Many of you have asked how I make my hatbox cakes. I’ll do my best to describe what I do, but I know there are several “right’ ways to make these. Here’s how I fumble through mine.
I make my regular cakes, decorate and stack them. For the hatbox lid, I make mine from styrofoam. I roll out GP, flip it over, paint it with water, then put the stryofoam on top, and cut around it. Flip it over, smooth it and let it dry. After that I take fondant, cover the top and sides of the lid, flip it over and cut off the excess. Makes a nice seam between the GP and fondant. If you don’t want to use the Styrofoam, you can always prop the like open with a wooden dowel.
I prop mine open with a Styrofoam wedge because I usually use that to secure my flowers. (Like a floral oasis). You have to do your flower arrangement first, and keep trying on the lid, to make sure your not going to smash the flowers. I push a floral wire into the bottom of the lid, then push the lid down on the Styrofoam and into the cake. I secure the back of the lid with either a dab of royal icing or white chocolate. Hope this makes sense. Let me know if you have any questions.
I've posted a picture of the babyshower hatbox cake just in case you haven't seen it.
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playingwithsugar Forum SuperStar!
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:04 pm
Thank you so very much for sharing this with us!
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:18 pm
Thank you so much. I am looking forward to trying this sometime in the near future. Your work is awesome.
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:26 pm
I have always just LOVED that cake Jan and was wondering how to make a hatbox lid..this is superb!!!
Thanks very much!
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whyteicing Junior Member
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:31 pm
thats very helpful!
what do you charge for a cake like the one youve pictured?
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:31 pm
Thanks for sharing the instructions. I'll definitely have to try this design.
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