Baking In A Bowl - Will It Fall Or Break?
Decorating By AnotherCreation Updated 10 Mar 2010 , 1:11am by bakermom3107
My daughter and I are making a "cake" animal cell for her science project. I was thinking no big deal....But she want it to be round on the bottom just like the science book and not completely flat. If i were to bake the cake in a bowl and make just the bottom flat so it will sit still will the sides fall from not being supported????? Please any suggestions. I don't want to dissapoint her but I don't want it to crumble before she shows her project either. TIA for ANY help
I bake cakes in bowls all the time. The key is to make sure the cake is completely done. Sometimes I have to cover the top with foil so it doesn't get too brown. And also make sure you cool the cake in the bowl for at least 15-20 minutes. If you take it out while it's still to warm, it may crack.
i have baked in bowls before.. make sure you use oven safe such as pyrex... but i have never used it round side down. the flat side is always my base. however, i think the dimensions should be ok with supporting itself.. well with my bowl anyway... sorry i cant be of further help.
It should work out great. That is how people make the Barbie Doll cakes- you can buy a pan for it, but alot of people just use pyrex. Good Luck!!
thanks for the replies...I have also baked in bowls but never used round side down either...thats what i'm scared of. I guess i'm just wondering if i carve a little off of the round side will it be strong enough to hold?????? Hopefully someone in cc world has done this before
It should be fine. Think about the sports ball pans. They are basically the same thing with another half-sphere on top. The cauldron in my witch's brew cake was made in a round pan with a flat side cut on the bottom and it held up fine. I would say just make sure you don't go too heavy on the fondant on the edges.
My daughter and I are making a "cake" animal cell for her science project. I was thinking no big deal....But she want it to be round on the bottom just like the science book and not completely flat. If i were to bake the cake in a bowl and make just the bottom flat so it will sit still will the sides fall from not being supported????? Please any suggestions. I don't want to dissapoint her but I don't want it to crumble before she shows her project either. TIA for ANY help
As I read your post you are bringing back memories of when I was in 11th grade. I made an "animal cell" cake for my biology class. It was sooo much fun. I had those Dots candies (still on the paper) for the rough endoplasmic reticulum and strips of chewing gum for the smooth endoplasmic reticulum. I had gummy dots for the ribosomes. My nucleus wasn't edible as I used aluminum foil shaped into a ball. The mitochondrion were Mike and Ikes.
For baking, I baked it in a bundt pan and iced it smooth but I think your idea of baking it in a bowl is better....It will be more 3-D (even though my cake was more like a cross section of the cell). Baking in a bowl isn't difficult at all. I use my Pampered Chef Batter bowl to make princess cakes.
Good luck and post pics!
Thanks for all of the replies. I guess I will just go for it. I will post the pic when its done and hopefully still standing lol
So sorry... I didn't realize what you meant by round side down I would probably keep it in the freezer until she needs it though. But like snocilla said, it seems to work for the sports balls!
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