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Lego pyramid cake pictures!

  • Mar. 10th, 2009 at 3:04 PM

Well, the pics are so-so, but at least they'll give everyone an idea of what Carter's latest birthday cake looked like!




The birthday boy, blowing out his candles!

Before we cut into the cake, we counted 125 Lego bricks (cut out with a square cookie cutter, but individually trimmed, one by one) and 442 "studs" to be placed on the Legos (again, one by one.) Why am I including that piece of information? Because I want to remind myself to try to take on simpler cakes from now on! I didn't count exactly how many hours it took to bake/carve the cake, ice it, and put on all the fondant bricks/studs, but I would venture a guess of at least 8 hours.

The good news is that Carter LOVED his cake. Man, I love that kid. I would do it again for him in a heartbeat.

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[info]ashaoaks wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 08:14 pm (UTC)
Holy frick lady. You're outta your mind.
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 08:33 pm (UTC)
Guilty as charged. :)
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[info]crowjoy wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 08:14 pm (UTC)
Holy crap is that awesome! You rock the cakes, Mom!
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 08:33 pm (UTC)
Thank you!
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[info]ziola wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 08:21 pm (UTC)
That cake is AMAZING! You are a dedicated cake-maker.
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 08:33 pm (UTC)
I love me some cake makin'! :) And thank you!
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[info]helloflamingo wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 08:37 pm (UTC)
Wow!
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[info]pom_e_granate wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 08:45 pm (UTC)
Holy crap!
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[info]henna73 wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 08:59 pm (UTC)
Awesome. Did you use all fondant for the frosting? I always think it looks pretty, but I don't like the way it tastes.
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 09:02 pm (UTC)
I used buttercream underneath the fondant. That way, you peel off the fondant and still have yummy "normal" cake underneath. Well, and it helps the fondant stick to the cake. But, you're not alone. A lot of people don't care for the whole fondant thing.
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[info]quaquav wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 09:22 pm (UTC)
Sweet merciful blocks of cake! That is unbelievable. Mind-blowing. I know you'd described it a couple of times, but never did I ever expect something SO FREAKIN AWESOME! Lucky, lucky boy!
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Mar. 12th, 2009 03:49 pm (UTC)
When I describe it, though, I never know if it's actually going to look that way until I get elbow deep in cake! Sometimes, the powers that be have other ideas. But, I'm glad it worked out this time!
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[info]baasheep wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 09:40 pm (UTC)
That is amazing, when I first glanced at the photos I thought they actually were lego pieces, you rock!
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[info]antiquehighheel wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 09:43 pm (UTC)
Same here! It looked like he was blowing on a pyramid of legos till I remembered it was a cake. Amazing work, lady!
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Mar. 12th, 2009 03:48 pm (UTC)
:D
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[info]meramoo wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2009 10:49 pm (UTC)
you MADE that?!!! you have mad skills, lady.
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Mar. 12th, 2009 03:47 pm (UTC)
Gracias!
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[info]allaboutevelyn wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2009 04:11 am (UTC)
That cake is AMAZING!!! :D
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Mar. 12th, 2009 03:47 pm (UTC)
Thank you!
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[info]missalleysun wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2009 08:43 pm (UTC)
You are so amazing!!
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Mar. 12th, 2009 03:47 pm (UTC)
You're too kind!
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[info]puppie wrote:
Mar. 12th, 2009 08:23 pm (UTC)
Holy crap! Look at that AMAZING cake!!!
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[info]brieza wrote:
Mar. 13th, 2009 05:24 am (UTC)
Wow!
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[info]pollyhyper wrote:
Mar. 13th, 2009 02:16 pm (UTC)
Ho. Ly. COW.
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[info]prairieknitwit wrote:
Mar. 13th, 2009 02:26 pm (UTC)
Woweee you are setting the bar waaay to high for birthday cakes!

Way to go!
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[info]laceandsteam wrote:
May. 17th, 2009 03:12 pm (UTC)
Congratulations on making it to the Sunday Sweets on Cake Wrecks. If you haven't seen it, it's at: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/05/sunday-sweets-legos.html

This cake is awesome and your son is lucky to have a mom with such mad baking skills.
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:53 pm (UTC)
Gracias! I'm still insanely excited about the Cake Wrecks mention! Thanks for stopping by to see it "in person"! :)
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[info]azurelunatic wrote:
May. 17th, 2009 03:27 pm (UTC)
Also here via Sunday Sweets, and that is awesome.
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:53 pm (UTC)
Thanks!!!
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[info]cyros wrote:
May. 17th, 2009 04:28 pm (UTC)
I saw your cake on Sunday Sweets on Cake Wrecks! I know someone famous! You should link to your other baking posts so new people can see them!
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:54 pm (UTC)
I think that perhaps this is my 15 minutes of fame! ;)
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[info]scienceesl.blogspot.com wrote:
May. 17th, 2009 06:31 pm (UTC)
That is awesome! I saw it on Cake Wrecks Sunday Sweets edition and had to come over and tell you that I think it is great!
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:54 pm (UTC)
That's so "sweet!" (pun intended) Thanks for coming over to take a look! :)
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[info]mr_messy wrote:
May. 17th, 2009 11:30 pm (UTC)
Here from "ditto" like everybody else. I know what it is like to take on a lengthy project like yours. As a self indulgent exercise, you might want to try "Death by Chocolate" by Marcel Desaulniers. It also too 8 hours worth of prep, a pound of chocolate, and worth every second of putting it together.

What you need for cakes like that is a "Brick Making" party and invite friends over. You get an assembly line going. Over a glass of wine and good talk with your friends, the bricks get built and you get a great evening as well.
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:58 pm (UTC)
I've seen Marcel Desaulniers on Food Network and am in complete AWE of him!!! I'll have to check out the book, too!
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[info]tattooedsiren wrote:
May. 20th, 2009 01:36 am (UTC)
That cake is amazing. Well done!
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[info]gnarwhal wrote:
Jun. 11th, 2009 01:54 pm (UTC)
Here from cake wrecks too...and loving your cake. My son loves it too and has asked me to make it for his upcoming birthday.

A few questions about it if that's ok?

- is each brick individually carved and iced and then put in place or is each layer carved and the bricks are iced on?

- did you buttercream all over? Did you buttercream between the layers? How long in advance of the birthday did you cook the cake?


Many thanks
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Jun. 12th, 2009 02:39 am (UTC)
It was made up of 3 layers of cake (baked in squares) that were carved up and stacked one on top of another (putting buttercream between each layer.) Then, within each layer, I carved out two courses of Lego blocks (the stair step.) Then, I covered the entire cake in a crumbcoat of buttercream. At that point, I used rolled fondant, cutting a square, folding it over the edge, making each brick one by one. At the very end, I applied tiny circles of fondant to represent the Lego "studs".

I made the cake the day before his party. That way, if I had a cake disaster of some sort, I had overnight to fix it!

Does that help? :)
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[info]gnarwhal wrote:
Jun. 12th, 2009 07:09 am (UTC)
That's absolutely perfect...THankyou for replying, it'll make my son's day if i can top off his Lego birthday party with an excellent Lego cake like yours! XD
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[info]jumpinmonkies wrote:
Jun. 12th, 2009 01:09 pm (UTC)
Good luck! I'm sure he'll love it. :)
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