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NYCGirl80
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Re: Cake Making Help - Orca
Posted by Elizabeth720
This is the messy-tailed, slightly sloppy, practice orca. I think with a couple of tweaks - it will work out okay next week - again, if you squint.
That's awesome!
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jamnmore
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Re: Cake Making Help - Orca
Posted by Elizabeth720
This is the messy-tailed, slightly sloppy, practice orca. I think with a couple of tweaks - it will work out okay next week - again, if you squint.
When I did a 3d Thomas the train cake for my son, someone told me as long as your goal can be identified without needing to ask what it is, you did a good job.
Well done.
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| Posted 10/22/18 12:44 PM |
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StaceyLu
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Re: Cake Making Help - Orca
Posted by Elizabeth720
Posted by StaceyLu
It looks great! Where did you get the black buttercream?
I actually used store bough dark chocolate frosting and then ordered black gel dye from amazon. I read somewhere that adding black dye to white frosting can make it bitter, so you can add less when using dark chocolate frosting - it worked well and wasn't bitter! Although, if I made it from scratch, it would have been thicker and less runny looking.
Wow, what a great tip! I'm impressed with how black it came out!
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| Posted 10/22/18 12:57 PM |
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Elizabeth720
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Re: Cake Making Help - Orca
Posted by jamnmore
Posted by Elizabeth720
This is the messy-tailed, slightly sloppy, practice orca. I think with a couple of tweaks - it will work out okay next week - again, if you squint.
When I did a 3d Thomas the train cake for my son, someone told me as long as your goal can be identified without needing to ask what it is, you did a good job.
Well done.
I like this - thank you!
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| Posted 10/22/18 1:11 PM |
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Elizabeth720
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Re: Cake Making Help - Orca
Posted by StaceyLu
Posted by Elizabeth720
Posted by StaceyLu
It looks great! Where did you get the black buttercream?
I actually used store bough dark chocolate frosting and then ordered black gel dye from amazon. I read somewhere that adding black dye to white frosting can make it bitter, so you can add less when using dark chocolate frosting - it worked well and wasn't bitter! Although, if I made it from scratch, it would have been thicker and less runny looking.
Wow, what a great tip! I'm impressed with how black it came out!
I definitely think the gel dyes are much more potent than the liquid ones.
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| Posted 10/22/18 1:12 PM |
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LIRascal
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Cake Making Help - Orca
Wow! The colors and shape are great! If you want to keep the tray from getting too messy, put some parchment paper strips in a square around the orca and under the fins head, etc. not all the way under it. When you're done frosting, gently slip the papers out.
You can put a light coating of white frosting on the tray and sprinkle blue crystal sugar onto the tray for "water"
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| Posted 10/22/18 9:19 PM |
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Elizabeth720
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Re: Cake Making Help - Orca
Posted by LIRascal
Wow! The colors and shape are great! If you want to keep the tray from getting too messy, put some parchment paper strips in a square around the orca and under the fins head, etc. not all the way under it. When you're done frosting, gently slip the papers out.
You can put a light coating of white frosting on the tray and sprinkle blue crystal sugar onto the tray for "water"
Thank you for the tips!!! I have a white cardboard cakeboard to put it on and love the blue sugar idea!!
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| Posted 10/22/18 10:22 PM |
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DMT
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Cake Making Help - Orca
It looks great. You did an amazing job!
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| Posted 10/23/18 10:35 AM |
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StaceyLu
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Cake Making Help - Orca
Definitely post pic of the final product!
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| Posted 10/23/18 12:31 PM |
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