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Someone did ask me for a tutorial so here it is.........
First off this is my first tutorial so I'm sorry if it is wordy. This is a pretty complicated cake and wanted to make sure I covered everything. Feel free to ask anything and I'll try to answer it.
I did this cake for my boyfriends 30th b-day. So I wrapped a box and added a note on the gift tag. I put "The cake may be a lie, but you know the companion cube will always be there for you. Well.....until you burn it"
I baked the cakes on Thursday, decorate on Friday, and we ate it on Sunday. It was delicious! So if you need to plan ahead since it takes a long time you'll be safe with doing it three days in advanced.
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You Will Need
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Step 1These are all the items I used.
-Three boxes of white cake mix-Fresh sliced strawberries
-Strawberry Gel (found by the fresh strawberries)
-Five pound box of fondant (I used just about all of it. I picked it up at Jo-ann Fabrics. It cost about $20, but I used a 50% off coupon that they have in the Sunday ads)
-Butter Cream frosting
-Cake Leveler or long sharp knife
-Red and Black icing dyes (get a pair of gloves)
-9x9 pan
-Search google images for Weighted Companion Cube pattern. Look for the black and white flat picture. It typically comes up on the first page.
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Step 2Use the cake level or long sharp knife on the top. You want to make it as flat as possible.
Put a layer of strawberry gel and a layer of sliced strawberries between each layer.
**The cakes took about 40 min to bake so I made them the night before I decorated the cake. I intended to use the cake leveler to remove the center hump that forms while baking. I forgot =( So my cakes weren't flat which caused a slight problem later.
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Step 3After putting the layers together frost the cake in butter cream frost. You want to make it as smooth as possible because
I did buy a box but it wasn't enough so I made my own.
2 1/2 tbsp of soft butter
1 1/2 cups Confectioners sugar
1 1/2 tbsp cream or milk
3/4 tbs vanilla -
Step 4Use one entire sleeve that comes in the 5 pound box. Put in a couple drops of the black dye at a time. Mix it thoroughly. Make sure to wear gloves or you will stain your hands.
**This took me about 20 min to mix it smoothly.
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Step 5Make sure you have a smooth clean surface to work on. Cover your area and rolling pin with a thin layer of confectioners sugar before rolling out the sugar.
**My dining room table has a plastic cover which made working with the fondant super easy. I didn't have much of a problem with it sticking.
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Step 6Using the rolling pin to help move the rolled out fondant to the cake. Smooth out the top then the sides. There will be a lot of extra fondant you'll need to cut off with a sharp knife or pizza cutter.
**This step is pretty difficult to explain. I went to youtube and searched "how to work with fondant". I strongly suggest this if you haven't worked with fondant before.
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Step 7Take all the extra fondant and mix in fresh fondant. Do not add anymore dye since this should be a lighter color.
Cut the pieces out of the pattern you printed. Lay them flat and cut them out with a sharp utensil. You'll cut twenty of the corner and side pieces, and five circles.
To attach them just use a paint brush and some water. Brush it on the back of the piece and place it firmly on the cake. Hold for a few seconds.
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Step 8For the pink just get fresh fondant and mix in a couple drops of red at a time.
Cutting and attaching is identical to the other pieces.
Then You're done =)
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Step 9His gift box
Seriously though. I loooovee this. I will be making this in the near future >
I have the song as my ringtone!