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Iron Man Cake

4/14/2013

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Where do I start?

How about on the Iron Man figurine?

 I really cannot think of a way to create all the details of the Iron Man Figurine.
First, I thought I'll just score the details using the leaf veiner  (a modelling tool)

So I started making the Iron Man figurine using
Fondant and Tylose powder. 


Here's a pic of my first try.
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I was not very happy with the outcome and it's not sturdy. 

My second attempt was another fail.
It was a mistake brushing the figurine made of fondant with a Rose and Gold Petal dust.
The figurine started looking a bit and 
smudgy.
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Here's the original draft I created as to how I envisioned the cake.
I used Paint.net to create this draft.
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The Second Attempt Standing Iron Man figurine is alright, I guess.
But the stiffness of the figurine was bothering me a lot.

I was getting a bit frustrated and I thought of just using a toy Image of Iron Man 3.
 But I told myself, don't give up just yet.
So I went back to the drawing board and started a new design.
Here's my draft.
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A new Iron Man figurine.

Why not make the Iron Man figurine with some sort of movement.
I also decided to try a new technique (new to me at least).
Use Modelling chocolate as my medium instead of fondant.​
But how do I build an armature or structure to mimic movement?
So I went online and look for a tutorial.  There are zillions of tutorials on Youtube.
Until I found this 
simple tutorial which is great for any beginner.

Here's the link:
Here's the armature I built with the help of the tutorial. 
It doesn't look like it's enough but once this is covered with foil, it will make sense.
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After making the armature, 
I started building the figurine using white modelling chocolate. 

Here's a link on how to make a modelling chocolate 
by Shawna McGreevy ​
Then using a modelling tool I scored the details. 
However, I realized I needed the figurine to be red instead of white.

So make sure to color your modelling chocolate red to avoid the extra step I made here.
I had to layer the figurine with red modelling chocolate for Iron Man's Red Outfit.
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While you're building the figurine, let it sit on something like a gel container,
​as shown below. 
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I should have been happy with this result.
But the following day, I was still dissatisfied by how it looks.

I don't know,  but there is something missing...I wasn't really happy.

So I went online until I stumbled upon the Iron Man 3 trailer video. 
That's it! 
I thought maybe  I should make the latest Iron Man costume. 
So I started placing yellow gold details using fondant.

 For the outfit, I used this picture as my inspiration. 

TIPS:

Print this photo and cut out the different parts/details and use them as template.
Scale to size of your figurine.

 Use yellow gold fondant for the outfit.
As for the metal part, use vodka and silver highlighter. 
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Here's my final Iron Man 3 figurine.

NOTE: 
To make the figurine to stay balanced on the cake, 
use a long skewer and insert it from the foot to about close to the knee.

Do this part when you're ready to put the figurine on the cake.
I actually placed the figurine on the cake at the venue.

I am so glad that I did not gave up on this one.

The night of the assembly, I changed my mind on a few things.
I removed the clouds and put a disc instead.

The image below is what I use on the front decor of the cake.
Print this image to your desired size
(really depends on how tall your cake is)


Roll out a grey colored fondant and use the cutout image as your template.

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To make the 3D effect (embossed)
you need to put fondant at the back of the
 hands and Iron Man Head so they stand out.
Then I 
used a leaf viener tool to make the creases, details or indentations.
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Do I make sense here? 
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​Here's how it looks like up close
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Here's the final result
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How to make a "Taco" Cake?

4/8/2013

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Ava's favorite food is Taco, so she's having a Taco Themed Birthday party today. Why not have a Taco Cake to complete the event. This is a fun cake to make.

So how did I do it?

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    My family and friends call me Bobie. An IT Specialist and have discovered cake decorating, a new hobby...my new passion.

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