Help - Chocolate Bar Cake

Decorating By kerplunksky Updated 9 Aug 2007 , 10:14am by kerplunksky

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kerplunksky Posted 6 Aug 2007 , 4:08pm
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Hi all,

New poster here! Have been a big fan of baking for over a year now and have created lots of cupcakes, cookies, cakes, etc but only in the last few weeks have I started to get into the decorating aspect. In the last week alone I have done 3 cakes. One with basketweave and fondant flowers, one with basketweave and strawberries and one with royal icing and fondant decorations.

It's my aunt's 50th birthdays in September and I have offered to make themed cakes. They are twins and for one I'm going to attempt a handbag cake which I think I can figure out from images I have gathered online but the other is a complete chocoholic and I want to make her favourite chocolate bar as a cake. I have hunted for images online but I'm not having much luck. She is a fan of Cadburys Dairy milk

http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/product_info/dairy_milk/cdm_range.htm

but I'm not sure how to translate the image in my head into the cake! I want it to look like a half opened chocolate bar with the wrapping folded back. Any tips, images, links, ideas would be really appreciated! Bear in mind I am UK based so there may be some equipment I don't have access to.

Thanks in advance and I look forward to trawling this site, I've already been on it for ages when I should be working!!

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antonia74 Posted 6 Aug 2007 , 4:23pm
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Here's one done by a bakery in the UK. I think it might be the Cake Fairy?
LL

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kerplunksky Posted 6 Aug 2007 , 4:26pm
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That's fantastic, thanks for that.

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antonia74 Posted 6 Aug 2007 , 4:28pm
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...and here's one done by Truly Scrumptious Designer Cakes:

http://www.designer-cakes.com/novelty/2/dairy-milk.html
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antonia74 Posted 6 Aug 2007 , 4:35pm
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Okay, last one....then I better get back to work too! icon_lol.gif

This one is a bit simpler and uses no edible images, by The Black Forest Tavern bakery:

http://www.blackforesttavern.com/chocolatedivas.htm
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debster Posted 6 Aug 2007 , 4:35pm
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Is the whole label part an edible image or just the writing part? These are nice!!!!!! Can anyone talk us through how this is done? Thanks so much!!

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LittleLinda Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 12:48pm
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kerplunksky Posted 9 Aug 2007 , 10:14am
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A big thanks to all the people that replied. The pics are a great help and have inspired me to give my own version a go. I'm probably going to experiment over the next few weeks so I'll post pics as soon as I'm able.

Thanks,

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