What Should I Use To Make Spikes For A Dinosaur Cake?
Decorating By jjbrink Updated 4 Dec 2005 , 3:50pm by MrsMissey
i am stuck...i am making a dinosaur cake and wanting to make spikes to go down his back. i made the recipe for royal icing, but i dont think it was hard enought to do what i wanted it to do. if i use royal icing how do i go about getting the shape, do i just "mold" it out with my fingers and lay it on parchemnt paper to dry out??? or should i use candy melts, which i have also never used? thanks to anyone who can help me out with this.
i have never tried that either...guess i just need to suck it up and get to experimenting! i have the boxed fondant in my cabinets, its been there for a couple of months now. i keep forgeting about that. maybe i will give that a try, thanks Texassugar. can i keep the leftover fondant to use later, or will i need to throw out what is left over? i only need a little bit of it. with the fondant, how long do i let it dry for?
You could use royal icing and just pipe it (on parchment or waxed paper) in triangle shapes and fill in, like you would on cookies.
I've been experimenting with Antonia74's cookie icing (from the tutorial) and I think that would work.
I'm taking the wilton course 2 classes now, and have used color flow for the first time, and I think that would work well also.
Good luck, can't wait to see the pictures!
Laura.
Fondant would work great for the scales. Just take out what you need and re-wrap the rest. Keep it airtight or it will dry out on you. Knead what you take out so it's smooth, at the same time you could add your colour. If it seems a little dry work some Crisco with your fingertips into it, a tiny smidge at a time. Roll it out and cut the shapes you want. You might want to do this a few days in advance so it dries.
I was thinking you could also make a cookie dough and colour it whatever colour you wanted, cut the shapes and bake them. Now, those scales would be taaaaasty! 
It will all work out! Whatever you do will be great and the kids will love it, they always do!
thank you all very very much for the sugestions!! i think all the ideas would work, but i am really liking the cookie idea, thanks tripletmom for that sugestion!! and i am sure the kids will love it also! adven68, you cake is beautiful, looks like a work of art!
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