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Bizzy 
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 1:41pm |
so for the first time ever i am doing a themed birthday party... the boy has picked spiderman.
I have everything but the cake planned, cause i cant decide. i have three options.
1. buy an edible icing image like this
2. bake it using a spiderman cake tin and hope i can decorate it myself. The cake tin i have seen looks like this... link
3. bake a round cake and decorate it in red with a spider web pattern and a spiderman candle.
so can anyone help me make up my mind?
Thanks. 
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.Mel
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 2:09pm |
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If it was me I'd go for #1 and that is only because I'm a lazy bum!
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 2:10pm |
yep no1 for me too 
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<a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a>
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 2:28pm |
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I'd do number 3.
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 2:39pm |
I have just baked Olis birthday cake using a Wilton cake tin, but havent iced it yet, so not sure whether it will look any good once finished. I would be tempted to do #3 as it will look quite dramatic and like you have gone to a lot of effort, but will prob be quite easy IYKWIM.
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 3:05pm |
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ha well this won't help at all because I'd go for #2!!! It comes with step by step directions for decorating so shouldn't be too tricky. Probably the most effort though (I like a challenge!) so #3 would be a happy medium. Personally I don't really like the edible icing images - don't really know why - but that's only my opinion!
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Bizzy
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 3:11pm |
 SimSam wrote:
I have just baked Olis birthday cake using a Wilton cake tin, but havent iced it yet, so not sure whether it will look any good once finished. I would be tempted to do #3 as it will look quite dramatic and like you have gone to a lot of effort, but will prob be quite easy IYKWIM.
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what sort of tin? and let us know how it turns out will you?!
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 3:21pm |
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 5:11pm |
Buy the tin girl and have fun decorating it when the cake is done not to mention that if Toby wants one for his next birthday then you can make it again
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 5:18pm |
I'd do number 3, I think that would look really effective and wouldn't be as fiddly as number 2
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 8:39pm |
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I'd go for option 2 - I like a challenge!
It would be the most 'authentic' option if that makes sense. I'm not a fan of the edible images either.
Option 3 would be a good compromise though if icing the shaped cake is a bit too much.
Good luck!
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Posted: 17 October 2008 at 9:55pm |
I have just finished icing mine...I have taken some pics so will try to upload tomorrow. I am really chuffed with the outcome, and it wasnt that hard!
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Posted: 20 October 2008 at 11:29am |
Here you go Bizzy - this is the end result...
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The Cake?
