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Title:How to Make them Goodies
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Created:Tue Feb 18 1986
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2226.0. "CAKE: Second Birthday Ideas" by MAJORS::MANDALINCI () Mon Jan 29 1990 07:40

    All right you culinary parents...
    
    My son's 2nd birthday is coming up and I'd love to know if anyone can
    recommend a good bithday cake that can be enjoyed by children and
    adults. I want him to like the looks of the cake as well. I'm thinking 
    about a "cut up cake" in the shape of a giraffe or an elephant - cute 
    for the children but not as "sweet" for the adults.
    
    Thanks in advance.
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2226.1A couple of ideasCLSTR1::JEFFRIESMon Jan 29 1990 10:377
    
    I have made toddler birthday cakes as a train.  Use the small bread
    pans, bake your favorite cake in them, then decorate them with animal
    crackers for a circus train with cookies for wheels and licorice
    for bars and just use your imagination.  Another idea is a
    merry-go-round, use peppermint sticks for supports and cookie animals
    and horses.
2226.2IDEALS::FARINAThu Feb 01 1990 20:3110
    The train idea is very good, and not terribly difficult.  You can also
    cut up a sheet cake to make the train cars, if you don't have mini loaf
    pans.
    
    I got a wonderful cake decorating book about a week ago.  It contains a
    recipe for a glaze that makes frosting a cut cake easier.  I'll try to 
    remember to bring it in tomorrow.  I'll also give some other ideas from
    the book.
    
    Susan
2226.3SMURF::FLECCHIAFri Feb 02 1990 09:2815
    I made a 'bear' for my daughters birthday.  Use 2 round cake pans and
    then a couple of cupcakes for the arms/legs.  M&M for the facial pieces
    and coconut for the 'fur'.
    
    I also made a snowman - same idea 2 round cake pans, all white
    frosting, long thin red licorice (sp?) wrapped between the two cakes to
    act as a scarf, 1/2 cupcake in black/brown frosting for a hat, gumdrops
    for the buttons, the other half of the cupcake was used for the broom
    on the side.
    
    Enjoy, have fun.
    
    Karen
2226.4Here's the glaze recipeIDEALS::FARINAMon Feb 05 1990 16:1419
    Here's the glaze, taken from _Party_Cakes_ by Virginia Welsh and Alison
    French:
    
    Sieve 2 tablespoons of apricot jam into a saucepan.  Add 1 tablespoon
    of water and bring to a boil.  For a sponge or chocolate cake, allow to
    cool and brush onto the cake with a pastry brush.  Apply the glaze hot
    to a rich fruit cake.
    
    The notes by the authors say that this seals the crumbs so they don't
    mix with the frosting.  They advise using it on a freshly baked cake or
    if you're not feeling confident.
    
    I said I'd add some ideas from the book, but they're kind of
    complicated, and the ideas in these replies seem pretty good to me!  I
    especially like the snowman idea - easy!  And don't forget to use
    animal crackers if you go with the train - then it could be the Little
    Train that Could!
    
    Susan