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help - birthday cake fallen into pieces

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i have just made a chocolate birthday cake in a tray for my sons 6th party. i took it out of the oven and took it out of the tin and its fallen apart into 4 pieces. so i've quickly put it back inthe tin and squashed it together.

any idea's of how to "glue" it back together?
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  • shell2001
    shell2001 Posts: 1,817 Forumite
    What about using a chocolate butter icing as a sort of polyfiller? What were you going to cover the ourside with?
  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    Why not make him a birthday trifle instead? Soak the sponge in jelly, made up with the liquid from a tin of fruit, put the fruit on top and leave to set, then add a layer of custard and one of whipped cream, and decorate with glacé cherries, hundreds and thousands, or whatever you have got.

    Put the serving dish on a large dinner plate, with tea lights around the edge instead of birthday candles.
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

  • fsdss
    fsdss Posts: 1,429 Forumite
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    ive got a chocolate fudge topping to put on but i'm wondering if i should leave it in the tin and decorate the top now
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  • fsdss
    fsdss Posts: 1,429 Forumite
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    Bogof_Babe wrote: »
    Why not make him a birthday trifle instead? Soak the sponge in jelly, made up with the liquid from a tin of fruit, put the fruit on top and leave to set, then add a layer of custard and one of whipped cream, and decorate with glacé cherries, hundreds and thousands, or whatever you have got.

    Put the serving dish on a large dinner plate, with tea lights around the edge instead of birthday candles.

    i would do but i have to feed 25 kids with it and he hates trifle!!!
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  • mumoftwo
    mumoftwo Posts: 1,903 Forumite
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    Leave it in the tin is what I would do and just decorate the top with butter icing and sweets and candles. You are going to cut it up anyway.. Have fun
  • MRSMCAWBER
    MRSMCAWBER Posts: 5,442 Forumite
    fsdss

    When you tip it out again, just use some of your choc fudge topping...to stick it..how about putting it into the fridge then and it should set.... if you are using a cake band then that will hold it whilst it sets, by the time you have decorated it no-one will ever know...;)

    You DS is 6... he won't care, im sure it will still taste lovely...and his friends will probably be thrilled that they have a home made cake :D

    Back again.... just thought if you don't have a cake band...you can use, skewers or cocktail sticks to hold it in place - just be sure to count how many go in and how many come out again before cutting it...
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  • fsdss
    fsdss Posts: 1,429 Forumite
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    thanks thanks thanks

    i have glued it with the chocolate fudge topping. turned it out and "glued" it to the base of the plate..................after 5 minutes it has still not broken down. luckily it only partially broke into 4 pieces so when it is cut later it should not crumble
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