakes-2096.html
LL

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ruthberry Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 9:22pm
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ohmy! those WD veggies are toooo cute!!!

I made some fondant veggies several weeks ago. you are right - the carrots are EZ!

here's the picture of it:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1194331

for green beans, couldn't you just make green ropes, pinch one end, and then score a line down each side? that seems pretty simple.

and the tomatoes seem simple too. make red balls, and indent the top and put some leafy green things on top. in my picture of the strawberry, I pressed out a small floral shape and distorted it a little and pressed it on top.

please post a picture when you get it done!

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allee Posted 23 Mar 2008 , 10:05pm
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I knew I could find help on here! Thanks Marysmom for the link to the WD article. You guys are just great. I will definately have fun w/this and will upload a pic. Thanks all!!

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Momkiksbutt Posted 26 Mar 2008 , 7:01am
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OH yeah! I've made things from Starbursts and used it just like modeling clay. And they are tastier!! You can also flavor the fondant. I use lemon, or mint, and you can use any of your favorite flavors if you like!

The sky's the limit!!

And how cute is that garden pic!!!??

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allee Posted 28 Mar 2008 , 12:38pm
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ok, I finally got the cake finished and the pics uploaded! It wasn't as complicated as I thought it would be. THANKS to all the help that I got on here. Ya'll are the greatest!! I do realize that my sizes are off on the veggies, that is something that I will work on,lol! Hope she likes it. Thanks again to you all!! icon_biggrin.gif

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kakeladi Posted 28 Mar 2008 , 3:22pm
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Oh you did a really good job.
Yah I hear you on the size thing....I'd prolly have done the same...not good in thing like thaticon_sad.gif

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Momkiksbutt Posted 31 Mar 2008 , 8:27am
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That turned out great!!! How cute!

You should fix your photo so that we can all comment on them!!

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allee Posted 31 Mar 2008 , 12:18pm
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Thanks, Momkiksbutt! I fixed it so you can comment on the photos now. Sorry about that, I am still new to all of this. This is the best website ever!
I added some chocolate garden tools to the cake. I will try to post that photo. There were a couple of shovels, a garden hat and a seed packet. The lady loved the cake! Thanks for all the great ideas & help!
LL

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