14: Cakes for Grown-Ups in .NET framework

Create Code 128 Code Set A in .NET framework 14: Cakes for Grown-Ups

with a bamboo skewer Fit each leaf onto a pretzel stick, and insert the pretzels into the cake all around the course

stick Clip slanted ends from both the top and bottom of the fruit tape to form a sideways V-shape for a pennant

Sometimes you need a party cake concept that s appropriate for either a man or a woman In this section, I share ideas for cakes that are fun and festive for any birthday or party honoree

I ve found that feeling like a rock star knows no gender bounds It makes no difference whether the celebrant dreams of fronting a band or even knows how to play a guitar Simply toasting and treating him or her like a rock star is what matters With regards to this cake s decorations, everyone always has fun trying to figure out what all the pieces of the electric guitar actually are And don t skimp on the candy rocks cake eaters love their double meaning The cake itself a confetti variation on the Most Excellent White Cake recipe is appropriately celebratory as well Tools: 12-x-18-inch cake pan, #7 icing tip, #11 icing tip, toothpicks Preparation time: 30 minutes Baking time: 45 minutes plus 2 hours for cooling Decoration time: 11 4 hours plus 30 minutes for freezing and 1 hour for refrigeration Yield: 32 servings

For the cake (recipe follows): 3 batches modified Most Excellent White Cake batter (see 6) For the frosting: 3 batches Buttercream Frosting (see 8) For the decorations: Red food coloring gel Deep purple food coloring gel Lemon yellow food coloring gel 2 sticks black chewing gum (such as Black Black), cut in half lengthwise to create four thin strips 16 red small, round hard candies 12 yellow small, round hard candies 9 purple gumdrops 6 purple small, round hard candies 6 18-inch lengths black shoestring licorice 4 cups candy rocks 11 2 cups multicolor nonpareils

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Grease and flour the cake pan, and set aside 2 Prepare the white cake batters as described in 6, but for each recipe, fold in 1 2

1 After the cake has cooled, level it (see 7) Then, cut it according to the directions in Figure 14-3 to create the pieces that will form the guitar Freeze the pieces for 30 minutes

2 Put the pieces together using frosting to connect the joints (the neck to the body)

3 Use a toothpick to sketch flames licking across the body of the guitar 4 Divide and tint the frosting as follows: 1 cup red, 2 cups purple, and 1 2 cup yellow 5 Spread the red frosting inside the flames sketched in Step 3 Frost the rest of the body

yellow where the purple and red frostings meet, and add jagged accent strokes to the red flames Also, pipe seven horizontal lines along the guitar neck to form the frets

8 Dab frosting on the back of 12 of the red hard candies and 12 of the yellow hard candies,

tone controls Place toothpicks into each of six gumdrops and stick them into the lefthand side of the head to be the tuning pegs Place the last gumdrop on the bottom side of the guitar to be the strap holder

between the hard candies (add a dab of frosting to the end of the licorice to make it stick to the chewing gum strip at the bottom of the body) and running them up the neck of the guitar

along the top edge A version of this cake is shown in Figure 14-4