Well let me start by saying I have become known as the cake lady…and now when we need a cake for friends or a coworker, everyone is usually looking at me. I have been ” elected” to make a cake of some sort for my boss for several years now. Every year I need to be creative and try and “top the year before”. I have made a 3d chicken and coffee cup with saucer all in the name of birthday cake. We all know those people who are hard to buy for and even harder to surprise with a cake.
Well after much soul searching I settled on the idea that a gravity defying pancake cake would fit the bill! His family has a tradition of making Sunday morning pancakes and I thought what better than to have pancake cake! With that settled, how in the world was I going to make a cake to look like pancakes, with syrup pouring on it to boot!
My first stop was the local hardware store. I knew after some research I was going to need some copper tubing. It’s food safe and strong enough to hold my faux food cake. On to the plate, I knew I wanted to use a real plate, to make it look even more realistic, so after about 3 drill bit heads, hubby finally was able to get a hole in my plate for the copper tube.
(Fiestaware is a lot harder than you think!) Onto modeling chocolate 101. I learned I really love the stuff, and after a few attempts I was ready to use it on my cake as syrup. So with cake baked, torted, filled, stacked and gently placed on the copper tube I was moving on to lots and lots and lots of long snake like pancake ropes. My poor eyes began to cross by the time I placed the last one but I was loving the way it looked. I just have to say that none of this would have been possible without the use of youtube. What a fun teacher!
So cake if finished, chocolate syrup is pouring down the sides. I am one pretty proud home baker.
The next morning was so much fun and the best part about baking cakes! The smiling faces, the ” how did you do that” , the wow’s and awww’s. And on very pleased boss!
I sat there while everyone was enjoying the cake. And thought, oh no, what about next year!
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Hello….I love this idea…My question is how did you secure the copper tubing to the plate? Thanks so much.
Hello….I love this idea…My question is how did you secure the copper tubing to the plate? Thanks so much.