I Now Think My Great Idea Will Be A Disaster??? Help!
Decorating By berryblondeboys Updated 3 Apr 2007 , 6:50pm by Metabea
Today is pi day and I decided to do a FBCT on a 12" round single layer cake with a bunch of round cupcake (of course) with the numbers of Pi on it...
Well, I usually do my FBCT on Pocket Sheet protectors over a plexiglass/plastic picture frame... But since my sheet protector was too small, I decided to do it DIRECTLY on the plexiglass... I smeared a little crisco on it and went to it...
it was only AFTER I put it in the freezer did I realize... HOW will I take it OFF???? I can't PEEL it off!!!! DOY!!!! Where is my brain???
I just put it in the freezer like 10 minutes ago and I don't have time to do another one... Is there ANY chance it will work????
Or will I end up scraping it all off and just making a big Pi sign on top of the cake??? ACK!!!!
What a total dufus - this lack of sleep is a KILLER!
Melissa
Well, good thing this wasn't a paid cake and lessen learned... I now have a simple "Pi" symbol on top of the cake! LOL Oh well... Next time will be better!
Melissa
OK, here's the disaster! LOL
And this is what I ended up with:
The other disaster I had was that I made all butter buttercream and guess what, my kitchen was HOT - it's 75 degrees outside, so the rest of my hous is 74 degrees... I was running the dishwasher and the oven had been on. My kitchen, later I measured, was 81 degrees... My buttercream was SLIDING off the cake!!!! ARGH!!!
Thank goodness I learned these lessons on a day that it was OK to make mistakes! LOL
Melissa
How ironic... celebrating "Pi Day" with cake. 
How ironic... celebrating "Pi Day" with cake.
What's worse, I almost made it SQUARE! LOL
I think some other mom was bringing in Pie!
melissa
You poor thing! We all have days like this one. I seem to be having quite a few lately!!
I hope the rest of your day goes better!!
Ohhh....Berry! (chuckling while saying "ohh...")
I'm so sorry you've gone through this. I have TOTALLY done things like that before. Like maybe 100's of times, due to lack of sleep.
Poor Berry! Your cake & cupcakes still came out good, though. They look delicious!
Ohhh....
-M-
You poor thing! We all have days like this one. I seem to be having quite a few lately!!
I hope the rest of your day goes better!!
I hope it does too! LOL At least I can laugh about it and no SERIOUS damage was done... It's this 4-5 hours of sleep every night that is killing me. I decided not to make the cake last night because I felt I was too tired to do it right, well... nuff said! LOL
melissa
I know it's too late for you now, but if something like this happens again, you might try using dental floss to loosen it. That's what I use on my color flow because it's less likely to break.
HTH next time!
Oh that's a good suggestion!!! I actually got the sides free, but it was the center... the dental floss "might' have worked, but I'm wanting to try to make a chocolate transfer this weekend, and that's a good suggestion! Thanks!
Oh, but there's something to be learned from every disaster - remember, that's how silly putty was invented.
I learned in a big way not to put a giant Hershey Kiss in the center of your cake unless you're baking a specialty cake for someone who runs a "honey wagon" or cleans septic systems.
How ironic your name is Melissa...mine is to and this could have been a personal story of mine!!!
I LOVE it... It's the Cupcake Courier - pricey, but there's nice distance between layers. When I did a swirl on top last week, there was JUST enough clearance and wouldn't have fit with those Oneida 24 cup carriers. This one holds 36.
here's another picture showing some cupcakes stacked (only two levels):
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g80/melissa_sinclair2003/IMG_1577.jpg
How ironic... my cake (half eaten) was photographed for the Virginia Metro Version of The Washington Post for Pi Day... LOL I wihs it were a better cake! But... no name is attached, but I can say now, "Oh, my cake was featured in an article in the Washington Post", right?
I did a search for this great cupcake carrier. This is what I found for anyone else who might want to purchase one. http://www.cupcakecourier.com/aboutus.asp
I want one in each color
The CUPCAKE COURIER is a rectangular, translucent plastic container that holds three stackable cupcake trays. Each tray has 12 deep cups to hold each cupcake secure. It has a comfortable handle, and 4 bottom latches that hold the base securely.
The CUPCAKE COURIER is able to transport and/or store up to thirty-six cupcakes or muffins all in one easy, great looking container!
The CUPCAKE COURIER's 3 trays can be removed, and the unit can double as a cake courier.
The CUPCAKE COURIER is available now in 4 translucent colors for $32.95 (plus shipping & handling). Petal Pink, Sage Green, Saffron Yellow, or the original Soft Blue Sky.
Dimensions are:
Cover: 14"W; 11"H; 11"D
Base: 12.5"X16"
Trays: 13.8"L; 10.4"W; 3.2"H
Cups: 1.1"deep; 3"round
U.S. Patent Pending Jennifer Gunn Designs.
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