Please Help Me Figure Out How To Make A Cake Like This...

Decorating By kathik Updated 27 Sep 2006 , 11:54pm by kathik

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kathik Posted 27 Sep 2006 , 12:22pm
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I am trying to make a cake for Sukkot (a Jewish holiday), and I want to make it look like the picture below. I have no problem with the fruit, but I am trying to figure out the plants. They are called a lulav. Anyway, I figured I would carve the cake to the basic shape, cover with marshmallow fondant and that's where I get stuck. I can use tan marshmallow fondant and weave the holder, but would you use fondant to make the leaves? Another alternative would be to make a rectangular cake and cover it with marshmallow fondant made to look like the mat, make the etrog (fruit) out of a section of cake and then use either marshmallow fondant or modeling chocolate to model the lulav or even pipe it with royal frosting. Does anyone have any good suggestions??? This is my first attempt at something this complicated, so I'd love some help!

Thanks,
Kathi
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AngD Posted 27 Sep 2006 , 12:40pm
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I would do everything in fondant except the leaves. Your ideas are great, go with it. icon_smile.gif Goodluck and submit a pick!

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eema2four Posted 27 Sep 2006 , 12:43pm
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You can try a stiff BC for the (hadassim and aravot) greens on the side as well as for the woven holder. I would try a fondant (or rolled BC) covered cake for the etrog, and maybe even the lulav too.

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kathik Posted 27 Sep 2006 , 1:09pm
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AngD- why wouln't you do the leaves in mmf? I was thinking that would be the easiest way to do them. Would piping be easier/faster? What about royal icing?

eema2four- Shana Tova! This is for a kiddush to be held outside (in the Sukkah) on the first day of Sukkot. Do you think the buttercream would hold up outside. We live in North Carolina, so it will probably be in the 70's. I guess I was thinking the fondant would hold up better.

Thanks for responding so quickly.

Kathi

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JoAnnB Posted 27 Sep 2006 , 5:00pm
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You could make it into a plaque that can be removed and saved. Use fondant for the woven base, and royal icing for the leaves. If you create this on a thin oval board, and place that on your cake, you can save the decorative piece.

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Liis Posted 27 Sep 2006 , 6:01pm
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i think it is a very good idea to do everything form mmf. i did a search on google and got you a more detaild picture of the leaves. thay shouln't be hart to make from fondant at all. maybe the picture helps you to make them.
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kathik Posted 27 Sep 2006 , 11:54pm
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Yes, I think I am leaning towards mmf. I want the whole thing to be edible. Thanks for the phot Liis. If anyone else has any ideas or tips I would be very appreciative. I've never carved a cake or made mmf so I'm a little nervous.

Thanks,
Kathi

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