Ice Skate Cake

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Comment by June Kowalczyk on February 2, 2014 at 5:08pm

Thanks Gail.
Ok Katy.... I've made micro peanut brittle a billion times...well, Ok, maybe only a million. One of the first candies I ever made with my first micro, 25 yrs ago or so. So I knew it would work for the ice.
1/2 cup white/clear corn syrup. If you use regular corn syrup, it's yellow, you won't get a pale colour, like my blue. The yellow in regular corn syrup would have made it green. But if your going dark, no matter.
1 cup sugar. Place in a 4 cup glass bowl or measuring cup. It will bubble up considerably. Add your food colouring in the mixture at this point. Cook on high, my micro's 1000 watts. Stir after 1 min to incorporate colour. Use a metal spoon...plastic will melt...it's very hot. Continue to cook 2-3 min longer. Watch carefully, as it will burn. You won't need more than 3 min cooking time. Basically, you just want the sugar to melt into syrup, no granules left. Remove from micro..pour onto metal cooking baking pan. I was going to break it up, so it didn't matter what shape it took. But had I wanted a perfect circle, would have poured into a round cake pan. Those old fashioned metal ice cube trays would be ideal to use to make ice. Should scour the thrift shops and look for some.
Hope this helps..... :o)

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on February 2, 2014 at 3:24pm

; ) its awesome rite Katy !!

Comment by Katy Nott on February 2, 2014 at 3:21pm

I don't know this trick June - do tell.

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on February 2, 2014 at 3:05pm

well i love it , it makes the cake look so cool with the skates , awesome

Comment by June Kowalczyk on February 2, 2014 at 2:24pm

It was Soooo easy Gail. I saw a cake with chards of blue ice on the sides of the cake. And I thought...hmmm, that would be cool to try. It's the same as making peanut brittle in the micro, except you skip adding the peanuts & baking soda. Took 3 min to make.....then poured on a baking sheet.... Wa La....instant ice...

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on February 2, 2014 at 2:13pm

keep looking at the ice on top , it truly is awesome !

Comment by June Kowalczyk on February 2, 2014 at 10:40am

Thanks M. Kmble & Mai.... :o)

Comment by Mai Fathalla on February 2, 2014 at 4:14am

Very nice cake June... Happy birthday to Chris :)

Comment by M. Kimble on February 1, 2014 at 5:39pm

Love it, Ms. June!

Comment by June Kowalczyk on February 1, 2014 at 5:27pm

Thanks a Betty & Nadia...... :o)

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