LcHg5265 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 You could change the title of this topic to "Brandy Makes a Cake" and turn it into an ongoing report about the different cakes you make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Ok, I'm seriously impressed. That cake looks about as professional as they come. If not for the ample photographic evidence that you created this cake yourself, I would have thought you bought it. And, I agree with making this an ongoing thread...I want to see the Wizard of Oz cake when you make it! -Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Gosh, I'm flattered that you've taken such an interest in my cakes! I'll be starting on the Wizard of Oz cake next week so I'll have to change my thread title. Thanks again, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Gosh, I'm flattered that you've taken such an interest in my cakes! Tee hee hee! Totally took this the wrong way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPWoCkAxX Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 That's a really nice cake you've made there! You're better at baking then me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Gosh, I'm flattered that you've taken such an interest in my cakes! Tee hee hee! Totally took this the wrong way! Ha ha...I guess I didn't think that one through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8FXXXINEDGE Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 This is awesome! I've always wanted to give cake decorating a try. I have a friend who is thinking about opening a custom cake shop and I told her that she HAS to hire me. Looking forward to the rest of your handy cake making updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 This is truly an amazing cake you created and made up! And THANKYOU for sharing the process of how-it-came-to-be for us. Every additional photo of the creation process, mainly the icing & nougat parts I guess, just made me go more and more "OMGGGGGGGGG" - and then I got hungry, LOL! Stunning cake. And I hope Lillie liked it too, heh heh. (I didn't read back in the thread as this is my immediate reaction to the photos and all. I'm sure she loved it!) EDIT to add: And then there will be that all-important Roller Coaster Cake you create, and we'll all be drooling all over our screens, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 This is truly an amazing cake you created and made up! And THANKYOU for sharing the process of how-it-came-to-be for us. Every additional photo of the creation process, mainly the icing & nougat parts I guess, just made me go more and more "OMGGGGGGGGG" - and then I got hungry, LOL! Stunning cake. And I hope Lillie liked it too, heh heh. (I didn't read back in the thread as this is my immediate reaction to the photos and all. I'm sure she loved it!) EDIT to add: And then there will be that all-important Roller Coaster Cake you create, and we'll all be drooling all over our screens, LOL! Thank you!! And yes, Lillie loved it! Now, a roller coaster cake, that's an idea I need to start working on! Maybe I can do one for my own birthday in March. Hmmmm... I'm going to buy all the stuff I need for the Wizard of Oz cake this weekend, so expect some updates next week when I get started on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Since Cammy's birthday party is Sunday, I figured I need to get started on the characters for her cake. I'm using the pre-made fondant because we're not going to eat the characters, so it doesn't matter what they taste like. I was going to do them all in white and then paint them, but I thought that would be too meticulous for me, and I figured I wouldn't have to color large amounts of fondant, so I decided to just color the fondant for each one. I mean, it's not like I'm going to be coloring a whole pound of fondant one color; just little bits at a time. So last night I worked on the Tinman and got him finished. Keep in mind that these are supposed to look cartoonish. I mean they're essentially being made out of edible play-doh. It's kind of hard to make them look realistic. This is a short update, since the Tinman was not too difficult and there wasn't much work involved. For some reason all the pictures I took of him turned out fuzzy. I don't know why. Oh well. So that's it for this entry. Not too terribly exciting. I'm afraid that Dorothy and the Scarecrow are going to be the hardest. Not looking forward to those. Another update tomorrow. Ack! He has no arms! Don't worry, they'll be on there momentarily. White fondant with black food coloring not yet mixed in. I have a few stains on my fingers this morning, but nothing like when I did the Twilight cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPWoCkAxX Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Looks awesome! Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 That tin man looks awesome! You are the Ace of Cakes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 ^ Thanks!! Let's get right into it. I let the girls vote on which character they wanted me to make last night and they picked Dorothy. She actually wasn't as hard to make as I had anticipated. Finished Dorothy, Toto, and Tinman. I accidentally made Dorothy a little bit bigger than the Tinman. Oops. Oh well. I'll put him a little farther back on the cake to make it look like he's in the distance. Yeah, that'll work. Only two characters left. I'm not sure which one we'll be doing tonight. The girls will get to decide. I guess it'll be a surprise to you all in the morning! Toto with his paint on. I mentioned the other day to the girls that I was going to paint Toto black instead of coloring fondant black, and they were so kind to inform me that Toto is not black, he's brown. We watched the movie, and of course, they were right. Toto is brown. Do not question two preschoolers on their favorite movie. They remember more than you may think! A very blurry, unpainted Toto. My husband figured out why all my pictures were coming out blurry: there was a smudge on the lens. I didn't clean it until this morning, so the pictures I took last night are all kind of blurry. But the ones I do tonight should be better. Of course, I can't forget the ruby slippers! Yay, she has arms and legs now! She's really taking shape a lot easier than I thought she would. Dress is on. I didn't document coloring all the different colors of fondant, because really, if you've seen it once, you've seen it a thousand times. She grew hair very fast! Head and torso assembled. The finished flesh...yuck. A few dots of brown coloring to make flesh-colored fondant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPWoCkAxX Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 That's awesome! Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberskara Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Love this topic...you are quite talented. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 ^ Thank you! And thank you all for reading. I'm honored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattnmatt Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 This is simply amazing! I really enjoy following this topic! You are doing great! Keep up the super amazing work!! I cant wait to what happens next! ~Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 The tin man will just appear to be amputateed at the knees, no big deal it still looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 The girls picked the Scarecrow as the next character to make last night. He did prove to be the most difficult one so far. I had to color darker colors for him which took longer. And he did not want to stay together! Anyway, here goes... And the three finished ones together. I think the Scarecrow is my favorite thus far. The lion will be tonight. But I don't know if I'll get an update done until Monday. You see, I'm taking off work tomorrow to go Christmas shopping, so I won't get the lion update done tomorrow, and I don't usually even get on the internet on the weekends. So you'll probably have to wait until Monday to get one huge update. And speaking of feet, here they are in place. Almost there. I thought his legs looked a little too long, so I cut them off a little before I added feet. Tada! See, told you. I had to brace his arms with toothpicks. They would not stay on for anything! Notice the two pilgrim salt and pepper shakers? Yeah, I had them backed up against his arms to help hold them on. I just moved them to take a picture. No, this is not what color is head is going to be in the end. Keep reading... Torso added. The dark green was hard to achieve! I had to mix a little brown, a little black and a little green to get this color. Legs...they look kind of gross, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 The tin man will just appear to be amputateed at the knees, no big deal it still looks great! Now you have me paranoid about the Tin Man's legs! I'll probably have to go fix them. I didn't even pay any attention to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 ^Sorry didn't mean to make you paranoid. They all look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 ^ Ha ha...it's okay, I know you didn't! And thanks! It's for a 3-year-old, so she's really not going to care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Larry just sympathizes with the tinman. I love the scarecrow. He came out looking really cute (as did the other two). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 ^ He is right, though, his legs are a little on the short side. But it was my first attempt at anything like this. And thank you! I think the Scarecrow turned out the best, even though he was the one I was most worried about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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