Tiffany Cake Box
August 6, 2016
An old friend approached me a few months ago and asked me to make her a Tiffany Cake for her graduation. Since I have not had a chance to make anything like this, I agreed to her request. One of the best things about this request was that she allowed me to use my “creativity” to design the cake, and did not restrict me to any pre-selected designs. After a few weeks of researching, I came up with this design. I have yet seen a round Tiffany Cake Box as of to date, so here is it!
This is one of my first cake tutorials, so please be patient with me as I’m trying to figure out the best way to approach these cake tutorials, and to make them as simple as possible. Perhaps, in the near future, a video would be available for most of my cake creations.
This is one of my first cake tutorials, so please be patient with me as I’m trying to figure out the best way to approach these cake tutorials, and to make them as simple as possible. Perhaps, in the near future, a video would be available for most of my cake creations.
DECORATIONS PREPARATION
First, I prepped the pearl strings, gift tag, tissue papers, and the bow a few days ahead of time. The beautiful pearl strings were made using a Wilton mold, which can be found at any local craft stores (Photo 1). After removing from the mold, I shape them in their "desired positions" and leave them overnight to dry. To make these pearl strings look shiny and real, I painted them with alcohol and white pearl dust.
Following that, I made the gift tag by cutting a small 2-inch rectangle white fondant, and used the back of the round frosting tip to remove both corners. I made the same shape using the Tiffany blue fondant and glued them together using water. Using black food gel color, I hand-painted the wording on the gift tag (Photo 2). I leave this over night to dry.
Then, I used the square cookie cutter to cut out about ten 2 x 2 square white fondant. Try to roll the fondant as thin as possible to create that “tissue paper” look. To make the uneven folds, I gathered the four corners of each square and "pinched" them into ruffles (Photo 3). There really is no wrong or right way of doing this. They would work well as long as there are some creased lines in the middle of the tissue.
Photo 1: Pearls strings
Tip: freeze fondant in mold for 15-20 minutes before removing. |
Photo 2: Gift tag
Tip: use a toothpick to write the wordings before painting it black. |
Photo 3: Tissue paper
Tip: the thinner the fondant, the better this would look. Make sure to dry them at least 24 hours before use. |
The bow was made using two 6-inch rectangle white fondant strips of the same size. Similar concept as the paper tissue, only with slight ruffle. Just gather the two ends of the fondant together to make a cease and fold them in half. I leave "the half-bow" in my fondant roller to dry overnight. The bow “ends” were made using two 4-inch fondant strips, and were trimmed slightly diagonally for a more natural look (Photo 4).
Photo 4. Box Lid Bow
Tip: it is important to make the bow ahead of time to allow it to dry and to hold up on the box lid. Mine was made 2 days in advance.
Tip: it is important to make the bow ahead of time to allow it to dry and to hold up on the box lid. Mine was made 2 days in advance.
PUTTING THE CAKE TOGETHER
I started out with a one-inch 3-layer chocolate cake: 2-layer cake is used to make the box base, and a single layer cake is used as the box lid (Photos 5 and 6). If you want to use this cake recipe, you can check out Chocolate Cake listed under Recipes for details. For the frosting, I used Vanilla French Buttercream for this cake and then covered both cakes with Tiffany-colored fondant (my friend bought her "turquoise" color online at Amazon).
Photo 5a: Box Base with buttercream frosting.
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Photo 5b: Box Base covering with fondant.
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Photo 6a: Box Lid with buttercream frosting.
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Photo 6b: Box Lid covering with fondant.
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Assemble the Box Lid
I started with the box lid first. Using two 15-inch rectangle strips of white fondant, I cut them in half to make the ribbons on the lid top. Then adding the bow that I'd made a few days before on top along with the two "ends of the ribbon." To complete the bow look, I made a smaller rectangle strip, using the same concept as the bow, and wrapped it between the two ends of the bow (Photo 7).
I started with the box lid first. Using two 15-inch rectangle strips of white fondant, I cut them in half to make the ribbons on the lid top. Then adding the bow that I'd made a few days before on top along with the two "ends of the ribbon." To complete the bow look, I made a smaller rectangle strip, using the same concept as the bow, and wrapped it between the two ends of the bow (Photo 7).
Photo 7: Putting together the Box Lid with the a bow at the center, a small pearl string along with a gift tag.
I finished the Box Lid by tying the tag around the bow. Noticing that I also added a small pearl string underneath the gift tag. I then painted the bow and ribbons with alcohol for a glossy look.
Assemble the Box Base
Again, I covered the 2-layer cake with Tiffany blue fondant. Using four 4-inch rectangle strips of white fondant, I distributed them evenly on the box base. I used the Box Lid to guide me as to where to place these ribbon strips on (Photo 8).
Now, I only put the tissue paper around half of the cake to achieve a look as if the box is half-opened (Photo 9). You can do can also place the tissues around the entire box base for a different look. Either way, I think it would look beautiful. I then added the pearl strings around the front of the cake, where the Box Lid is presumed to be opened.
Finally, the best step is to place the box lid on top of the tissue paper. TA DA!!! There we go, my Tiffany Cake Box...
Now, I only put the tissue paper around half of the cake to achieve a look as if the box is half-opened (Photo 9). You can do can also place the tissues around the entire box base for a different look. Either way, I think it would look beautiful. I then added the pearl strings around the front of the cake, where the Box Lid is presumed to be opened.
Finally, the best step is to place the box lid on top of the tissue paper. TA DA!!! There we go, my Tiffany Cake Box...
I hope you find the above instructions helpful. Please feel free to leave a comment below and let me know if you found this useful. If you’d like to share, I would love to see your recreations of this Tiffany Box Cake!
Of note, sorry about the different shades of Tiffany blue for some of the photos. This is mostly due to the lighting of my work space. Some of these pictures were taken really late at night (close to midnight), with me working in my kitchen under those tungsten lights (ouch!).
xoxo,
Tristina
Of note, sorry about the different shades of Tiffany blue for some of the photos. This is mostly due to the lighting of my work space. Some of these pictures were taken really late at night (close to midnight), with me working in my kitchen under those tungsten lights (ouch!).
xoxo,
Tristina
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