Shindigz
has been around since 1926 would you believe! It has an amazing supply of
graduation themed paper plates, cups, napkins, tablecloths, graduation table
center pieces, graduation favors etc. etc. etc. You name it, it has it! Not
only that, the prices are amazing. So save yourself some surfing time and
check this wonderful party site out now.
Plus, there are lots of other graduation cake decorating ideas like using
edible pens, plastic graduation toppers, edible photos, colored fondant cut
outs using a graduation cap cookie cutter, candy confettii, food color spray
etc.
ebay
have a great array of cake supplies that you can just buy without the hassle
of bidding. Their cake pans are fantiastic value - why bother buying new when
you'll probably only use it once.
Graduation cake pans will help make your cake look really
unique and really fit the occaision. You could also use it to make a jelly.
Help it to slip out easily by just dipping the pan in boiling water for a
few seconds.
Can I Freeze My Graduation Cake?
You can freeze your cake. It should last up to three months
in the freezer. To freeze the cake simply wrap it in a few layers of cling
film or seal in a freezer bag.
Cakes sometimes become a little soggy if allowed to defrost too quickly so
for best results, leave it in its wrapping and allow it to defrost overnight
in the fridge. The next day, remove from the fridge and take out of the wrapping
to let it come up to room temperature for an hour or so before decorating
it.
There are a few cake storage tips you need
to consider in order to keep your cake fresh for as long as possible:
- Store the graduation
cake in a covered box or container out of direct sunlight as the sunlight will
alter icing colours.
- Heat and humidity
can soften the buttercream and icing used so keep your decorated cake as cool
as possible, and in a box or container if possible.
- Try not to use tinfoil
or cling film to cover a decorated cake as this can sometimes stick to icing
and damage any decorations you may have used.
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How Do I Know When My Cake is Cooked?
To check your cake is completely cooked, insert a very thin
knife into the centre of the cake for a couple of seconds and then remove.
If the knife comes out wet and sticky then the cake needs a few more minutes.
If the blade comes out clean, then your graduation cake is ready.
Graduation cap cakes are no doubt extremely appropriate to make for a graduation celebration.
There are various different ways you could tackle a cake with a graduation cap. Hopefully some of the suggests below will give you inspiration or ideas.
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You can see from this picture how easy it would be to create a graduation cap cake just like this.
Basically all you need is the following:
A nice cake board - I prefer silver or you could even cover it in fondant icing.
Make a round cake and cover it in white ready-to-roll fondant icing which you'll find in most super markets.
The top part doesn't need to be edible. I'd just use some cardboard cut into the shape of a square and cover it in fondant icing.
The tassel could be made from - you guessed it - fondant icing with food coloring kneaded into it and rolled into two long sausage shapes that are then twisted together. Just score the bit at the end with a knife to make it look stringy.
I 'd leave the flowers off on top and instead use the space to write a personalized message - edible pens are a great option if you are not too good at piping. The scroll is easy - just roll out some fondant icing, cut into a rectangle, roll it up and secure with a little ribbon.
Add a little graduation cake topper that can be found on ebay to complete the look.
You could knead some color into fondant icing, roll it out and then use this cutter to create a graduation cap shape that can then be placed on top of the cake. You could then pipe some detail on top of it for the tassel etc. You could also wet the fondant icing slightly with a clean brush dipped in water and sprinkle some cake shimmer dust over the top - this would look amazing.
If you would like to transpose a perfect outline image of a graduation cap of any size you desire onto the top of your graduation cake then this section will tell you exactly how to achieve this.
Now use the following instructions to transpose the image onto your cake.
If you want to resize the image then there are a number of ways you can do this.
One way is to right click on the image and select copy. Next, open up a new doc in your word processing tool - I use MS Word and right-click your mouse again and select "paste". This will paste the image onto your doc. Now click on the image and little squares will appear in the corners. Click you mouse on one of the squares and drag your mouse inwards to reduce the image or outwards to increase it. Now simply print.
Now for the steps to transpose the image to your cake:
Using a pin around the outline of the image every so often so that the back of the paper has a "Braille like" look.
Next, lie the paper on your cake bumpy side down and smooth it with your hand lightly pressing down.
When you remove the paper, you will have the pricks slightly indented into the cake giving you a pattern to follow.
You can actually order a personalized edible photo with a graduation cap on it that can be placed on your cake. I found these two lovely examples of
There are lots of sites on the internet that can create edible photos. Here is a novel idea of how you could incorporate a picture of the graduate on your graduation cap cake.
If you would like to share your cakes with us send us your cake photos, recipes and tips and also the story behind them, perhaps the graduate just loves the cake flavor you used. We will create your own web page and photo gallery hosted on our site. If you share your cake details you will be automatically entered into our next contest. This year the prize fund is increased to $300. There is a grand prize and runners up prizes.
