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Yesterday we decided to combine two of our favorite things about Valentines: paper + cake (singing along to sappy love songs is also on that list).
We stopped by a local bakery and asked if they had any wafer paper. They did. We’d never tasted it plain before so we all snipped of a slice. It tasted like, um, paper.
When we got home we poured out a little food coloring. I dug out my calligraphy pen…
and the kids ran for their paintbrushes.
We made and frosted some cakes (we baked them in ramekins
a bit, and found ourselves with
three edible Valentines.
I think my 4-year-old’s turned out to be my favorite.
Stop by tomorrow to see what we came up with to display them on.
UPDATE: Since this was our first time every playing with rice paper, I thought I’d add a few extra words of advice from here: “In order to make the rice paper stick to the cake…, you need to use some clear gel.” (Note, I didn’t use anything! I just stuck the paper right on the frosting.) “Carefully cover the bottom (the rough side) of the paper evenly with a layer of clear, edible gel. Then, turn the rice paper over and position it on top of the iced cake. …The rice paper should disintegrate after a short time of being on top of the cake, but even if it doesn’t completely disappear, don’t worry! It is completely tasteless and odorless, so it won’t be detected.”
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That is TOO cool. I love them all and what lovely pieces of joy this would bring to grandparents or parents. Lovely.
One year we made a gingerbread house, but didn’t have a pedastal to display it on. So, I turned over a green clay bowl and used stick tape to adhere a plate to the top of it. Viola. Plate + bowl + tape = pedastal.
oh, i LOVE it! can’t wait to see what you display them on. what do you use to have the paper stick?
What a great idea! How much did the wafer paper cost?
the food coloring calligraphy is a great idea!
so cute, I just want to gobble them up!
Love this idea!!! i had to twitter it and will link it on my blog for V-Day…
Hi Shanti! i just placed the paper right on the icing and it stuck. when i put the cakes in the fridge overnight i did wrap the whole thing in cling wrap. I was afraid it would peel up.
Hi SamanthaLee! I think the baker just made up the price right there. She went in the back room and pulled out a few from her own supply for baking and charged me 50 cents each for an 8.5 by 11. not too bad, right?
Love this! Saw on Tastespotting and had to click. This sure beats those minimalist conversation hearts that simply say “be mine.”
cute cute cute!
~Kathy, health-happy-life.com
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen. I cannot get over how great this is. My boyfriend is a tattoo artist and I can only imagine how easy it would be for him to paint great things on rice paper! Thank you so much for such a beautiful idea!
Wow!!
How cute! I love this idea:o)
cute idea, but check this out – this takes the idea to another level!
http://www.ticings.com
These are FANTASTIC! Love ‘em.
This is so creative! Absolutely love this!
Wow! That’s beautiful!
I love this idea! Thank you so much for sharing.
This is SO unique, I love it!! Thanks for the inspiration and tutorial! :)
Great idea! You really made 3 beautiful cakes! Thanks for the tips and tricks.
See you soon
Dani
Hi! what is wafer paper, and do you know if i can get it in Norway ? How do you do after applying on the cake ? do you bake it with the paper on or do you like press it on ?
so creative! And very beautiful :)
This is soooo romantic! It would be hard to eat because it’s just too pretty.
What a great idea! The final outcome is really beautiful.
wow!!! that looks sooo beautiful!!! what a lovely idea!
Amber I LOVE this!!! I’m going to link to this idea in the upcoming week. What a great way to write a LOVE note! ;) I love it.
Thanks, Shelly–almost as good as writing in the shower, but not quite!
What a fabulour idea. Thank yo so much for sharing it with the rest of us. I am sure it is going to be popular. I love and will sure use it in the future.
this is the QTesttt!
you always have the COOLEST ideas. Love this one too.
This is so amazing! I love it!
Great tutorial and I love the idea of writing on the paper.
I paint straight onto the cake (covered in fondant). Check out this post for my most recent one.
http://amelieshouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/we-like-marching.html
Oh my…I absolutely love this idea! This reminds me of a painting I did for my girls where I painted the words to You are my sunshine on the background and painted a fairy in front. I love this…you come up with the best ideas! Thanks
That is such a great idea and it looks wonderful! I’ve had a stack of wafer paper in my pantry for a while waiting for inspiration. I’m going to make little cakes for my sisters and decorate them with poems. So cute! Thank you for sharing.
This is so sweet. I love the kids’ paintings.
Genius!!!
Love this idea!
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