The key is freezing the number. Did you see the post where the comments spun out of control? Looks like they were deleted from the original post but here's an article about it. People are cray cray.

All that work for a box cake with fondant? No thanks. It may look good, but it won't taste it.

That looks totally doable. Whatever you do, don't try to make your own fondant. Just buy the pre-made stuff.

My daughter made one -- she's 12 so cant be but so hard.

My daughter wanted the exact same cake! I chickened out and didn't do it.

Be sure to read all of the comments before starting. There are many ways to avert potential problems described there. I think the chance of success can depend on the number you use. Someone complained their "7" cake was a fail, and someone advised to place the 7 upside-down.

Anonymous wrote:That actually looks relatively simple. I'd go for it!!

+1

That is a pretty fail-proof recipe. Hmmm... I could try that with something besides numbers.

Anonymous wrote:Are there natural food colors which would work?

Probably not. Don't they tend towards "muddy"?

Are there natural food colors which would work?

That actually looks relatively simple. I'd go for it!!

I have done it with cupcakes. Huge hit with dd's second grade class!

It doesn't look too difficult, time consuming but not too difficult. The only issue I have is that I don't see the size of pan she used. It looks like a loaf pan but then again it looks too big for a standard loaf pan. I don't think I've ever seen a pan that size.

I've done a stacked 5 layer rainbow cake. Came out way cool. I didn't do anything complicated like that number 5. Make sure to use white (not vanilla-ish, off-white cake mix.) Colors look dirty with the yellow-ish cake mix. Also use Wilton food dyes. Grocery store dyes cant compare. http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=wiltons+food+coloring&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=32552004511&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18212753246481673135&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_85v62fr6vh_b

I haven't tried this, but I did recently make two cakes in two weeks to experiment for DD's 3rd birthday.

It wasn't too bad -- I'd just go that route if I were you, honestly. Three weeks is plenty of time honestly, the recipe isn't even for cake from scratch, it's just box mixes. I wouldn't do the fondant for the test cake (unless you're not really comfortable working with fondant and need to practice that step).

BTW, we had friends over for a cookout and everyone ate the practice cake -- it was mostly gone by the end of the night. Good way to use up the practice cake.

Pinterest fail candidate! The cutout part will be the most likely to flop. Can you just make him one of the rainbow swirl cakes and get a "5" candle for the top?

This seems to be all over lately:



http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/rainbow-tie-dye-surprise-cake/15086094-ad54-4d4f-82b3-68bffd7a0c9a/


I actually book marked it ages ago ('cause I'm cool like that! ) b/c my son REALLY wanted it for his birthday. Well, birthday celebration is coming up, and I'd totally forgotten about it until I saw it on a friends' FB feed. DS of course came by right then and said "hey - it's my cake!!!" so he's obviously still excited about it.


It seems so easy four months ago when I had plenty of time to experiment. NOw I'm not sure I have the time or energy to make 2 cakes in 3 weeks just to make sure it comes out alright for the party.

Have you tried this? Did it turn out well? Any tips or tricks?