Walk Me Through This Cake - Slytherin Locket
Decorating By berryblondeboys Updated 20 Jul 2007 , 11:28pm by OzCookie
OK, I am going to a party this Friday in anticipation of the release of the new book - SOOOOOO exciting! I decided I would make the slytherin locket - like this:
Now, I've NEVER done fondant (except for making the diapers on the diaper cake), so will I be HORRIBLE at it? I'm a pretty good baker, so I roll pie crust all the time! LOL It has to be similar right? LOL
First question: What color fondant?
Second question: I plan on getting the Home Depot sprayer thing to spray some gold luster dust, but what color should I get? this isn't shiny new looking - but an old relic (Yes, I know gold doesn't tarnish, but it does get dirty!)
Third: can I carve the pattern on top if I make the fondant on top thick enough? Or would it be better to pipe it?
Fourth: what to make the Emeralds from? The only thing coming to me are crushed lime candies! Other ideas?
I'm sure I'll have more questions!
Oops, already do! LOL How would you make the chai part of the necklace? I'm not necessarily wanting to do 500 individual links! Is there a way to make it look like a thin chain some other way?
Thanks! I'm excited to try this!
Melissa
Melissa - wow - your taking on quite a project with that locket! Good luck. The only question I can answer, and I'm sorry I couldn't answer more - is the one about the gold luster dust color. They do sell an antique gold luster dust. It's got the old look to it.
Again, good luck. I'd LOVE to see pictures of your locket when finished.
Lol, well, I'm not going to replicate it, just trying to get the gist of it! LOL I'll leave the ultra-realism for the pro decorators here! 
melissa
I wish I could help, but I am DYING to see the final product. GOOD LUCK!!!
for "carving" the top
borrow a trick Mike McCary of Mike's Amazing Cakes used for this wining Scooby-Doo cake...
print out the image in REVERSE
then pipe over the image in royal icing -- pipe several layers to get extra thickness for really deep areas.
let dry until hard.
then turn over and press into the fondant.
(he did large sheets of fondant impressed w/ pictures and hieroglyphics to wrap around some of his cakes)
Just a suggestion, but how about piping gel for the stones?
Kat
for "carving" the top
borrow a trick Mike McCary of Mike's Amazing Cakes used for this wining Scooby-Doo cake...
print out the image in REVERSE
then pipe over the image in royal icing -- pipe several layers to get extra thickness for really deep areas.
let dry until hard.
then turn over and press into the fondant.
(he did large sheets of fondant impressed w/ pictures and hieroglyphics to wrap around some of his cakes)
This is fantastic... making a "rubber stamp" of sorts!!!! Very good idea! Thanks!
Melissa
Why don't you use some velvet ribbon, instead of a chain? It will still be in keeping with the "antique" look.
Dying to see the finished product!
BTW, colour the fondant a light golden brown before spraying (test a small piece for the colour before you cover the cake!!!) otherwise the white fondant will show through.
Why don't you use some velvet ribbon, instead of a chain? It will still be in keeping with the "antique" look.
Dying to see the finished product!
BTW, colour the fondant a light golden brown before spraying (test a small piece for the colour before you cover the cake!!!) otherwise the white fondant will show through.
thanks everyone for your help. I'm still not sure if I'm going to do fondant or buttercream. Kind of scared to try fondant just NOW, but it would probably give the best effect.
And about making the royal icing stamp... how long do you think it takes to dry? I would have to make a base layer, a middle layer and a top layer at lEAST since it's thick at the top and thin at the bottom...
I'll have to experiment with the jewels. I dont' want ot put things on cakes taht someone can choke on either. The host's daughter is autistic and has a TERRIBLE sweet tooth. She's 12, but she'll be hovering around the dessert table and I would hate for her to grab a plastic jewel and bite into it... Gel might work... I'll have to test it out - thanks!
It will probably turn out a fright, but I have to try, right? LOL
Melissa
Wow you got some great advice here, I would suggest the fondant makng the mold and rolling the fondant over it and definitely using the End of a pint brush to make the indentures and using the piping gel ( that is another great idea) and then use the antique gold. the ribbons would be perfect.
I have to say what a great resource all of the bakers, decorators and designers are on this website. I too can not wait to see the final cake. best to you.
I've heard that you can melt crushed Jolly Rancher candy to make jewels. I haven't tried it so I'm not sure how to tell you how to do it. I'm sure it's on here somewhere though.
GOOD LUCK!!
You could just paint the "jewels" on with green luster dust after you make the impression Doug talked about. Or how about using rock candy in green? I can't wait to see the finished product. I love Harry Potter stuff!
OK, so the cake is baked and the "stamp" is made. I'm REALLY unsure about this stamp. Will all the imperfections show on the fondant? It is IMPOSSIBLE to make it smooth like a knife cut. Do you think I'll be able to press out the little bumps and bruises?
I think also I will shadow/shade parts of the engraving to give it more depth...
Ack... this will probably turn out HORRIBLE. My back up plan is to rip off the fondant and make a FBCT instead... UGH!!! But it would look so COOOOOOL if it looked like it was engraved, wouldn't it?
For the jewels I've decided to go with piping gel jewels, but there is ONE problem... the gems will be on a slant because they are part of the engraving, how do I keep them from becoming a tear drop shape? and what do I color them with? I have dark green luster dust... but how would that work?
Melissa
after you put your buttercream on cake (before putting fondant) you could roll out some strips of fondant and do your design then cover with fondant and smooth over it then it will look raised. Next with back of paint brush you could make indents where the jewels will go then fill in with gel or edible jewels or melted jolly ranchers. That way you won't have the problem of slanting jewels.
If you make the gems with piping gel and want them to have more body...you can take the same color buttercream and with a #2 tip insert it at the base of the gem and fill it from the inside with buttercream...making sure it stays completely covered with the gel. I make grapes that way and it makes them stay nice and round where just the gel tends to settle into itself and kind of flatten out.
Blue and green to make teal? Couldn't you use the ball tool to make an indentent in the fondant for the gems (piping gel) for them to sit in?
Blue and green to make teal? Couldn't you use the ball tool to make an indentent in the fondant for the gems () for them to sit in?
I was thinking of this and then painting them with dark green luster dust... I think I'll do a sample of it on my mold after I make the impression to see how it goes!
melissa
Ok, fondant is on (wow, way easy!) and the impression is made. Not perfect, but pretty darn good (especially for a novice like me!) Now, to buy the vodka, I wasn't buying it unless this turned out! DH is pretty impressed! OK, the home stretch to go now!
Melissa
Well, it's done and thank ALLLLLL of you so much - without CCC, there is NO WAY I would ever have been able to do this! What a great place this is.
I'm not sure if it's under my photos yet or not, but here's the link to it:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_806803.html
Thank you everyone!!!
Melissa
All I can say is ....WOW!! For being so unsure that you could pull it off...you REALLY pulled it off! It looks amazing! Jen
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