Comments on: Mario Cake 1-3

By: Livforcake

Livforcake — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:42:34 +0000

LOL! It’s funny you say that because we cut into this thing almost immediately! I was SO DONE after spending so much time on it that I was like… I need a piece of cake, where’s the knife? It stayed in tact only long enough to take pics. We did cut into the least pretty side first haha.

This cake (http://livforcake.com/2010/04/my-final-cake-class.html), on the other hand, sat untouched on our dining room table until it began to sag. It was the first fondant cake I was really proud of! So it was our centerpiece for about a week. Haha.

By: Nancy @ gottagetbaked

Nancy @ gottagetbaked — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 17:55:03 +0000

Olivia, this is ah-may-zing!!! After you mentioned it to me yesterday, I had to come and take a look. Your cake decorating skills are too legit. I wouldn’t even want to cut into it – it’s too beautiful. I’d just bore underneath it like a mole and scoop out the innards, leaving the outer shell pristine and untouched.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:51:38 +0000

How did you make the top layer? was it cake? I want to make one much like this for my son but afraid the of the mushroom. BTW Your cake is GREAT!!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:16:02 +0000

Hi Liv,

Beautiful cake! I'm making a Mario cake for my nephew... Can you share how you made the 1-up at the top? I'd like to make one too!

Thanks,
Heather

By: Puck

Puck — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:57:25 +0000

Great job, it´s a really lovely cake…congratulations!!

By: Dainne

Dainne — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 02:45:49 +0000

We were pleased with our cake ( not as good as yours ) I sprayed painted PVC pipe instead of covering cans because I didn’t like the way they looked. The PVC pipe worked great. Still had problem with fondant tearing but luckly Mario has a lot of mountains that can hide the flaws esp. at square corners. C:Documents and SettingsDianne HarrisonMy DocumentsMy Pictures9-18-2010 Olivia’s 6th b-day100_4308.jpg

By: livforcake

livforcake — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:19:54 +0000

Thank you! 🙂 and good luck! I’d love to see it once it’s finished.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:56:25 +0000

Thanks for the advise. I will use it. Again, I’ve looked at a dozens of Mario cakes on line and yours is my favorite. We are using your pics as templates.

By: livforcake

livforcake — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:35:52 +0000

I think the can idea will work fine just as long as you have a cake board under the cans to place on the bottom tier and a cake board under the 8" layer.

Covering cakes in fondant isn't too hard as long as you roll it out to the proper thickness and make sure to measure the amount you roll out to ensure it will cover the area of the cake. You've covered a few cakes already, it won't be a stretch :). As long as the cake is sturdy (dense, not an angel food cake) you should be fine. Be sure to let the cake settle for a few hours or overnight after you stack and ice it. If you dont, when you cover it in fondant it could bulge.

The most time consuming things for me on this cake were the figures & the question block and mushroom.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:24:41 +0000

hoping for a 10 in bottom layer,place two empty 8 oz soup cans covered in green fondant to make pipe and place an eight inch layer on those. I was covering another smaller can to place on top for 5 inch Mario figurine to come out of. Tell me if this seems too hard for a someone who has only covered a couple of cakes with fondant. My daughter is great with making figures so all I’m concerned about is the cake falling or not being able to handle a large piece of fondant for 10 inch. I bought some Satin Ice blue ready made to use but I have made MMF in the past.