How Do I Make Realistic Looking Clouds?

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robyn07 Posted 12 Jun 2007 , 8:52pm
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Im making a care bear cake and I see all these real looking clouds on the gallery cakes, how are they done?Thanks

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Gretta Posted 12 Jun 2007 , 8:55pm
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Good question... anyone with their "head in the clouds?"

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aggiecakes Posted 12 Jun 2007 , 10:47pm
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I was wondering the same thing. Would love to know how to make those.

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robyn07 Posted 13 Jun 2007 , 4:12am
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notjustcake Posted 13 Jun 2007 , 4:20am
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Can you show a picture o what type of clouds you are talking about?

I made clouds once with icing using the tip 12 and just free handing it into puffy clouds you could also do them in different sizes with a smaller all tip like tip 8

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zenu Posted 13 Jun 2007 , 5:07am
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Use a #12 tip and try a "swirly" motion. Go back and push in any peaks that might form.

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heathercarnold Posted 13 Jun 2007 , 5:19am
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I'm so glad you asked this, I'm making a cake with clouds tomorrow but haven't thought it through yet. I was thinking about just piping them but would love to know what others have done!

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springlakecake Posted 13 Jun 2007 , 11:30am
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I have a couple of cakes with clouds (thomas the train or winnie the pooh) I do not know if they are the type of clouds you are talking about, but I use a tip 12 also and just make a bunch of random 'puffs'

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LittleLinda Posted 13 Jun 2007 , 12:23pm
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you can frost the sky part of your cake in blue, then squirt or glob some white on top of the blue and run the spatula across it all to blend. Here's one I did like that. I think on this cake, I had added the blue on top of the white frosted cake. either way, it worked to my satisfaction.
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AmandaPanda Posted 13 Jun 2007 , 1:16pm
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I don't know if they even have this, but if you want a 3D looking cloud .... can you get white cotton candy? or does it only come in colors?

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robyn07 Posted 14 Jun 2007 , 12:40am
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Thanks and how do I get the butterceam white? I need a recipe,thanks everyone. The clouds are in the gallery, search care bear cakes and you will see some on them for who asked.

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7yyrt Posted 14 Jun 2007 , 2:41am
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White buttercream means either white butter if you can get it, or an all shortening recipe.

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