Anyone in here decorate cakes?

[mchames]

MosMom, I love the Haunted Mansion Cake!!!! Boy, that's a lot of work. I am impressed.

Here's two cakes I just finished for my kids' Halloween Carnival bake sale.

Trick or Treat Kitty
Bundt pan pumpkin. I filled the hollow center with Reese's cups, Rolos, Kisses and candy corn. The kitty is made from MMF/gumpaste mis.

Bushel of Apples
This is three 8" rounds stacked. I used MMF/gumpaste mixtyre to make the barrel sides. The apples are cupcakes covered in fondant. I made green apples, but I think I should have made them red. Hindsight is 20/20.

Mary

 

[MosMom]

Oh those are adorable! I wonder if the apple idea would work better using mini ball pan instead of cupcakes. I like the keeping the apples cake though. Your wood on the basket is wowzer! Hopefully they pulled in some good money for the school!

 

[mchames]

Oh those are adorable! I wonder if the apple idea would work better using mini ball pan instead of cupcakes. I like the keeping the apples cake though. Your wood on the basket is wowzer! Hopefully they pulled in some good money for the school!

Thanks! I didn't think of the mini ball pan. I guess I'll just have to go buy one. What's one more pan? Im dropping them off this afternoon. The carnival is tomorrow.

Mary

 

[MosMom]

Ha! What's one more pan? I bumped into the fridge the other day and an 11X15 pan slid off of some cake boards and hit me in the head! Literally, I need another cake pan like I need a hole in the head.

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Those are adorable!!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

I'm planning on make a pumpkin as well...And I do not have a bundt pan, I guess I'll go purchase one...like you said, what's another pan!

 

[LJC1861]

I am attempting a pumpkin tonite for a party tomorrow. My only problem is that I can't find orange coloring for the fondant. I just went out to buy a bundt pan.

I am doing a pumpkin spice cake with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting, covered in fondant. Hopefully I will find orange food coloring.

Linda

 

[MosMom]

Have you been to Walmart? They carry Wilton orange.

 

[mchames]

Michael's also has the Wilton orange. That's where I got mine.

MosMom Ha! What's one more pan? I bumped into the fridge the other day and an 11X15 pan slid off of some cake boards and hit me in the head! Literally, I need another cake pan like I need a hole in the head.

I think my husband might kill me if I bring home another cake pan. When he sees a Michael's bag, he gets this look on his face!!!

Mary

 

[LJC1861]

Did I not just do beautiful autumn leaves for a golf course cake last week???YES! Did I use orange food color for some of the leaves???YES!!!!

Do I have orange food color in my color box????YES!!!!

Did I think to look before I posted??? NO!

Problem solved. I just put the first of two cakes in the oven and the batter tastes delicious! I can't wait to taste the baked cake.

Linda

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Did I not just do beautiful autumn leaves for a golf course cake last week???YES! Did I use orange food color for some of the leaves???YES!!!!

Do I have orange food color in my color box????YES!!!!

Did I think to look before I posted??? NO!

Problem solved. I just put the first of two cakes in the oven and the batter tastes delicious! I can't wait to taste the baked cake.

Linda

lol! My mil had a bundt pan so I am going to attempt the pumpkin. I just baked the cake, I need o make some icing

Mchames...would it bother you if I borrowed your idea?? I just loved it!

 

[mchames]

lol! My mil had a bundt pan so I am going to attempt the pumpkin. I just baked the cake, I need o make some icing

Mchames...would it bother you if I borrowed your idea?? I just loved it!

No problem at all. Just post a picture when you're done. I'd love to see it.

Mary

 

[Disneynutbsv]

No problem at all. Just post a picture when you're done. I'd love to see it.

Mary

Thanks!!

 

[stargrazer]

MosMom, I love the Haunted Mansion Cake!!!! Boy, that's a lot of work. I am impressed.

Here's two cakes I just finished for my kids' Halloween Carnival bake sale.

This is three 8" rounds stacked. I used MMF/gumpaste mixtyre to make the barrel sides. The apples are cupcakes covered in fondant. I made green apples, but I think I should have made them red. Hindsight is 20/20.

Mary

THOSE are AWESOME!!

 

[java]

Oh I can't wait to see the finished Haunted Mansion Cake! That is fantastic! The portraits are so perfect. Thank you for sharing your wonderful work!

 

[LJC1861]

Well, my pumpkin is baked, stacked and frosted. With just the two bundt cakes it looked a little squat, and I had baked a third sheet cake to fill the center and so we could taste test it. I cut a round from the sheet cake and carved it round to fit on top. Now my pumpkin looks a bit more oval, but definitely more pumpkiny. I will do the fondant tomorrow.

The cake turned out fantastically!!! I used the Cake Doctor Pumpkin Spice recipe and added a bit more spice. I used a cinnamon cream cheese icing that turned out really good. All of that with homemade marshmallow fondant should be irresistable!

Linda

 

[MosMom]

That sounds so good. I baked 6 spice cakes for a wedding cake and it smells so good in here. I had a little extra so I have a 6" in the oven for us. The cinnamon cream cheese icing sounds really good but the bride wants WHITE WHITE WHITE icing so there shall be no cinnamon!


I got the next part of the HM cake done. The endless hallway.

Because I'm a freak, I put a hidden mickey in it.

 

[LJC1861]

Well, I may have run into a little problem with my pumpkin. I did not put any support in between the layers. The cake seemed firm enough, but after it has been sitting for awhile the bottom layer has gotten a bit squashed and is beginning to crack. It still looks pumpkiny, but I may have to re-do the bottom and put a support in between the top and bottom.

This is how we learn I suppose....by making mistakes. Luckily I have all day before the party to work on it.

Linda

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Well, I also made the two bundt cakes for my pumpkin, but not the interior....Maybe I'll just have a short pumpkin

MosMom....wow! Amazing!

 

[mchames]

My pumpkin was just two bundt pans stacked and it seemed to have plenty of height. They were very full pans though.

Mary