Christmas Trees On Cake Questions
Decorating By Dana0323 Updated 22 Dec 2006 , 12:33am by Sweetpeeps
I'm wanting to do the trees that are on the New Topics section of the home page. I'll be doing the ones with an ice cream cone and buttercream. Some questions:
1)Are these decorated right on the cake, otherwise wouldn't you crush them/mess them up putting them on?
2) How do you travel with this cake? I don't think you can use a cake box, sense the trees would be taller, right?
3) Also, won't the trees fall over during delivery?
I want to make this and take it to our business for the employees, but I'm concerened about driving it there!
Thanks!
If your doing cones and buttercream icing instead of the royal as in those directions - yes, you would have to do them directly on the cake. When you place the cone on the already iced cake - press the cone down into the icing a little and then start from the bottom of the tree and pipe the "pine needles" with what ever tip your using from bottom to top. By starting at the bottom of the cone - the icing will hold the cone (tree) from moving while you pipe and then, because most buttercreams crust a bit and harden a smidge - it will anchor the trees to your cake for transport. I wouldn't go speeding to work or taking a corner on two wheels - but I would be ok with traveling with it just like that. If your really concerned about traveling with the trees - before you start decorating - attach something like lollipop sticks to the inside of the cone with melted chocolate or royal icing (something to make the sticks "stick" to the cone. Once it's dried - then place the cones on the cake - the sticks will go down into the cake and then there would be no chance of them tipping over. As for covering the cake - I deliver wedding cakes partially constructed and I don't put anything over them during transportation. I do use non-skid mats under the cake board so it doesn't slide around. Make sure your board is very sturdy if you have a distance to walk when you get to work. Hope these tips have helped you a little. Good luck with your cake. 
I just did some bc trees. I held the cone in my hand and very carefully put them on the cake. I just had to touch up the very top where I pushed them down a little bit. I was afraid I would make a mess on the rest of the cake if i did it on it. Glad to hear yours turned out good. I also used the lid of rubbermaid box to put the cake on and used the container part for the lid. I read that on here somewhere and it worked great for me.
BJ..Your crooked cake is cute!
I did mine off the cake ontop of a cup and then used two toothpicks either side to lift it up and and place it on the cake worked a treat!
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