17: Savoring Holidays and Special Occasions in .NET

Creation USS Code 128 in .NET 17: Savoring Holidays and Special Occasions

of ice water standing by, pour the gelatin into a large glass measuring cup, and stir in 2 cups of boiling water Set the measuring cup in the bowl of ice water, and continue stirring the gelatin for about 8 minutes, just until it thickens very slightly Pour the gelatin into the lake on the surface of the cake Refrigerate at least 2 hours for the gelatin to set

and down the cones, pipe boughs on all the cone trees with the green frosting Start at the base of each cone, and draw the frosting away from the cone to a point before moving onto the next bough Place the trees on the cake around the lake

Not that you need a reason to bake and decorate a cake, but if you re looking for a reason, truth be told, you can celebrate any day of the year with cake

Groundhog Day, Arbor Day, Secretary s Day, next Tuesday the possibilities are endless, and you re only limited by your imagination For this section, I ve picked a traditional holiday and a pair of life events to make even sweeter with beautiful cakes

This heart-shaped cake was initially designed for a celebrity s Valentine s Day celebration-for-two However, where hearts are concerned, any day s the right one to express love Candy hearts are part of the decoration for this cake, but you also can make all the decorations with frosting if you have the time This cake is shown on the last page of the color section Tools: Two 8-inch heart-shaped cake pans, three #7 icing tips Preparation time: 20 minutes Baking time: 35 minutes plus 1 hour for cooling Decoration time: 11 4 hours plus 1 hour for refrigeration Yield: 12 servings

For the cake (recipe follows): 1 batch modified Most Excellent White Cake batter (see 6) For the frosting: 3 batches Buttercream Frosting (see 8) For the decorations: Fuchsia food coloring gel Bright red food coloring gel Purple food coloring gel Fuchsia, red, and purple candy hearts 4 ounces white chocolate, chopped

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and grease and flour the pans 2 Prepare the cake batter as described in 6, but melt 4 ounces of white chocolate

into 1 2 cup of boiling water, cool the mixture, and beat it into the batter after the egg whites and before the flour

with moist crumbs attached Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before running a knife around the edges Invert the cakes onto cooling racks

cake, stack the other cake on top, and apply a crumb coat (thin layer) of buttercream frosting to the entire cake Refrigerate it for 1 hour

1 Frost the cake with buttercream, and return it to the refrigerator to chill while you prepare the tinted frosting

4 Pipe stripes along the sides of the cake by alternating the frosting colors 5 Put a conversation heart in the very center of the cake Outline the heart in red frosting,

pipe hearts in different colors To do that, use a #10 icing tip and pipe two facing upsidedown teardrops In lieu of the conversation heart in the center of the cake, you can pipe a message to a special someone Just keep the script on the small and subtle side

This cake evokes a homey scene and scent, and you can adjust the colors to match the palette of the home being celebrated Edible glitter and pearls make for a very realistic sparkly chandelier A version of the finished cake is shown in Figure 17-6 Tools: 12-x-18-inch cake pan, bamboo skewer, ruler, #2 icing tip, #4 icing tip, #5 icing tip, #11 icing tip Preparation time: 30 minutes Baking time: 50 minutes plus 2 hours for cooling Decoration time: 1 hour plus 1 hour for refrigeration Yield: 32 servings

For the cake (recipe follows): 3 batches modified Delicious Yellow Cake batter (see 6) 11 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 11 2 teaspoons cinnamon extract