Graduation Cap?????

Decorating By KhymStacy Updated 1 Jun 2007 , 1:37am by miriel

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KhymStacy Posted 31 May 2007 , 6:05pm
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What is choc. mortar board? Some of you have beautiful grad. caps and you refer to mortar board to make them. Help? Need to make some for this weekend. I am fairly comfortable using fondant and was going to cover cardboard for the top of the cap and then use a styrofoam ball covered with fondant for the base. Any suggestions?

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JoAnnB Posted 31 May 2007 , 8:05pm
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The 'mortar board' is the flat part of the cap. It can be made from chocolate, or candy clay. Your plan for covering cardboard would probably work fine.

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KhymStacy Posted 31 May 2007 , 10:50pm
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Thanks for your help, JoAnnB!!!!! After reading other posts about boards I think I may use foam core. If I did do chocolate how is that done?

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KhymStacy Posted 31 May 2007 , 10:52pm
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One other thing, will the candy clay "sag" if the cake is outside, about 75 degree mildly humid, but in the shade cooler.

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drwendy Posted 1 Jun 2007 , 1:02am
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I would be very afraid to do chocolate for outside...you don't want a saggy cap! What about making a square of pastillage in advance and drying it out to be the mortar board? It's pretty dense once it's dry. Gumpaste would also work but it would take a lot of gumpaste and at least a week to dry thoroughly enough to be rigid. Good luck!

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miriel Posted 1 Jun 2007 , 1:37am
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I second the call for a pastillage mortar board. It dries much quicker than fondant or gumpaste. I'd even make the tassel out of pastillage as well.

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