Housewarming Cake Any Ideas?? Please Help
Decorating By Anniefern Updated 11 Jun 2009 , 3:06pm by Rylan
If you're comfortable doing something more complex, a cake made to look like her house would be breathtaking - especially if the home is something a little out of the ordinary.
If not, maybe find out what decorating style she's planning on and use that for inspiration?
Wilton has a cute house pan, I'm actually doing it as a housewarming for a friend this weekend too. And you can do it as simple or complex as you want.
http://www.wilton.com/shapedpan/Stand-Up-House-Pan
I bought it at Michaels ($14 - but even better with a 50% off coupon).
Good Luck 
AWWW thanks everyone... you all have really really good and unique ideas.. Now all i have to do is.. figure out which cake would easy for me to make.. since im just starting .. ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND IDEAS... I just love this site and how ppl are willing to share their talents with everyone. once I make the cake Ill post my first picture...
Annie
I have one in my photos I did for my best friend. The whole theme was "welcome to my new pad" with a frog on top of a lily pad. It was a two-tiered cake and only my second one I've done so in all, I was pleased with it. Anyway, it was a cute idea I found on CC so I ran with it! good luck!
Another suggestion if your looking for something simple, you could do a sheet cake to look like a "welcome" mat with boot prints on it or something. Good luck!
How about something like this:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/92942/normal_P1060055.JPG
you could do the pot carving a 9" or 8" cake and insert the cupcakes using bamboo skewers or instead for the "flowers" try some flower shaped cookies on a stick!
how about 3 cakes based on this quote from the movie "It's a Wonderful Life"
Mary: Bread... that this house may never know hunger.
[Mary hands a loaf of bread to Mrs. Martini]
Mary: Salt... that life may always have flavor.
[Mary hands a box of salt to Mrs. Martini]
George Bailey: And wine... that joy and prosperity may reign forever. Enter the Martini Castle.
[George hands Mr. Martini a bottle of wine]
so a loaf of bread, a box of salt and a bottle of wine.
of course these could all be RKT models or gumpaste decos on a regular cake.
In my photo's I did a simple drawing on cake of my daughters house for her housewarming. It isn't that good but my daughter loved it 6 yrs ago when she moved into her first house. Simple is better and you just have to go with what ever skills you have. I always look in the galleries for idea's because the people on CC are awesome when it comes to cake idea's. Good Luck...and welcome...
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