Cake For Skydivers

Decorating By mcdonald Updated 17 May 2007 , 4:03pm by mcdonald

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mcdonald Posted 17 May 2007 , 2:35am
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Boy do I need help!!! I have been asked to make a cake for a skydiving event. They want a sheet cake with their logo on it. I don't want to do just that though. I want to figure out a way to bring in a skydiver skidding in for a landing. Problem is that I have never tried to "make" figures before and what would I use for the parachute? I guess I could try to mold a figure and kinda adapt it. Any ideas for how the figure could hold the hold up the parachute and what could I make it out of?

Anyone have any thoughts?

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kjt Posted 17 May 2007 , 2:28pm
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I piped something like this on a cake...I'll try to find a pic. Please pm me with your email, and I'll look right now...

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julesn20716 Posted 17 May 2007 , 2:35pm
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I would be more inclined to have the skydiver landing on the cake so that the parachute can kinda lie flat behind him/her. You could even make it a little humorous by having a dent in the cake where the person lands. Instead of having a target on the cake for them to land on how about having the company logo as the landing target? Post pics when you're done - I'd like to see this one!

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step0nmi Posted 17 May 2007 , 2:38pm
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Originally Posted by julesn20716

I would be more inclined to have the skydiver landing on the cake so that the parachute can kinda lie flat behind him/her. You could even make it a little humorous by having a dent in the cake where the person lands. Instead of having a target on the cake for them to land on how about having the company logo as the landing target? Post pics when you're done - I'd like to see this one!


Wow! That last idea sounds great!

I was thinking that if you wanted the parachute in the air that you could prop that up with wire? Maybe do something with really thin gumpaste? Just a thought but, I think julesn20716 had the great one!

Good luck! Can't wait to see pics!

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mcdonald Posted 17 May 2007 , 4:03pm
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great idea julesn!!! I like the idea of him running into the logo!!!!
That way I wouldn't have to hold up the parachute. Maybe use modeling clay or gumpaste to make the parachute!!!

Thanks ya'll!!

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