Wedding Cake Pillars

[chrose]

When I got married I made the cake, and since I lived in Maryland and was getting married in Florida, I didn't want to do too much prep work there. So I found it easier to make 3 small cakes with sugar work, rather than try and tier them. The supports themselves are not sugar but the doves in the center and everything thats not white is sugar. Lousy pic though!

[cakerookie]

I don't see anything wrong with the cake it looks good to me. Tempering huh. I will see what info I can dig up on that thanks. CH, looked up tempering on the web literally hundreds of sites got any you recommend?

[chrose]

CR,
Tempering is tempering. Unlike "regular cooking" there are certain temperature rules that must be rigidly adhered to, therefore pretty much any site is good. Here are 2 that will not only give you a good idea on how to do it, but also the science behind it.
Good idea to practice tempering and making candies and eating your triumphs as well as mistakes and then we can talk about sculptures and such.
http://www.ghirardelli.com/tempering.html

http://www.grenadachocolate.com/tour/temper.html

[grishka]

You can use transparent tubes from home depot i was in class with e notter and he used one of that, and other chef use PVC tubes with oil inside, you just have to wait the sugar cool down a little to pour it trhought the tube. Also the tinted it with food coloring.

[cakerookie]

OK CH, you are an Ewald Notter protege what do you think of the transparent tube idea here. The pvc idea sounds good, but the heat from the sugar would concern me and how would you keep it in the tube? It sounds good, but you have the same problem with it, how do you keep it in the tube?

[momoreg]

Why not plug it up with a disc of plasticine, and oil it with the rest of the tube.

[cakerookie]

Hmmm That sounds like it can be done.

[LWP]

With no intention of sounding like a smartarse, this thread's been going for 4 days... the silicon to make molds with would easily have arrived by now if you'd ordered it! Not that there's anything wrong with making your own tools, I like doing that too.

[momoreg]

Good point!

[cakerookie]

Threads over then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[panini]

re: my last post. I guess I was trying to say nix the pillars and replace them with shapes. I believe they would be much sturdier and present more stress relieving points. But it looks like you're set with the pillars. Maybe next time.

MOMO, you're sooo cruel!!! I did get 5 hrs last night. I almost called you, I had a huge train cake for Ron.Mc.House. BTW my key board is furooked and I have to hold down the caps button while I type and the space bar doesn't work BTW. E's back!!! thank goodness

CR. sloooow down. get the sugar before you move on to choco.
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If I never see another Pumpkin Cheesecake it would not bother me.