I want to make a Humpty Dumpty Cake?

VfM4meplse

mr_and_mrs_t wrote: »

Excuse me if I have put this in the wrong place......please move if req.
...I'm looking for some advice re: cake making.
Hi all, I am wondering what to do for dd birthday cake. She wants High school musical cake but doesn't like the icing so was thinking of buying a choc swiss roll and putting HSM in smarties?! I think it sounds a bit plain however will go round loads of children and maybe can jazz it up somewhow? plus it's more MSE...:rotfl:

Thanking you in advance for your ideas.
Kind regards, Mr and mrs t

P.s. not the greatest cake maker, can make cakes but don't look perfect..:D

For younger kids chocoalte hedgehogs are great. Cut a risen choclate cake down the middle, sandwich the two flat halves together with buttercream, spread the rest over the hedgehog shape, fork over and add chocolate button halves for spikes, whole buttons for eyes.

Bettyboop

VfM4meplse wrote: »

For younger kids chocoalte hedgehogs are great. Cut a risen choclate cake down the middle, sandwich the two flat halves together with buttercream, spread the rest over the hedgehog shape, fork over and add chocolate button halves for spikes, whole buttons for eyes.

Thank you I will keep that in mind for my daughters birthday later this year.

greenpixey

1. I bought some white marzipan in Tesco today. How do you colour it?

you need food colouring, just add a few drops at a time. If you buy the main colours blue, red, green and yellow you can then mix colours to get others (yellow+green =light green, Red+yellow=orange ...)

2. I intend to make Humpty's arms, hat and maybe eyes out of the marzipan...in order stick little bits and pieces together am I supposed to use normal icing mixed a little water to resemble glue?
I guess so, that's what I would have done. I only stuck marzipan on marzipan before but give it a go, trial and error....

Bettyboop

Thanks greenpixey. I have bought food colouring but I this is a stupid question I know but I have no idea how to acutally colour it. Do you just cut some of the marzipan, put a few drops of colouring and then rub it in? I looks great on your previous links but I'm hoping mine can turn out the same : ).

greenpixey

Bettyboop wrote: »

Thanks greenpixey. I have bought food colouring but I this is a stupid question I know but I have no idea how to acutally colour it. Do you just cut some of the marzipan, put a few drops of colouring and then rub it in? I looks great on your previous links but I'm hoping mine can turn out the same : ).

that's it I dont know how large piece of marzipan you start with so only add one or two drops and knead in, add more as you go along if you want darker colour

Bettyboop

Thanks everyone for all the tips so far. Started baking the cake today, ready to much this weekend. If you have any decorating tips that would be very helpful. Do's and don't would be great. Thanks

angbrads

I find that ordinary food colouring liquid make paste and marzipan too sticky and would recommend using paste colours. They are available from cake dec shops and Ebay. plus you can get a better colour result with these. HTH

angbrads

mr_and_mrs_t wrote: »

Excuse me if I have put this in the wrong place......please move if req.
...I'm looking for some advice re: cake making.
Hi all, I am wondering what to do for dd birthday cake. She wants High school musical cake but doesn't like the icing so was thinking of buying a choc swiss roll and putting HSM in smarties?! I think it sounds a bit plain however will go round loads of children and maybe can jazz it up somewhow? plus it's more MSE...:rotfl:

Thanking you in advance for your ideas.
Kind regards, Mr and mrs t

P.s. not the greatest cake maker, can make cakes but don't look perfect..:D

Sorry if already suggested to you. You can order pictures printed on edible rice paper to put on top of your cake then just buttercream or jam the sides of the cake or leave plain. I've seen them on some cake dec websites and ebay. I'm sure they do a High School musical topper.