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Gift Box Cake

April 7, 2008 by CJ [email protected] 23 Comments

Gift box cake

This gift box cake was made for the annual danish cake competition held by a danish cake craft store. It is quite small and cosy, but I meet with a lot of my danish cake friends for a nice “cake chat”.

I was so lucky to win 1st prize with my cake and it is now my turn to have the trophy at home.

Note:
I have used pink food color for the top tier and a mix of blue and green food color for the second tier. The Petunia cutter and petal veiner and my sugarcraft gun have also been used on the cake.

You can also take a look at my tutorial on how to make a sugar bow.

Happy Caking!

Louise

Filed Under: Cake Lounge Tagged With: Cakes, Gum paste decorations, Rolled fondant icing

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Comments

  1. Toni

    April 20, 2010 at 8:20 PM

    Beautiful cake! how to you get the illusion of a top on the box cake?

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  2. Louise

    May 22, 2008 at 10:11 PM

    Kara: There have been a lot of talking about the use of sugarcraft guns read here: https://cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/

    Now I love it very very much and think it is a brilliant tool. Eventhough it can contain loads of fondant paste I find it good to work with as long as you knead in a few drops of water & some white fat to make it more pliable to push through.

    You can un-screw and fill in more paste if you want a very long rope. Or try take a look at this tool: https://www.fmmsugarcraft.com/pages/fullprod.php?id=63 It will always cut straight and even ribbons in the lenght you roll out your paste.

    Louise

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  3. Kara

    May 21, 2008 at 5:51 PM

    Hi Louise!

    Wonderful cake! I really love your site and I visit often. I do have a question that I hope you can help with – I am thinking about purchasing the sugarcraft gun, and I was wondering how well you are able to get long lengths of ribbons/rope/etc. In other words, do you feel that to apply a fondant rope or ribbon around a 10″ cake, I would be better off just cutting one manually or using the sugarcraft gun? I know the gun is good for short lengths of ribbon, but what is your opinion of the longer length output?

    Thanks so much!!

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  4. Louise

    April 29, 2008 at 9:46 PM

    Paola: They are both pretty easy to make. The “lid” of the boxes is just pieces of fondant added to the fully covered cake. I have used a sugar gun to make the strings to cover up small gaps ect.

    I would love to the cake Paola…….

    Enjoy!

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  5. Paola

    April 28, 2008 at 2:45 PM

    Hi Louise, yes I meant this cake but with a single layer: it’s hard enough!!

    I’ll follow your suggestions and tutorial for the bow… anything else important I should know?

    Thank you very much 🙂

    Reply
  6. Louise

    April 28, 2008 at 1:17 PM

    Paola: It it this cake?? or another??

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  7. Paola

    April 28, 2008 at 9:41 AM

    Congratulations Louise, you’re really the number one!!
    I will try to realize a cake that I hope will look a bit like yours… Do you have any special advice?
    Thank you very much,
    Paola

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  8. Louise

    April 25, 2008 at 1:38 PM

    Tracy: Sometimes I think of the same. Do yourself a favour and buy the sugarcraft gun it is the most wonderful piece of tool to work with. You will NOT regret it I promise.

    Reply
  9. Tracy

    April 23, 2008 at 5:51 PM

    Thank you Louise! I have no idea how you find the time to manage this blog but I always learn so much and it is so fun to come visit. And, now, of course, there is a new toy that I want. I was thinking about the cutter/embosser from Wilton but the sugarcraft gun seems so much better and often I am disappointed when I buy Wilton products. You seem to find the best stuff. Tracy

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  10. Louise

    April 18, 2008 at 12:20 PM

    Tracy: Yes I have used the sugarcraft gun to make the “seam” it is one of the tools I would not live without. It is so fantastic to use.

    Reply
  11. Tracy

    April 17, 2008 at 8:00 PM

    Hi, did you use the sugarcraft gum to create the seam edge on your fondant box tops? Otherwise I was wondering how you created such a perfectly uniform “snake.” ????

    Reply
  12. Louise

    April 10, 2008 at 7:40 AM

    Thank you for the lovely comments 🙂

    Reply
  13. Pixie

    April 9, 2008 at 12:53 PM

    Have been enjoying your blog through google reader. You make such stunning cakes- I thought it was about time I’d stop by to say so!

    Reply
  14. marielba

    April 9, 2008 at 12:09 AM

    Louise:
    Congratulations, always all your works are amazing, and this ome is simple but elegant.
    Hugs, Marielba from Venezuela

    Reply
  15. My Sweet & Saucy

    April 8, 2008 at 5:21 PM

    You definitely deserve 1st place! Your cake is simply gorgeous! I always love your bows too!

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  16. Anonymous

    April 8, 2008 at 4:57 PM

    I love your cake!!! It is on my list to learn how to do the boxes with the lids. They are so beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

    Lisa

    Reply
  17. Amy from NY~USA

    April 8, 2008 at 2:10 PM

    Congratulations on 1st Place! Beautiful cake! I would love to get a sugarcraft gun! What part of this cake did you use it on? Hugs!

    Reply
  18. Anna

    April 8, 2008 at 12:01 PM

    Sweet as sugar 😉 and a very nice, clean presentation!

    Reply
  19. Mika

    April 8, 2008 at 9:44 AM

    Very simple and stilish as I like…Congratulations…

    Reply
  20. josh

    April 8, 2008 at 12:43 AM

    congratulations!! it’s so beautiful.

    Reply
  21. Sandi

    April 7, 2008 at 8:12 PM

    As always, your cake is adorable! Congratulations for getting first place!

    Reply
  22. Paola Lazzari

    April 7, 2008 at 7:55 PM

    So simple and so beautiful…
    Paola Lazzari Roma

    Reply
  23. Linnéas skafferi

    April 7, 2008 at 2:27 PM

    Så bedårande söt!

    Reply

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