A customer placed an order for an anniversary cake. She wants the husband's and wife's initials (J&K) to stand up and lean diagonally into each other. She wants them to be about 8" in length. I've attached a model I created. So....what do you think? Can it be done? And, how much should I charge?

Please Help!!!

Does she want the initials made for the topper or are they to be made from cake. Urgh!!! Wishing you luck with this one.

The only thing I can suggest is if she wants the initials made from cake to pm Doug for help.

Calling Doug!!!!!!

Good luck with this, let us know what happens.

Cheryl

C'mon, anybody else???? If anyone can help me, I know a CCer can.

ands his vote to JayKe's great advice in the other thread

You cannot make those initials out of cake.

Period.

I think it would be fun to try. I'm sure you could do it- they might have to lean a little back more.

Maybe make the "stand" with shaped masonite boards. use a L bracket on the backside of the bottoms- bent in a little more so they are leaning back alot more than upright. Then put a block between the top of the boards and screw each into it. Make your cakes on shaped foamcore. Use pound cake- and cover it with fondant. I wouldn't use a filling unless it was buttecream. 8 inches is really not that tall- so it really wouldn't be that bad at all- that's like a two tiered cake. Deliver them flat and prop thm on the stand at the venue. Except for the top right arm of the K, the letters are bottom heavy anyway- so it should be fine.

Well if you manage it, I'd like to see a picture! Perhaps I should have said 'I can not make this' - LOL !

What if you made them from rice crispies - really big, and put them on a cake! Still edible - but more stable??

I would think if you used a nice dense pound cake with no torting you could do it. Perhaps make a separate sheet cake with filling for serving.

i'm not sure if she wants all cake of just something with the initials , but it she doesn't want cake why don't you just make it out of like royal icing or something . and if its cake then you might be able to just use a light cake like angel cake and dowel it million times into a board then stand them up against each other and getting the 2 board to hold against eachother is up to you b/c i'm lost lol
gl

TO ME RICE CRIPIES IS THE WAY TO GO!...THAT LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE!

Is that the only thing she wants? Could you make them out of cake, placing on foam core cut to the shape, cover in fondant and then lean against a small tiered cake inside. Just an idea.

Styrofoam letters or rice crispies covered with fondant is the way to go. You can make sheet cakes to serve or you can make a couple of smaller cakes to match the design to place on the table.
Good luck.

just a note- be careful with rice krispies...humidity is a killer. i found that crushing them first and using a bit more marshmallow helps. Pack it really tightly then freeze it before you cut it. It should be durable.

So, here it is. Not my best cake, but it is what the customer asked for.

WOW you did it! I would have never even attempted it! Well looks good!