Outline the design with frosting before filling in the details. I still struggled with getting all the edges covered well.ĥ. To make my crumb coat frosting, I took some of the buttercream and diluted it even more with water to make it runny. I cut triangles off the top to create the domed top of the rocket, then flipped the triangular pieces and placed them next to the bottom to create the wings/rockets. Cut the cake as needed and apply a thin layer of frosting as a crumb coating. I kept a little bit in a small bowl and would dab my fingers in it then gently mold the frosting back into the shape I was going for.Ĥ. However, cornstarch is the great repairer of frosting errors. My first batch was not quite creamy enough – when I piped it, it kept breaking apart. I made two batches of Wilton’s Buttercream icing and divided and tinted. The tricky part is getting the right consistency. I was going to pitch it and try again, but then decided that frosting hides a multitude of sins and I could make it work. Note to self – when it matters, use shortening instead of spray oil to grease the pan! I was so irked when I flipped my cake and half it was still sticking to the pan. Sam wanted a circle hatch, so I had to incorporate that. I printed the cake I found and sketched out the specifics. There a ton of great cakes out there - but finally I found one that was the best example of what I was hoping to do. I didn’t want to buy a special Wilton pan, as I’ve done in the past, so I was looking for something I could do based off of a 9″x13″ pan. Sam requested a rocket ship cake, so I sat down at the computer to see what I could come up with. Come up with a design that is doable and agreeable to all parties. Perhaps more aptly titled – how *I* made a rocket ship cake for Sam’s 5th birthday.ġ.
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