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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Frozzie on September 02, 2011, 10:46:39 am
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need your help...JD your searching brain and fingers too lol
ages ago on I dont know on what link there was somebody Im thinking brazen or ILb??? put up a link to a technique for icing to make figures flat on the cake in detail like spiderman or winnie the pooh etc...you used a black and white copy and traced it on baking paper put it in the freezer or something but i cant remember exactly to get hte different layers right between out line etc...so if somebody can remember where it is i would be grateful as i am wanting to do TODAY just a round cake and put a spiderman iced onto it with all different cupcakes perhaps iwth mini spiders on them in either icing or chocolate if i get time..
hopefully somebody will remember what im talking about... ??? ???
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Frozzie, not sure if this (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=1097.0) is it. Scroll down to JD's post on the 30 May. I was thinking about wanting flat icing. Nah, actually don't think it is the answer but perhaps in this topic anyway?
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couldnt find that post CC only one from JD on the 28 may which was strange...maybe my times are off anyway i found the link but its no longer active..i_t was nay nay who posted it..so nay nay what was the name of the technique????????????
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I do remember that conversation Frozzie, can't remember how to do it though sorry! Will try and help search when the gremlins are in bed shortly ;)
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Thanks CC for your help :)
woohoo found it..ok if your interested its called a Frozen Buttercream Transfer and here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO23Yy4ATg0&feature=related) is a link but there are heaps on youtube now i know what its called!!
ok spidey here i come lol!!! :)
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thanks faffa its ok I found it....you need to outline first then freezer then fill in colour behind..i knew it was easy just couldnt remember how it was done!!
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here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV2DZDuv9XA&feature=related) is another link and if my memory is correct its the link that naynay originally found!! for those of you who are into decorating cakes especially cake toppers etc this is a great technique..will be doing spiderman today...hope it looks good lol!
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That is really cool :)
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Oh Frozzie glad it was found
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me too (need wiping forehead smiley lol)
cake is in the oven ..spent all afternoon cooking bits and pieces..once cake is cooked and cooled ill start icing and trying out htat technique! :)
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Good luck with that Frozzie - would love to see a pic. of the finished cake (before it is eaten, if possible!)
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its 2am here and it didnt work so did a quick design of spidermen head on cake and choc sprinkles all around...disappointed..did a great outline etc but it wasnt buttercream instead a writing icing pen in black as thats all i had in black...learnt my lesson...next time order special black dye and the writing pen icing does not freeze :( so annoyed that i cant do the cake i had planned but good news is that the outline looked great just pity it wasnt butter icing.. off to bed peeps...longgggggg day ahead tomorrow!
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What a disappointment. Have a good sleep and enjoy the day tomorrow.
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ok slowly getting on top of things now that the kidlets are back at school...anyway thought I would report back on the frozen buttercream designs...it was a bit of a disaster...normally you need to leave it for 45 mins which I did but didnt have a minute longer so in future not only would I leave it longer in the freezer but also use a different recipe than a basic butter cream...anyhoo below is a photo of my efforts and as you can see some bits are missing.. (wasnt frozen enough) but at least you can still tell what it was supposed to be lol and luckily it was just for family...definately not my year for birthday cakes....im going to put it down to just being generally worn out..anyway as promised...need to share in the disasters as well as the successes huh lovelies!!! Oh forgot to also mention that I had trouble with the butter cream getting too liquid and having to put it in the fridge a few times which is why the consistency is a little off ....as I said not my birthday cake year but the kids were happy and to a mum thats all that matters when everything else is chaotic!
i would also suggest having a good practice run before the cake as using a size 2 tip to do fiddly outline isnt as easy at it looks but gets easier after 4 or 5 runs but you need time and patience and I also started too small...would be much easier on a normal size cake...cupcakes is probably not the best to start on haha!! live and learn!
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I've got to tell you, Frozzie, compared to anything I might attempt, yours are outstanding. I don't have an artistic bone in my body - I couldn't even keep within the lines in my colouring in books when I was a kid so I wouldn't even think of attempting anything as complicated as this! All you need is a bit more practice and time, but you now know that you can't rush this job so the next ones will be so much better! I think you have done really well considering this was your first time and the pressure you were under initially - keep at it and you'll be so proud when everything falls into place and they work out for you.
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very sweet post marina...thankyou...Im quite artistic and usually a perfectionist but just not 'there' at hte moment...a bit of time and things should all get back to normal..and one thing...you shouldnt say you could never do anything....I have found often its more about confidence and a little time than about talent...you should maybe give it a go but something simple to start and bigger...i was maybe a little too confident in thinking I could do mini hello kitty heads on all the cupcakes lol....(insert wrong answer buzzer sound lol)...like in anything if you dont laugh you will cry!
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I reckon my DH would have a blast knocking things like this out (well I nominate him to as he is now the official cake decorator in this house lol)
You did really well Kim all things considered. And it is always a learning curve when it comes to kids parties. The time pressure we seem to put ourselves under :-)) :-))
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Frozzie next time do them in royal icing, far easier to make although you do have to make them a day ahead and let dry overnight. You use royal icing for the outline and then flood the motifs using a slightly looser mixture. Once dry they can be picked up with a flat palette knife and add to the cake.
However I think they still turned out ok and I bet the kids loved them.
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thanks faffa and monica...you guys really are too nice!
monica thanks for the tip i will use royal icing next time to try out but do it the day before...might do some for christmas and school..they will have an autumn cake stall soon (feels like winter yet alone autumn....and I have heard from the oldies that its going to be a very hard winter :(( ) better go and 'invest' in some more winter woolies lol :)
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.and I have heard from the oldies that its going to be a very hard winter :(( )
Why do they think you're going to have a hard winter Frozzie?