The climbing rope is made from Twizzlers Pull & Peels that I peeled apart and knotted. The tall grass along the outside edge consists of fried noodles dipped in green candy melts cooled on waxed paper then stuck into the green frosting. The flowers are flower-shaped sprinkles I applied with tweezers. The fire is a pile of pretzels with bits of fruit chews to simulate flames. The canoe is an Airheads candy pinched into a canoe shape with a pretzel jammed in for a seat. I heated the fruit chews in the microwave to soften them up a bit then rolled them out. The tents are graham crackers draped with starburst fruit chews. I have them toasting marshmallows, sleeping, standing around, and climbing the rope, swimming, playing with a beach ball, riding the waterfall, sitting in the canoe and sunbathing. Now for the fun part of the safari cake- the decorations! The people are just teddy grahams dressed up with royal icing that was tinted various colors. The river is also Jigglers jello that I chilled in a cake pan then cut a strip long enough to go from one side of the cake to the other. I frosted the hole in the angel food cake so that there would be a barrier between the liquid jello and the cake itself. I made the Jigglers recipe on the box so it wouldn’t be watery at room temperature after cooling. The pool is made of blue jello (which the kids actually ate!). The yellow rocks are rock-shaped gum pieces (sort of like Gold Rush gum only bigger). The cake is covered in white frosting tinted green or blue where appropriate and rimmed with grated graham cracker “sand”. I got the general idea from a cake I saw in a magazine but adapted it to make it my own. It’s a 13×9 sheet cake (from a box) and an angel food cake (also from a box). I made this safari cake for my daughter’s eighth birthday “Safari” party. Jungle Safari cake by Angelique J., Aurora, IL This is the first cake I have ever made like this and if I can do it anyone can! This safari cake was a hit! The techniques are all explained very well in the cookbook and there are many different cake and filling recipes that can be used. I made them about one month in advance and refrigerated them. The animals are made out of melted colored chocolate. The recipe came from The Whimsical Bake house cookbook. I made this safari cake for my son’s second birthday. Jungle Safari cake by Jessica S., Schenectady, NY The tree and monkeys were drawn out by hand and cut directly on the cookie pan before baking. The cookies were then decorated with a glossy icing recipe made of 1 cup sugar, 2 tsp milk, 2 tsp light corn syrup, 1/4 tsp vanilla then add food coloring. the alligator tiger and leopard) were modified from the original cutters. The 3-D Nordic Ware cookie cutters were used to create the animals, however, some (i.e. The water was created by melting sugar in the microwave with a tiny hint of blue color. In the corner I placed two smaller cakes to look like a small hill. This safari cake was prepared in a 12″x18″ pan and covered with buttercream frosting and crumbled sugar cookies that had been dyed reddish-orange. Jungle Safari cake by Tami B., Del Rio, TX
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