Help With A Cake Please!!!!!!!!
Decorating By TandTHarrell Updated 11 Oct 2007 , 12:12pm by TandTHarrell
Hello CC
I would like to make a cake,using the pic below. The cake will be a presentation, for my Japanese class. Im giving a presentation on the edo period.,and this make up boxtake today at the musuem will be my focus point. Can anyone tell me what size pan you think I should use? I would like to have the box shaped, but I have no clue, on were to start . Thank you in advance.
I plan to do the black and gold, and add a ribbon.
Just checking to see if i can get anymore help PLEASE!!!!!!
You can use square layers. I think the 8 x 12 cut into an 8 x 8.
I have an 9x13, havent heard of a 8x12.. Thanks for the reply back
that want work, I do not have a dummy cake...
Figure the dimensions then make the cake roughly to scale. So if it was 8W x 10L x 6H then make it roughly 9x13x7 (or so ) That would be 3 or 4 layers of 9x13 (cuz it is what you have). Can't wait to see the finished product!
If you want to make it smaller cut the 9x13 in half and make it 6.5x 9 x5 and 2 or 3 layers.
my vote would be 8x8 stacked about 4 or 5 high.
I agree. It's a square so definitely use a square pan. You will want it at least 8" high for the square box but it looks like the lid addition makes it 2" higher. Maybe make 4 8x8 for the base and an extra 2" for the lid.
square or retangle either or is fine. Im thinking the rectangle might be easier to achieve than the square. This is driving me crazy!!!!!!!!
does anyone have a pic of 4 8x8 put together. To give me an ideal....
This cake is 4 8x8's. Hope it helps! 
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1102003
Ok I think Im going to go with 2 9x13 cut in half, if all 4 pieces are to high, Im going to only use the 3 pieces.
If I use buttercream, how will i get the scroll work colored with the luster dust?
Or do you think that I should use fondant and airbrush it black and then paint using the gold dust.
Once I airbrush it black will I have a hard time adding the scroll work? ....
I know Im asking alot of question, Im just really unsure on what to do. I see it in my head, just not sure If I can bring it all together.
I would also love to recd, at least a B on my presentaion for class..Thanks to those that have helped so far.
Ok no one else can offer advice... Thanks to those that replied 
, but i feel like Im in school, Im not part of the in crowd 
.. O well I plan to share the results no later than thursday 
..now I really understand what other people were saying almost 500 looks and only 16 replies and most of the replies were coming from me.... 
..ok enought of my whinning...
well i decided not to do the cake; it (the cake) was out of my league. I did the cupcake bouquet instead. Thank you to those that offered advice......I passed the class with a C, an B would have been nice, but at lease I passed . The whole class thought they were flowers...
Thank you cambo for posting the how to......
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