My First Gift Box Cake!

Decorating By madicakes Updated 12 Oct 2006 , 1:03pm by cakeladywalker

madicakes Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 12:46pm

I am pleased with it. All of the shower guests flipped about it. The best part is, my dear friend, whom I made it for, just loved it. She couldn't stop thanking me. That makes my heart happy

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mgdqueen Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 12:51pm

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SO CUTE!!! Adorable cake! I would be thrilled with it too!

TandTHarrell Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 12:52pm

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yes i agree i already added it to my favorites

cocorum21 Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 1:40pm

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Your cake is beautiful! I'm saving it to my favorites.

Dustbunny Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 1:47pm

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Ohhh its so cute, great job

rezzygirl Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 2:17pm

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Great job!! It looks sooooo cute!

Fancymcnancy Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 2:24pm

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Wow!! That is awesome!! I can't believe this was your first time trying it - I think I would have to do at least 10 of those to get it half as good as that

jtb94 Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 2:24pm

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Wow, it is so cute. I can't believe it is your first one.

moralna Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 2:28pm

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Your cake is beautiful! Can I ask, how did you do it so that the lid stay up? And I am assuming that the "tissue paper" is fondant?

aliekitn99 Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 2:31pm

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That is a darling cake. You are so talented.

sweetsuccess Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 2:32pm

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soooooooooooo adorable!! you did a wonderful job!!

KlyKat Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 2:36pm

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That is absolutely precious!!!! A happy heart, that a great feeling isnt it? You should be so proud I'm saving it to my favs too! K'ly

cakeatopia Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 3:17pm

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What a sweet sweet cake! I love the little bear peering out. Cute. I want to try one of those. I am just amazed at all the talent on this site AND that people share their ideas and techniques!

katharry Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 4:24pm

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WOW Awesome cake... you did good

denise4 Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 6:34pm

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I agree, its so cute and like Trent I too have put it in my favourites

frog80 Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 7:07pm

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Very well done!!!

frog80 Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 7:08pm

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Very well done!!!

CakesBySandy Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 7:12pm

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Awesome cake! Could you private message me on how you did the box lid?

Thanks,
Sandy

madicakes Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 7:12pm

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Thanks everyone for your nice comments

Moralna ~ I just stuck dowels into the cake, 3 in the front and 3 in the back, to hold the lid up. I made the front ones taller than the back ones. I measured the height of the cake, the height of the bear and then the depth of the box lid and cut my dowels that length for the front. The back ones I just eyeballed. Then I just sat the lid on top of it. Oh, and yes the tissue paper was fondant. HTH.

moralna Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 7:15pm

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Oh! So the front dowels go through the Teddy Bear, but you can't see them - is that right?

auntsushi Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 7:19pm

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Gorgeous !!! Great Job !!!

Looks to me like maybe the dowels in the front go through the bear and the fondant ....... (??)

Did you make the bear out of fondant or is it a stuffed bear???

briansbaker Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 7:28pm

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WOW.. It looks great!!!! Congrats!! Yes I agree a learning experience!!!

hcromwell Here is my first gift box cake! I was so nervous. I had no instructions nor had I practice one yet (before the real day it had to be made) I just jumped right in there..
I made for my niece a few weekends ago.. It was so much fun.. .. Boy I need alot practice on fondant bows.. This was my first aswell..
I only had 2 dowels in mine.. First I bought a springform pan. It is 8x8 square pan.. I made 3 layers.. I cut one of the layers in half and used it for the top (lid).. I cut the cardboard to fit the top perfect.. And iced it with chocolate icing.. I iced the entire cake and placed the first dowel about an inch from the edge (from the front of the cake) I then layed my top layer on the cake.. It was then lifted a little. I then placed another dowel throught the back of the lid through the entire cake.. Am I making sense?

madicakes Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 8:09pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by moralna

Oh! So the front dowels go through the Teddy Bear, but you can't see them - is that right?

Nope, they're actually behind the bear. I probably would've put them closer to the front if the lid would've been on there for any length of time, to help prevent it falling backwards. But, since I just sat the lid on it when I got it to the party I figured it would be okay...and it was.

auntsushi ~ yes the bear is fondant...however I'm taking it as a compliment that you asked if it was stuffed

briansbaker....your cake is absolutely gorgeous!!!! My next one I'm going to try to make the lid a cake as well. Yours looks so neat and tidy! Love the colors.