HOLIDAYS
HOLIDAYS
Throw a Whale of a Party
Make your closest friends feel extra special this year with a glamorous spin on a custom, 3-D birthday cake. Start with a theme, then design a shamelessly decadent cake; It's a a fool-proof formula to keep them young at heart.
Famous New York based cake designer, Ron Ben-Israel, was called upon to create this one-of-a-kind 3-D whale cake. Ron's cakes have been dazzling clients and their guests for years. A true arbiter of edible masterpieces, Ron has appeared on Oprah, Martha Stewart and the Today Show -- to name a few.
Over four feet long with edible spouting water, floating red tower and waves, Ron's 3-D cake creation was a blue ribbon winner!
*See our recipe for buttercream frosting
Over four feet long with edible spouting water, floating red tower and waves, Ron's 3-D cake creation was a blue ribbon winner!
*See our recipe for buttercream frosting
Ingredients
- 1 Box of your favorite pound cake mix
- 1 Egg shaped baking pan
- 1 Medium loaf (rectangle) baking pan
- Icing buttercream and fondant you favorite recipe or store bought
Steps
- Break out your favorite box cake mix, and prepare the pound cake recipe on the back. Bake the cake using an Easter Egg-shaped pan (like this one by Wilton) to create the whale's body. Use a loaf pan to create the whale's tail.
- After the cake cools, remove the two halves from the egg-shaped pan and stagger one half on top of the over, creating the whale's head and mouth. Using the cake from the loaf pan, cut out a whale's tail.
- Ice and Decorate:Ice the entire whale cake with buttercream frosting to create a sticky surface for the fondant icing.
- Roll out fondant icing and knead in colors you'll need to create your whale, including blue for the body, red for the tongue, and white for the teeth, spout, and eyes.Expert Tip: If the fondant dries out, make sure to add Crisco, not water, and roll as thinly as possible.
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Make your closest friends feel extra special this year with a glamorous spin on a custom, 3-D birthday cake. Start with a theme, then design a shamelessly decadent cake; It's a a foolproof formula to keep them young at heart.
A very dear friend celebrated his birthday this year with a nautical-themed celebration and out-of-this-world cake that would make Captain Nemo stand at his helm in ovation. The 3-D cake was shaped as -- what else? -- a majestic whale.
Invitations
My friend designed his very own birthday note cards. Engraved, bordered in blue and topped with his favorite whale image, the party invitation complemented the sea-faring mood. In fact, the whale invitation festively matched his 3-D birthday cake -- water spout and all.
Candle Music
Pick the right soundtrack for baking a cake -- and blowing out the candles! We recommend:
Invitations
My friend designed his very own birthday note cards. Engraved, bordered in blue and topped with his favorite whale image, the party invitation complemented the sea-faring mood. In fact, the whale invitation festively matched his 3-D birthday cake -- water spout and all.
Candle Music
Pick the right soundtrack for baking a cake -- and blowing out the candles! We recommend:
- "Birthday" by The Beatles
- "Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder
- "Birthday Boy" by the Pet Shop Boys
- "In Da Club" by 50 Cent
The whale-themed birthday party started with a palette comprised of blues, greens, yellows and creams. The bar and neighboring tables were decorated with nautical ropes, votives and tight bouquets of hydrangeas.
The bar was set-up with champagne, wines, bourbon, mixers and crisp white linen napkins. Silver holders with tea lights were scattered across the dining tables. In the center of the tables, gorgeous arrangements of yellow roses and wild flowers illuminated the room.
The bar was set-up with champagne, wines, bourbon, mixers and crisp white linen napkins. Silver holders with tea lights were scattered across the dining tables. In the center of the tables, gorgeous arrangements of yellow roses and wild flowers illuminated the room.
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