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| 2722.2 | .1 too fast to reply... | DUGGAN::MAHONEY | | Fri Nov 09 1990 09:38 | 10 |
| I think the .1 answer is a bit off key... the cake is in the shape of a
20 POUND turkey... not 20 pounds of cake...
What's wrong with baking a cake in a shape of a turkey?
Now, in answer to base note: baking a cake in that shape will be a
challenge. I advise that once the cake is baked, you use a fruit juice
or diluted syrup to coat thighs and edges to make those parts moist...
as without a doubt, will be too dry so to have the center cake cooked.
Orange juice with Grand Marnier liquor would be great, or sypup/brandy.
This should work fine and... I hope you get a fastastic dessert!
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| 2722.6 | don't forget the new year's resolution note! | CSOA1::WIEGMANN | | Fri Nov 09 1990 13:30 | 15 |
| If you're serious, you could bake a 9 x 13 cake. Cut maybe 2" off the short
end. Then make two cuts in the rest from the midpoint of one short
side to the ends of the opposite short side, turn and put on top of
the triangle remaining. Cut the long piece you cut off into halves and
use for a trunk. What you end up with is a two layer Christmas-tree
shaped cake.
One of the cut-up cake books referred to in another note has a turtle
you bake in a bowl and use cupcakes for the feet and head. Maybe you
could make Santa's belly with a bowl somehow!
P.S. Use cake flour! ;-)
Terry
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| 2722.7 | | TLE::EIKENBERRY | A goal is a dream with a deadline | Fri Nov 09 1990 14:41 | 9 |
| Re: -1
You might want to browse through the Wilton Yearbook for ideas on a Santa
Cake. They have genuinely creative decorative techniques in there!
You can get it at Kitchen Etc., or Party Time in Nashua.
(Though I prefer the 1990 Yearbook to the 1991 one)
--Sharon
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| 2722.8 | Structural concerns | REORG::AITEL | Hunter clawed by tiger - a foe paw. | Fri Nov 09 1990 17:04 | 12 |
| Hmmm, but aren't the Wilton cakes just sheet cakes made in fancy
shaped pans, rather than cakes that actually stand up and gobble
at you?
It is probably easier to do fancy stand-up shapes in gingerbread
than in cake, since gingerbread is so firm and chewy that it'll
stand up. Another thought - I've eaten brownies that are as
firm and chewy as gingerbread - plus they have the added attraction
of being CHOCOLATE. I bet you could build a turkey out of
brownies. All brown meat....
--Louise
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| 2722.9 | I vote for Wilton, too! | UPBEAT::JFERGUSON | Leading Lady | Mon Nov 12 1990 10:47 | 7 |
| I agree with the previous idea of checking Wilton Yearbooks. I made
a wonderful holiday cakea few years back from one of the books. It was
a nutcracker...you know--red uniform, funny mouth. It was built up
into a cylinder using round layers. It was an awesome job but what
results!
Judy
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