Cake Decorating Dabbler: Monkey Cake

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Monkey Cake

I can't find the pictures of during the process of the monkey cake. I did this one the same time as the Giraffe cake though and they are VERY similar. For this cake I only used cake and frosting.

Monkey

BUILDING:
Click HERE to see the details of the giraffe cake for help on the head of this cake. The only difference is the ears and the mouth section. The ears are a round pan cut in half and attached with toothpicks. The mouth is the scraps from one of the big bowls. To stack the big bowls I trim the tops to make them flat and this mouth is one of those tops.

Finished Monkey just ignore the 5 yr. olds hand giving bunny ears in the back ground :)

FINISHING:
I frosted it brown and used a caramel frosting for the lighter brown areas then piped the mouth and nostrils. If I did this again I would have attached the ears differently to help them stay closer to the head more securely.

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My Top 5 Tips To Remember

1. When Your Going To Be Cutting Or Shaping Cakes ALWAYS Freeze Them First!
This makes them less crumbly and easier to work with. It also keeps them from drying out.

2. Invest In Disposable Bags!
When using multiple colors or tips this will save so much time since you won't have to wash and dry your bags plus it makes clean up much more simple!

3. The Scrape And Lick Technique!
When something is tipped or piped on and doesn't look the way you want it to simply scrape it off with a toothpick and lick! Problem solved and then you can try again :)

4. Always Save Your Scraps!
When cutting and shaping never eat or throw away any scraps until you are completely finished! You never know when you might need some extra cake for something.

5. Try Details On Before Frosting!
Place candy or whatever details you plan on adding before frosting so you have an idea of how it will actually look. This way you can move it around and decide what will work best without messing up frosting. Then frost and you know exactly where and how you want your details!