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Hollister T shirt cake , with instructions
This is my latest creation. Which I made last night.
I have made this for my Nephew who will be 16 on Wednesday, hence the 1994. Edward is a big Hollister fan.
How it was made.
I baked two 8 inch square chocolate cakes.
Filling
The filling is a rich Buttercream and chocolate. Put softened butter into the mixer and Wisk well, add coco powder.
Melt one 200g bar of milk chocolate and pour into the butter mixture, wisk. Cool in the fridge.
Once cooled , put back into the mixer and add Icing sugar to taste. Wisk on high until the filling is light and fluffy.
Half both cakes and position the bottom layers onto your board. Fill with the chocolate filling. Put the top layer into position.
Carve into shape, making the neck area slightly lower.
Cover with the remaining filling. Put in the fridge to cool.
Fondant.
T shirt
Colour the fondant with food colour paste. I used Gooseberry green.
Wording, ribbon, and label.
I coloured my fondant with Caramel ivory, to give it a warn look. Remember a little goes a long way!
I added ¾ of a teaspoon of Sugarcel CMC to the fondant. This is an edible glue but I also find it makes the fondant firmer and easier to work with when cutting out detailed pieces.
Dust work area with corn flour. I drew the lettering out on paper. Rolled out a fondant strip, this needs to be quite thin. Lay paper over the fondant.
Using a craft knife cut through the paper and fondant. Remove each letter after cutting.
Cut out label and neck ribbon.
Back to the cake.
Once the cake is cooled, roll out the green fondant and cover the cake.
Pushing the fondant under the edges. Push gently around the neck area and smooth the back part so it sits flatter.
When you are happy with the shape, leave so that the fondant firms up.
Apply lettering , securing with a dab of boiled water. Do the same for the label and neck ribbon, hand paint on the detail.
Luckily, my Son had a T-shirt that I could go by, also seen above on the right , although I find Google images is great if you need to see items in detail.
Trim the edge of the board with icing and add ribbon .
I also added a tag and wording. This way it saved me writing over the cake.
Job Done !
I must take pictures as I go next time but once I am in the zone I forget about it, until after.
Anyway hope this helps.
:)
Hollister T shirt cake , with instructions
This is my latest creation. Which I made last night.
I have made this for my Nephew who will be 16 on Wednesday, hence the 1994. Edward is a big Hollister fan.
How it was made.
I baked two 8 inch square chocolate cakes.
Filling
The filling is a rich Buttercream and chocolate. Put softened butter into the mixer and Wisk well, add coco powder.
Melt one 200g bar of milk chocolate and pour into the butter mixture, wisk. Cool in the fridge.
Once cooled , put back into the mixer and add Icing sugar to taste. Wisk on high until the filling is light and fluffy.
Half both cakes and position the bottom layers onto your board. Fill with the chocolate filling. Put the top layer into position.
Carve into shape, making the neck area slightly lower.
Cover with the remaining filling. Put in the fridge to cool.
Fondant.
T shirt
Colour the fondant with food colour paste. I used Gooseberry green.
Wording, ribbon, and label.
I coloured my fondant with Caramel ivory, to give it a warn look. Remember a little goes a long way!
I added ¾ of a teaspoon of Sugarcel CMC to the fondant. This is an edible glue but I also find it makes the fondant firmer and easier to work with when cutting out detailed pieces.
Dust work area with corn flour. I drew the lettering out on paper. Rolled out a fondant strip, this needs to be quite thin. Lay paper over the fondant.
Using a craft knife cut through the paper and fondant. Remove each letter after cutting.
Cut out label and neck ribbon.
Back to the cake.
Once the cake is cooled, roll out the green fondant and cover the cake.
Pushing the fondant under the edges. Push gently around the neck area and smooth the back part so it sits flatter.
When you are happy with the shape, leave so that the fondant firms up.
Apply lettering , securing with a dab of boiled water. Do the same for the label and neck ribbon, hand paint on the detail.
Luckily, my Son had a T-shirt that I could go by, also seen above on the right , although I find Google images is great if you need to see items in detail.
Trim the edge of the board with icing and add ribbon .
I also added a tag and wording. This way it saved me writing over the cake.
Job Done !
I must take pictures as I go next time but once I am in the zone I forget about it, until after.
Anyway hope this helps.
:)