One of the
things a cub scout looks forward to each year is the Father Son Cake
Bake. In our pack, the only rule to
follow is that EVERYTHING on the cake must be edible. Mothers are not supposed to help in this
project and it is used as a bonding experience for the Father and Son, along with
testing their kitchen skills and learning along the way.
For my son’s
first cake bake (at 7 years old), he wanted to do a Cat and the Hat themed. I did some research for them and they decided
to try to build the hat out of different layers and flavors of cake and then
use fondant to decorate. Sounds simple enough....so you would think.
They started
off by making 2 circle cakes each of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. The allowed these to cool for several hours before layering them and using
icing as “glue” to hold it all together.
They then rolled the fondant out and laid it over the cakes to make the
hat. This became a chore because the fondant was very thick and hard. My son's dad had never used this before, and after this, never will again. They then used edible paint (black and red) and took turns
painting the fondant.
My son had
fun making the Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 & 2, and the ham to go with the
green egg gum we found at the store. He
shaped the characters just like you would while playing with play-doh and then used the black and red edible paint to make it come to life.
On top of the
hat, they created a camping theme by using fruit roll-ups and stick pretzels as
a tent and used colored candy straws with cotton candy on top as trees.
My son was
very proud of his cake and the other scouts loved all the fondant!
https://www.pinterest.com/antiqueweb/bakingreviewcom/ may also be helpful here.
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