{"id":57027,"date":"2017-07-28T18:43:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T08:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=57027"},"modified":"2017-07-28T18:43:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T08:43:04","slug":"operation-game-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/operation-game-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Game Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hrecipe\" align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W0qQKNv0Ktg?ecver=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>I think board games should be compulsory for every family.  While plying kids get to practice taking turns, resisting the urge to cheat while their sibling isn&#8217;t watching and of course not giving up when you&#8217;re losing.  I have tested out the digital versions of some of the popular board games and the interaction while playing is sadly lacking.  This operation game cake actually works and you can customize the sounds to suit your birthday childs age.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-how-to-make-ann-reardon-550x313.jpg\" alt=\"cake decorating ollie tutorial by ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"313\" class=\"photo\" data-wp-pid=\"57046\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fn\">To make this operation board game cake you will need:<\/h3>\n<p>One quantity of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/sponge-cake-recipe\/\"><strong>sponge cake<\/strong><\/a> baked in two trays<br \/>\nDouble batch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/buttercream-cupcake-frosting-recipes\/\"><strong>vanilla buttercream<\/strong> recipe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strawberry Sauce:<\/strong><br \/>\n1 cup water<br \/>\n1\/2 cup jam<br \/>\n250g (8.82 ounces) strawberries<br \/>\nWash a hull your strawberries then place them in a pan with the strawberry jam and the water.<br \/>\nStir that until it boils then let it simmer until the fruit becomes soft.  Turn off the heat an leave that to cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vanilla Simple Syrup<\/strong><br \/>\n1\/4 cup water<br \/>\n1\/4 cup sugar<br \/>\n1 tablespoon vanilla essence <\/p>\n<p><strong>Everything else:<\/strong><br \/>\ncake board<br \/>\n<span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\">400g (14.11 ounces)<\/span> <span class=\"name\">milk chocolate<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n400g (14.11 ounces) white chocolate<br \/>\nred fondant for sides<br \/>\nyellow fondant for sheet<br \/>\npoint fondant for shorts<br \/>\nred fondant<br \/>\nskin tone fondant<br \/>\nbrown fondant for the teddy bear<br \/>\nwhite fondant<br \/>\npowdered brown food colour<br \/>\ngel based food colours in black, red, white, blue and brown<br \/>\nsilver luster dust<br \/>\ntwirlers &#038; chocolate or other chocolate bars (see note below*)<br \/>\nFor the wiring:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=howtocookthat-20&#038;keywords=makey makey&#038;index=aps&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;linkId=66d62bf7b34a77c6af634bb6877c32c3\" rel='nofollow'>makey makey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the cake is cool trim the edges.  Put a small amount of buttercream onto your cake board and add your first tray cake.  Note don&#8217;t cover your cake board in foil (the foil of course conducts and caused some avoidable issues).<\/p>\n<p>Brush the cake with vanilla simple syrup then a layer of buttercream.  Add the next cake, brush with simple syrup then cover the top and sides with buttercream.<\/p>\n<p>Print out your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game.pdf\">operation game template<\/a> and decide which 6 body parts you want to use.  Cut those out to make it easy to mark where they are.  <\/p>\n<p>Spread some tempered white chocolate onto some baking paper in the size of the cake.  As it is starting to set cut around the shape of the cake and then place your template on top and mark the chosen operation points.  Trace around each one and remove the chocolate.  Cover in baking paper and something flat like a book and leave to set.<\/p>\n<p>Roll out some pink fondant and cut out the shorts shape.  Cut out little hearts from the shorts, and using the same sized cutter cut our red hearts and add the to the shorts.  For a tutorial on how to make your own cutters see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/a-sweet-tweet-surprise-twitter-dessert\/\">twitter dessert video. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fondant-cake-tutorial-how-to-make--550x309.jpg\" alt=\"operation game cake by ann reardon how to cook that\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57045\" data-wp-pid=\"57045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fondant-cake-tutorial-how-to-make--550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fondant-cake-tutorial-how-to-make--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fondant-cake-tutorial-how-to-make--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fondant-cake-tutorial-how-to-make--400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fondant-cake-tutorial-how-to-make-.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cut an extra heart squash it a flatter and then cut down the middle to make the broken heart that sits on his chest.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the instruction on the video to make the teddy bear.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-tutorial-fondant-free-video-550x369.jpg\" alt=\"free online cake decorating classes\" width=\"550\" height=\"369\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57047\" data-wp-pid=\"57047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-tutorial-fondant-free-video-550x369.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-tutorial-fondant-free-video-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-tutorial-fondant-free-video-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-tutorial-fondant-free-video-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-tutorial-fondant-free-video.jpg 1033w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the white chocolate is set cover the bottom half on yellow for the sheet and the top half in blue for the pillows.  Paint on the details, see the video for the tutorial.<\/p>\n<p>Using some fondant in the colour of his skin cut around his body and hair.  Place that on the cake and cut out the holes.<br \/>\nAdd his shorts into place and then cut out and add his legs.