Need To Make 'ice' On A Cake ...
Decorating By getfrosted Updated 13 Nov 2006 , 3:49am by getfrosted
Someone out there probably has done this or has some ideas to help me - PLEASE!
I got a call tonight for a cake Saturday of an ice bucket with a beer bottle sticking out the top. The cake and bottle not a problem ... what do I use for ice? I've called my local Bulk Barn and asked if they have rock candy, no luck. I don't live in a big town so my options are limited here. Do you guys have any ideas? I only want to use edible items on this cake.
Thanks in advance!
I have looked in the galleries and found one cake that used clear unflavoured gelatin for ice ... looks good but my DH and myself are unsure about using something that wouldn't taste good on a cake. It's always an option, but I'm looking for better tasting alternatives.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=search&search=beer&cat=0&pos=39&search=beer
Sounds like some people use sugar ice cubes too...not sure about that either.
Good luck!!!
Has anyone tried to make sugar ice cubes? Can you use a regular ice cube tray or would it melt? Could you pour it into a square pan and somehow break it apart in chunks???
Ideas ....????
You could flavour the clear jello ice cubes and make them sweet so they at least would have some taste....or make them from coconut milk but then they would be opaque but still look more or less like ice...
Can't think of anything else except rock sugar...
How would you flavour clear gelatin? I've never made it ~ actually bought some today to make fondant.
How do you make it? I've only made Jello - hehehe
Could you use little tiny cubes of cake and ice them white with a tiny tinge of blue in it and then sprinkle them with some of those sparkly shimmer dusts or sanding sugars or something to make them look a little translucent?
Good idea projectqueen, just too much work for the price I quoted for this cake ...
Do they need to be the size of real ice cubes or smaller?
Could you do anything with candy melts maybe? They are not too expensive. Pour them into something cube shaped? Maybe brush them with pearl dust if you have any to make them a little shiny?
Hmmm...still thinking....
How would you flavour clear gelatin? I've never made it ~ actually bought some today to make fondant.
http://www.yumyum.com/recipe.htm?ID=14941
shows how to make jello (but out of gelatin)...you could tint it palest of blue and/or flavour it with coconut milk or perhaps pear juice or something whitish....I might be tempted to make it with a bit less juice ..more like jello jigglers...so it retains it's shape
Hope that helps...
Another thought...could you make them out of MMF?
Maybe you could roll a long rectangular shape and just slice off chunks in a cube size? They would be white but maybe you could sprinkle them with some sugar before they dry?
Could you pour the candy melts into a ice cube tray that has been greased? That way they will pop out well. And you could tint them.
Or, you could just use sugar cubes. They would be square, but cheap and uniform (and yummy).
I have used clear gelatin with sprite for the cold liquid. Then it has a sprite taste with little bubbles inside that look like ice too. I didn't make it in ice cube shape though, I made it in jiggler. So, you could always do that and cut to shape.
Hope that helps. I'm gonna keep thinking.
Hmmmm.....I've never done this, but I have thought of what I would try if the need arose. I've used piping gel tinted blue for the "water" in my pool cake. What about making the shade of blue a lot lighter or maybe adding a bit of white and using that? You could probably even make little cake cubes and frost them with the piping gel.
Just some ideas that I was thinking of trying myself, but haven't yet. If you do try them, or anyone else's suggestions, please let us know of the results. GL
What about melting down a hard candy like lifesavers or jolly ranchers and then pouring them into a greased ice cube tray and letting them harden! I have done this before to make a stained glass effect on cookies but I don't know if it would work for ice cubes.
I saw really nice cake posted on CC that used Rock Candy for the ice. I think its posted under new years cakes.
Use Sprite instead of water with Knox gelatin. Pour into a loaf pan or anything with some depth. Let it firm up and then cut in cubes. The Sprite is clear, of course and has a sugary taste. OR you could use Isomalt, melt it down, pour in greased ice cube trays, let it harden and voila! BUT, Isomalt doesn't really taste that good.
Wow am I a dunce or what I just read through your posting again and saw that you couldnt get rock candy. 
I would sugest making candy syrup to the hard crack stage and pouring it into a shallow pan. Then cracking it up. Make it on the thicker side.
I would not pour Isomalt into an icecube tray--Even if it were on the cooler side not sure if it would melt the tray. Also the grease could cause it to cloud up.
Instead of ice cube tray you could use a mini muffin tray that is metal and that could withstand the heat.
Another option if you have a harware store you could use clear tubing. (this can withsatnd the heat) Tape one end a carefully pour the isomalt into the tube. Let harden and then peel the tubing away. Take a hot straight knife and cut down the tube into ice rounds.
Doesn't jello liquify after being left out of the refrigerator for a while?
I dunno, maybe gelatin is different than jello, never tried it.
Just wondering...I'd hate to have a mushy pool of melting jello on top of my buttercream....
http://www.yumyum.com/recipe.htm?ID=14941
shows how to make jello (but out of gelatin)...you could tint it palest of blue and/or flavour it with coconut milk or perhaps pear juice or something whitish....I might be tempted to make it with a bit less juice ..more like jello jigglers...so it retains it's shape.
I'm interested in this recipe, but does anyone know what 1 pn of salt is?
Thanks 
moydear77: See THIS is how old I am! I haven't used ice cube trays in YEARS and in my mind....I MEANT metal ones! Just didn't want you to think I was NUTZ! I have, however, poured Isomalt onto (oiled) items (bowls, trays, etc.) and it didn't cloud. BUT, I love the tubing idea. I watch Food TV Challenge and the sugar artists amaze me with what they can do. I'm just lucky that I can MELT the Isomalt! LOL
Anyway, like I said, just didn't want anyone to think I had totally lost it!
OOOOOO I just had another idea! (Amazing what drinking a pot o coffee can do, isn't it?) How about pouring Isomalt into SILICONE ice cube molds? We have them here at WalMart, especially druing the holidays. I know they have a star mold tray. Would that work for you?
Wow, everyone has come up with great ideas for this cake! I'm not sure what I will do now .... I'm not tackling this cake until tomorrow so I have a little bit longer to sit on the ideas. We'll also see what time permits as this cake was a last minute order (squished it into schedule for regular customer).
I can't thank everyone enough for coming up with such great and creative ideas! I'll keep you posted what I end up doing ... if anyone else out there has any other ideas I can ponder more input is always welcome!
I'm interested in this recipe, but does anyone know what 1 pn of salt is?
Thanks
1 pinch
In the Uk we get some clear mints called foxes glacier mints. Is there anything similar in the US. They make great ice for the bucket cakes
I had thought of the 'mints' ... I'm going to check the grocery store tomorrow and see what they have - maybe bulk barn as well.
At this point I just want easy and not time consuming - I'm still fighting a nasty cold that has been sticking with me for 3 1/2 weeks now and I'm not getting my energy back.
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