Pillow Cakes
I've seen beautiful cakes shaped like pillows. Is this a special pan set or are they carved out of cake? If there are pans to do this, I would love to know where I can get them? Or directions on how to carve this out of cake. They are lovely. Thanks to all !!!
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Permalink Reply by yvonne murphy on -
Oh thank you Sherry, I went look at it, and I think I can do it. I have always wanted to do one. It looks like simple instructions. I will try this one and a purse cake as soon as I can.
Happy caking
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Permalink Reply by Nur Ainee Muhammad on -
Hi Yvonne,
I have just managed to find the time to get back to this wonderful forum. Anyway, I have done a pillow cake for my diploma course and I have also just duplicate the same for a wedding a couple days ago.
This is how I did t. Depending on how high you want the pillow to be, you can either start with one high square cake or bake the cake in sheets (about 11/2 to 2 " thick ) ; I prefer to do them in sheets as I have better control over the thickness.(If I find four layers too high ,I merely cut down on the number of sheets. For the sheet cakes, after I have decided on the height, I then iced the layers with buttercream/ganache. Place the cake in the chiller to let the icing/ganache set. Also its important to make sure that the day is a day old before you start carving.
Before carving the cake, decide on the middle point between the top and bottom end of the pillow. I use toothpicks to make the markings. For discussion purposes, I am going to use a 16"square cake as a guide.. After inserting the toothpicks, I then placed a 10" square cake board in the middle; then using a serrated knife, I start carving at a slant from the edge of the board down the sides to the toothpicks, bearing the mind that the four edges of the board also act as a guide. Carve thin layers at a time, the last thing you want is find that you have cut too deep in that the pillow would end up looking flattened. Then once you are happy with the look, then you place an 8" board in the middle and trim again. The reason I did that is so that I can get better control of the slant from the middle to the edge. Cutting straight from a 8" board would be too risky for me. But you can give a shot if you are more confident. Then if your cake is sturdy enough, you can flip the cake and do the same. When I attempted this cake in class, I used a buttercake, so flipping it over was easy but then it was also a much smaller cake. This time I used a moist chocolate and due to the size, it was just too risky to flip the cake; so I merely carve the cake from the toothpicks down to the middle of the cake. I then iced the whole cake and place it the fridge before covering it with fondant. Hope this helps. If you need further clarification, I would be most happy to share. Give me some time and I would post the photo of the cake here soon. Anyway, Im happy to announce that the pillow cake I did in class was one of the few which was selected by SK for the magazine, "Wedding Cakes, A Design Course, issue 34, out in Jnauary 2010-- the first time cakes from Malaysia are being portrayed.. Im still waiting for the issue to arrive where I live. Anyway, keep me posted if you are giving it a shot -- for practice, start with a 10: cake. Have Fun
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Permalink Reply by tracey lopez on -
i know there is a pan set but my other computer that has all my info is getting fixed, as soon as i get it back i will tell you where they are.
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Permalink Reply by yvonne murphy on
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Thank you so very much. I want to try one in about 2 or 3 weeks. Your info is very helpful. Congrats. on your work, I am very excited for you. I can just imagine how thrilled you are. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!!
Nur Ainee Muhammad said:Hi Yvonne,
I have just managed to find the time to get back to this wonderful forum. Anyway, I have done a pillow cake for my diploma course and I have also just duplicate the same for a wedding a couple days ago.
This is how I did t. Depending on how high you want the pillow to be, you can either start with one high square cake or bake the cake in sheets (about 11/2 to 2 " thick ) ; I prefer to do them in sheets as I have better control over the thickness.(If I find four layers too high ,I merely cut down on the number of sheets. For the sheet cakes, after I have decided on the height, I then iced the layers with buttercream/ganache. Place the cake in the chiller to let the icing/ganache set. Also its important to make sure that the day is a day old before you start carving.
Before carving the cake, decide on the middle point between the top and bottom end of the pillow. I use toothpicks to make the markings. For discussion purposes, I am going to use a 16"square cake as a guide.. After inserting the toothpicks, I then placed a 10" square cake board in the middle; then using a serrated knife, I start carving at a slant from the edge of the board down the sides to the toothpicks, bearing the mind that the four edges of the board also act as a guide. Carve thin layers at a time, the last thing you want is find that you have cut too deep in that the pillow would end up looking flattened. Then once you are happy with the look, then you place an 8" board in the middle and trim again. The reason I did that is so that I can get better control of the slant from the middle to the edge. Cutting straight from a 8" board would be too risky for me. But you can give a shot if you are more confident. Then if your cake is sturdy enough, you can flip the cake and do the same. When I attempted this cake in class, I used a buttercake, so flipping it over was easy but then it was also a much smaller cake. This time I used a moist chocolate and due to the size, it was just too risky to flip the cake; so I merely carve the cake from the toothpicks down to the middle of the cake. I then iced the whole cake and place it the fridge before covering it with fondant. Hope this helps. If you need further clarification, I would be most happy to share. Give me some time and I would post the photo of the cake here soon. Anyway, Im happy to announce that the pillow cake I did in class was one of the few which was selected by SK for the magazine, "Wedding Cakes, A Design Course, issue 34, out in Jnauary 2010-- the first time cakes from Malaysia are being portrayed.. Im still waiting for the issue to arrive where I live. Anyway, keep me posted if you are giving it a shot -- for practice, start with a 10: cake. Have Fun
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Permalink Reply by yvonne murphy on
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Cool, I can't wait. I'm planning on trying to carve one (I'm crossing my fingers, LOL). But if there are pans out there, I'd sure like to try that too. Thanks a bunch!!!!!
tracey lopez said:i know there is a pan set but my other computer that has all my info is getting fixed, as soon as i get it back i will tell you where they are.
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Permalink Reply by Deah on -
Yvonne - Did you make your pillow cake yet? I just found out that Wilton has a set of pans but I've also read that it is super easy to carve them yourself.
Here's a link to the pans - http://customcakesupply.com/cart/pillow-shaped-wedding-3-tiered-cak...
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Permalink Reply by Aimee Youngblood on -
wilton has just put out a set. here's a link to a company who has them
http://customcakesupply.com/cart/pillow-shaped-wedding-3-tiered-cak...
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Permalink Reply by yvonne murphy on
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Thank you all very much for the input!!!!!! These are all awsome!!!!!!!!
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