Need Idea For Diploma Cake!!!
Decorating By SweetToothCreations Updated 21 May 2007 , 7:27pm by lynda-bob
I've been asked to make a graduation cake in the shape of a rolled diploma, but it needs to feed 50 people! I've seen the diploma pics on this site, but they used a jelly roll pan, and I don't have that pan, and have no time to get one, need cake by friday! Any ideas?
What if you made a sheet cake and rolled out a big piece of fondant to act like you were going to cover the whole cake. But Don't cover the whole thing! Make it so it's just on top, covering the sheet cake and curl in the upper and lower edges slightly... Dohhh! 
Wait a minute! Am I totally on the wrong track with this? I was thinking of a diploma opened up (or unrolled, if you will). This isn't what you meant was it? You mean a Rolled up diploma? Sorry 
I just automatically thought open and then you could have appropriate writing on it. (Maybe even have the "ribbon" in fondant on the sides (like it had been un-tied to unfurl the paper.). Maybe someone else will have a suggestion if my idea is askew... 
Oh yeah, I also wanted to tell you that I made a graduation cake for an elementary school once, and made the sheet cake w/ a rolled up diploma in fondant in the middle of the cake. Had the name of the school and Congratulations, etc. at the top and bottom of the cake w/ border in the schools colors. Hope I helped a little bit 
a jelly roll is made by baking a sponge cake on a cookie sheet, spread your filling over the top and then roll it up, like a Buche de Noel cake. You could do that, cover it with fondant and then put it on a 1/2sheet cake so you can get the servings you need. Does that make sense?
Why don't you make a 12x18 and cut it length wise so you have 2 18" strips. Stack ontop of each other and then carve the sides round. If you need it bigger (you prob do for 50) then just stack 2 12x18 on top of each other and carve to make a roll look. If you are covering in fondant it would be easy to make the ends..just dent then in with a ball tool.
Be sure to freeze cake before carving...too hard otherwise.
Good Luck
Julia
Thanks for the ideas! I made a sheet cake and put the diploma on top! baked I the diploma in 2 tin cans! It worked great!
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