Comments on: Cello Birthday Cake

By: claudia

claudia — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:33:03 +0000

i will make this amazing cake to my 8 year old cellist daughter. thank you for the inspiration

By: Jason Pereira

Jason Pereira — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:56:23 +0000

It’s very unique. It’s good for someone who loves violin and into music. Cakes come into different designs but its also necessary the taste. It should be something delicious.

By: haber scripti

haber scripti — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:31:15 +0000

Wow this is insanely amazing!

By: haber scripti

haber scripti — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:13:12 +0000

Super cool, as always.

By: hannah @ thepastrykook

hannah @ thepastrykook — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:55:24 +0000

this looks sooo good. you are inspiration! i play the violin and the viola and i love baking. i hope to bake something like that for myself one day!

By: san diego screen printing

san diego screen printing — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:25:17 +0000

That was a good idea and I might try it at home. It tastes good and simply amazing. How about guitars? Is it possible to bake a guitar cake? Thank you, san diego screen printing

By: bittersweetbaker

bittersweetbaker — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:26:05 +0000

Elissa, thank you so much! You have no idea how much I appreciate your help.

After about 9 hours of working on the cake, I’m finally finished. It looks nothing like yours; it’s nowhere near as professional looking. But it’s clear that it’s a violin. Or cello. I ended up not using fondant, because I couldn’t afford messing up. I used a ganache instead. My sister’s party is in a couple of hours, so I’ll tell you how it goes later.

I’m also going to post it on my blog, so I’ll give you the link as well.

Thanks again,
Adriana

By: Elissa

Elissa — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:23:32 +0000

Adriana – Oh, yes, you need some sort of binder to keep the fondant stuck to the cake, so I’d frost the cake with buttercream before using the fondant. Or you could skip the buttercream and just use a layer of jam, but since I don’t like the way fondant tastes, I like to use buttercream. As for the shortbread cookie recipe, I used this one: http://www.bakingobsession.com/2008/10/21/checkerboard-cookies/ Hope it works out! Tell me/show me how the cake looks!

By: bittersweetbaker

bittersweetbaker — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:34:45 +0000

Sorry, just one more thing: you mentioned that you used chocolate shortbread cookies for the cello neck. Do you have the recipe for them? They look very dark, and I haven’t found a good recipe yet. Thanks again!
Adriana

By: bittersweetbaker

bittersweetbaker — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:00:09 +0000

Hi Elissa,

My sister’s birthday party is on Saturday, and I decided that I’m going to try and make your cake. I was reading over the post again, and in the last paragraph, you said that you like to cover the cake with a thin layer of fondant, then pipe frosting, gel, or add sprinkles. Did you frost the buttercream before putting on the fondant? If you did, do you think it would work without the buttercream?
Thank you so much!
Adriana