Novelty cakes

[Texaco Shirley]

If you were making a climbing wall cake would you try to make it vertical or is that ridiculously ambitious?

[smalex]

How thin would you want to make it? You can make it as tall as you like, but I'd probably have it at least 4-6" thick, and dowel it, which might make it look quite... bulky?

[Mme.Hibou]

How about something like this?

[Glint]

I'd probably attempt it vertically, but I'm a bit daft like that when I get an idea in my head. I don't see any issue with it as long as you get a deep enough base to keep it upright. Climbers might need to be attached with cocktail sticks though (if you're doing them).

[Texaco Shirley]

I don't want to have to make a massive cake as it's only going to be for family. I think it would end up being too thin to be stable if it was vertical. The other advantage of horizontal is that the climbing figure won't fall off.

[Texaco Shirley]

I'd probably attempt it vertically, but I'm a bit daft like that when I get an idea in my head. I don't see any issue with it as long as you get a deep enough base to keep it upright. Climbers might need to be attached with cocktail sticks though (if you're doing them).

Me too, that's the problem. I told MrTex I was going to make it and he assumed it would be horizontal because that's just sensible

[Glint]

Pfft, they don't get it

[Texaco Shirley]

That sort of thing Hibou, I'm going to make a square cake and either make the top face the wall or sandwich it and use the side as a vertical wall. It will be roughly based on the pic of L I posted a couple of weeks ago.

[Marth]

I like this, though I would make the person smaller.

[Texaco Shirley]

Yes, I agree about the person being too big but it's a good shape

[Little My]

I like the vertical cake! Do it! If it's only family, then it won't be a major disaster if you have a crash. Rubble still tastes good. ;)

[Texaco Shirley]

See this is good, but it's just not as good

[Texaco Shirley]

And the answer is yes, it is a bit ambitious. The overhangs are too heavy and might need patching together tomorrow. I'm pleased with the little climber though and glad I gave it a go.

[Cerise]

Well done!

[Ella77]

That looks really good.

[high_life]

Your climber needs a rope! :eek:

That looks really good, I love the different coloured routes.

[Batvia]

That is startlingly realistic Tex.

Brilliant.

[Happy Sandwich]

That's really good!

[Texaco Shirley]

Your climber needs a rope! :eek:

there's always one

I haven't got any string.

Thank you everyone

[Heebie Jeebie]

Excellent cake!