Hi all,
I need some help. I was asked to do a cake for a Habitat for Humanity meeting in hopes to show the group my cakes and to have a cake raffled off in the next charity benefit. The lady who is asking for the cake says that she really thinks people will enjoy the cake so much that I would be guaranteed future business. I was hesitant at first but figured why not, any way to get business. So what type of cake should I do? This cake is just for a meeting with all of the Habitat for Humanity committee. THis isn't really going toward the actual charity.
ANy thoughts and ideas is greatly appreciated.....Also any thoughts of flavor of cake?????????????????
TIA,
Tiffany
How about a model house cake? It can be as simple as fondant panels as roof on a square cake with a couple of windows and door. Maybe it can have a garden with flowers. Or how about a cake in a shape of a hammer or tool belt?
I saw this when I made a search http://entertaining.about.com/od/cakebragbook/ss/uccakesmushmerm.htm?terms=birthday+cake+little+mermaid. Ok, maybe not a mushroom top! And those faeries can be turned into little handy men /women.
Hope this helps!
I agree, I've seen that wilton house done up soooo cute.
Okay, I just received another call for the cake. And they have requested either a hammer or a wrench. Does anyone have any ideas on how to sculp these without ruining the taste of a cake. Not sure what cake to use as a flavor. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!! I was thinking a hammer covered in fondant, then nails, pliers, toolbelt made of fondant around the board. Maybe even cover the board with faux wood paper or something.
Hiya dtmc. Welcome to C.C.
I had the joy of building our family's first house through HFH. What a wonderful organization.
I would make a fondant tool bag with fondant tools n such (like a hammer and a "speed square" and nails and tape measure) I would also incorporate the HFH logo somewhere too. You could do that either free-hand or make a fbct. I would then put it on a cake (half-sheet, 11x15 or 12x1
that looks like wood. And maybe pipe a flat border in yellow that looks like the tape from a tape measure. with the little black lines for inches n stuff.
HTH
you could stack a couple of 1/4 sheet cakes together, make them look like a bundle of 2x4's. Then you could just make the tools and such from a chocolate mold or hand sculpt them from gumpaste or fondant. Just an idea.
Best of luck! 
Make sure to post pictures when you're done.
Wow, that looks great, how did you do the woodgrain?
I have the molds to make chocolate tools for stepdads birthday but the wood grain would be an excellent background.
Barb
Wow, that looks great, how did you do the woodgrain?
I have the molds to make chocolate tools for stepdads birthday but the wood grain would be an excellent background.
Barb
I iced the cake in BC and took a fork and swiggled down the cake. Then I took a toothpick and ever so gently made more squiggles and made knot holes. I then mix my brown icing gel with a little bit of vodka to make a diluted brown. Then took that diluted brown and mix again with more vodka to dilute even more. So it came out a lighter brown. I then took my liner brush and dipped into my color and went over the cake. I let the cake sit for about 10 min. before painting. It was still a little soft but the brush added more lines in the cake which gave it more character. The lines are totally imperfect.
THANKS so much for all your compliments...it was a fun cake and for a good cause!
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