Help! How Would Make This Into A Cake???

Decorating By ccr03 Updated 19 Apr 2007 , 6:02pm by ccr03

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ccr03 Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 3:56am
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My sister is baptizing her son in about a month and she bought the attached ornaments for the table decorations. Crazy me wants to make the cake to look like the ornament, but have no idea how to do the praying hands!
Being an avid Ace of Cakes watcher, I was think of using pipe as the structure and then using modeling chocolate - BUT I've never used any of that. Any other ideas??????
LL

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mkerton Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:01am
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my only thought would be to not do it 3-d but rather get an image of praying hands and do a FBCT or something like that....but I am not that good yet so that would be the ONLY way I could do it.

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mkerton Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:03am
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just noticed you are in my neck of the woods (or at least not far)........

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ccr03 Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:05am
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I've never done a FBCT (just because I never use BC, I always use Rich's Bettercreme), but I could definitely just do it flat and crave it out of a sheet cake. That'll be much easier.

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ccr03 Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:06am
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No, not far at all. I'm right on the outskirts of Independence. By the staduims.

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fooby Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:07am
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I think I read somewhere you can make a mold for that using silicone. You can google this. Sorry can't help much but I'm sure the experts can help. icon_smile.gif

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tobycat Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:07am
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I just did a baptism cake with praying hands chocolate mold -- it worked great. The hands came in 2 sizes -- I used the smaller ones. See my pics. To do the cakes as hands though would, I think, require exceptional modeling skills. Good luck! icon_smile.gif

Sarah

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ccr03 Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:12am
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Sarah,
The mold is a great idea. Yeah, my modeling skills are no where near to be able model the hands out of cake.

Hmm, this cake may be possible after all.

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angelcakesmom Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:14am
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I was wondering if maybe you could get a pair of latex gloves and pour melted white chocolate/candy melts in and somehow shape them and fasten them till dry to look like they are praying? icon_confused.gif Then you could peel the gloves away. I don't know if it would work...just a thought!

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Vanaya Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:18am
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You could try moulding the hands out of modeling chocolate and placing on a cake made with the book pan.
This would look like a really nice cake. I can wait to see what you come up with.

Good luck!

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ccr03 Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:19am
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Angelcakesmom,
It's funny that you mention that because I was just looking at my praying hands, thinking of how I can do it. The latex idea is great.

Oh, I am so excited about this now!!

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tobycat Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:42am
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I dunno about the latex -- what if someone is allergic to it -- wouldn't it rub off on the chocolate? Just a thought.

Sarah

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angelcakesmom Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:45am
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You could probably get the kind that aren't latex...like what they use at the dr. or dentist. icon_wink.gif

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ccr03 Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:41pm
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I think I am going to try out the modeling chocolate.

But what kind of support would I need/use to attach the hands to the cake?

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nattyk Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 4:55pm
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Wonder if you took Wilton's ballerina slipper pan, turned it upside down and worked from that? First thing that came to mind.

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ccr03 Posted 10 Mar 2007 , 5:16pm
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Omigosh, I hadn't even thought of that. Man, you guys are awesome!!!!

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Jenae Posted 11 Mar 2007 , 9:36pm
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If you use the latex, how will you allow them to cure/dry?

Once you've got that figured out...

What about putting a dowel or skewer in the chocolate after it's poured, this would also give you a way to stick it in...?

I'm from the same neck of the woods too. (My mom live a couple blocks from the stadiums.) icon_smile.gif

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icantcook Posted 11 Mar 2007 , 11:44pm
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Mrs.Right made a "fist of rock n roll" cake using rice krispies to mold the hands:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-1186381-rock.html#1186381

I hope the link worked...

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ccr03 Posted 12 Mar 2007 , 12:03am
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Man, I am so going to start experimenting with rice krispie treats and the modeling chocolate. THank you guys sooooooooo much!!!

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ccr03 Posted 16 Apr 2007 , 9:20pm
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THANK YOU everyone for your help on this!!!!
Here is the final product. Obviously it doesn't look exaclty like the decoration, but the big success for me was the praying hands. I craved them out of modeling chocolate and then covered them in MMF. The MMF came out extremely soft (I used the easy MMF recipe found here on CC), so I used some Wilton fondant I had for the 'cuffs'.
My brother couldn't wait to eat the chocolate.
Again, thank you SO MUCH!!!
LL

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Jenae Posted 17 Apr 2007 , 3:43am
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Awesome!! You did a great job!!

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ccr03 Posted 17 Apr 2007 , 4:07am
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Thank you so much!!!

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youngestdecorator Posted 17 Apr 2007 , 4:26am
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Awesome job, i love it so much! You have a modeling chocolate future ahead of you! icon_lol.gif

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angelcakesmom Posted 19 Apr 2007 , 1:54pm
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Great Job! thumbs_up.gif

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Shamitha Posted 19 Apr 2007 , 2:44pm
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Good job thumbs_up.gif

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becky27 Posted 19 Apr 2007 , 3:40pm
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wow that is really wonderful!!!!! great job!!!!

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ccr03 Posted 19 Apr 2007 , 6:02pm
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Thank you so much!!

It was so much fun to do!!

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