You Know You're Old When...

Decorating By mary-ann Updated 8 Sep 2005 , 6:59pm by flayvurdfun

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mary-ann Posted 25 Aug 2005 , 2:24am
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I need suggestions for a 50th birthday cake for my boss. I have a bunch of "You know you're old when..." sayings that I'd like to incorporate. Any ideas?

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ntertayneme Posted 25 Aug 2005 , 2:44am
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crp7 Posted 25 Aug 2005 , 2:59am
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There is a cake in the 'Over the Hill' birthday cake gallery that has a spin dial thingy that points to sutff like older than dirt, older than the hills, etc.

Maybe you could adapt something like that to go with your 'you know you are old when..' theme.

Cindy

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NEWTODECORATING Posted 25 Aug 2005 , 3:04am
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What about a "Wheel of fortune" type deal with You know your old when... and the answers in each of the money places.

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mary-ann Posted 26 Aug 2005 , 3:05pm
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Thanks for all your great ideas. I've decided to try to make a square cake covered in fondant that looks like a shipping box with "Over the Hill Survivor Kit" written on the side. The top flaps will be open with mini marshmallows for packing peanuts and have things like a tv guide, remote control, beer can, hearing aid, vitamins, etc. made of fondant. I'll print the "You know your old when..." lines on paper and glue them around the cake board then cover with clear contact paper.

Does anyone have a suggestion for how to do the flaps so they stand up a little without visable support or ideas for what other items to put in the box?

Thanks for your help!
Mary Ann

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NEWTODECORATING Posted 26 Aug 2005 , 3:12pm
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I love your idea. Can't wait to see the pics.

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mary-ann Posted 6 Sep 2005 , 10:03pm
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I modified my original idea but here's what I ended up with. Everyone loved it. Thanks for all the suggestions!
Mary Ann
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tanyascakes Posted 7 Sep 2005 , 8:46am
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Oh, Mary-Ann!! It is phenomenal!!!!! You have got to tell me how you did that. I love it!!!
Tanya

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mary-ann Posted 7 Sep 2005 , 4:23pm
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Thanks Tanya. The bottom of the box is 2 11"x11" cakes covered with buttercream. Everything else is fondant. The base of the lid is styrofoam and the beer cans are floral foam. The fondant tissue is attached to a cardboard square so I was able to remove the top sections and was left with the square cake. I decorated the top of the cake too so it still looked nice without the top and the fondant decorations kept the buttercream from getting on the bottom side of the top section. I was really happy how it turned out and my boss loved it. icon_biggrin.gif

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flayvurdfun Posted 8 Sep 2005 , 6:59pm
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this site may help you come up with something...check it out!

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