<\/p>\n<p>Using white fondant white fondant bandage his foot and begin to outline and paint the rest of the details.  Add the teddy bear into place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-chess-game-cake-how-to-make-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"operation game cake tutorial youtube\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57048\" data-wp-pid=\"57048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-chess-game-cake-how-to-make-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-chess-game-cake-how-to-make-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-chess-game-cake-how-to-make-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-chess-game-cake-how-to-make-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-chess-game-cake-how-to-make.jpg 1745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cut a box to the height of the cake that fits the makey makey board.<br \/>\nPush white wires into  the base of the makey makey board in the asdfg spots<br \/>\nAdd  red alligator clip wire into the earth connection point and add the connection for the computer.<br \/>\nCut out of the sides of your box where the space needs to be for the cord to come out and where the wires are.  Place make makey into the box and pull the cords and wires through the hole.  Cover the whole thing in tape to water proof it.<\/p>\n<p>Remove one corner of the cake and add the box into place.  Cover it with buttercream.  <\/p>\n<p>Temper some milk chocolate and spread it onto some foil making sure it is slightly bigger than your cake.  Once it is starting to set place some paper in the size of the cake over the top and draw a line around it.  Measure the position of the wires on your cake and in that location on the chocolate cut out a circle using the back of a piping tip.<\/p>\n<p>Add some baking paper and place a tray over the top to help stop the chocolate from curving up as it sets.<\/p>\n<p>Once it is set remove the foil and add it over the top feeding the wires through the hole.<\/p>\n<p>Rest the white chocolate on top and mark where each of the opening are.  <\/p>\n<p>Remove the white chocolate and twist the wires and curve them around to make them shorter, then spread them out so they are not together.   Use some tempered chocolate to hold them into place.<\/p>\n<p>Create a channel for the sauce to reach each wire, that way you don&#8217;t have wires through the whole cake, just in the corner where your box is so you can easily pull it out before serving.  *I used chocolate and twizzlers to make the channels, this worked well to start with but the twizzlers eventually absorbed the moisture from the sauce and went soft allowing the current to go across the channels.   I&#8217;d suggest either replacing the twizzlers with twix bars or completely covering the twizzlers in chocolate so they can&#8217;t go soft.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-how-to-reardon-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"board game cake with sounds ann reardon how to\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57033\" data-wp-pid=\"57033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-how-to-reardon-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-how-to-reardon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-how-to-reardon-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-game-cake-how-to-reardon-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Add sauce into each section, making sure your sauce goes up to the wire.  <\/p>\n<p>Pipe some buttercream chocolate around the top and add your white chocolate piece into place to hide the twirlers (I used buttercream in the video but chocolate is better here.)<\/p>\n<p>Wrap the sides of the cake in red fondant then add a snake of fondant all the way around the base.<\/p>\n<p>Cut out tiny shapes to go in each of the holes, or if there will be lots of kids wanting a go you could just use mini m&#038;m&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/projects\/168723186\/#editor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">scratch<\/a> and plug the computer cable into the computer with scratch open and attach the earth wire to tweezers.<\/p>\n<p>Then it&#8217;s time to play.<\/p>\n<p>To customize your sounds sign up for a free account on scratch and see the video for a quick tutorial on how to use it.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"operation board game cake ann reardon how to\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57031\" data-wp-pid=\"57031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-1200x900-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Make it a great week<\/p>\n<p><h7 class=\"updated\">Copyright \u00a9 2017 Reardon Media Pty Ltd.  All rights reserved. <\/h7><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\">How To Cook That<\/a>\n<\/div>\n \n<h4 align=center>My Cookbook<\/h4>\n<p align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/cook-crazy-sweet-creations-cookbook-ann-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hardcover-book-mockup-of-a-woman-reading-3409-el1.png\" alt=\"ann reardon crazy sweet creations cookbook\" title=\"Crazy Sweet Creations Cookbook\" style=\"opacity: 0.8; -moz-opacity: 0.8;\" class=\"fade\" \/><\/a>\n<\/br>\nStores that sell my book listed by country:  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook<\/a>\n<\/br>\nAll recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/operation-game-cake\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"operation board game cake ann reardon how to\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/operation-board-game-cake-works-how-to-make-1200x1200-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"57031\" \/><\/a><p>&nbsp; I think board games should be compulsory for every family. While plying kids get to practice taking turns, resisting the urge to cheat while their sibling isn&#8217;t watching and of course not giving up when you&#8217;re losing. I have tested out the digital versions of some of the popular board games and the interaction while playing is sadly lacking. This operation game cake actually works and you can customize the sounds to suit your<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,1652,748],"tags":[2825,31,2820,2826,1020,2824,2823,2821,1630,2775,2573,952,1184,2822],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57027"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57051,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57027\/revisions\/57051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}