I know what some of you are thinking... "wire in cake?? No way!"
But, fear not... the wire doesn't touch the cake, nor do the dowels
on the numbers! The wires are each placed in coffee stirring
straws (about $2 for 100+ at Walmart), and the 3 coffee straws are
placed into one larger drinking straw (so they appear as one
cake topper and there aren't so many holes in the top of the cake).
The straw is cut to the depth of the cake. I simply placed a bit of
frosting over the top of the straw to hide it. The dowels were placed
into clear straws cut to the depth of the cake plus about 1-inch, so the
numbers would be elevated off the top of the cake (and show above
the roses). The clear straws allow the silver color on the dowels to show.
If you try this, be sure to paint about 1-2 inches of the dowel the same
color as your numbers or monogram. Remember... these can
be made in any number, letter or shape you can imagine! I will
never pay $15+++ for number or letter toppers again... however, imo...
they will only be pretty if they are glitter-ized b/c the sparkle of the
glitter helps hide all the cracks and grooves and imperfections of the salt
dough. Now if I find a perfectly smooth salt dough recipe, I will
be sure to share it. Currenly the recipe I prefer is:
1 part salt
4 parts all-purpose flour
2 parts warm water
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The photos are out of order... sorry for the confusion! I tried moving them around to no avail and finally gave up, lol! Good luck to anyone who tries this... you can do it!
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