{"id":78635,"date":"2018-05-11T20:11:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T09:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=78635"},"modified":"2018-06-01T20:30:24","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T09:30:24","slug":"laptop-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/laptop-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Laptop Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=center>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"3d desk cake ann reardon how to cook that\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-80136\" data-wp-pid=\"80136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UZijPRDxpQ8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This week I&#8217;m making a desk cake complete with a cute little laptop, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/deep-enders-novel-david-reardon\/\">deep enders book<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/shop\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Make It A Great Week mug<\/a>, pencils and of course a camera. Watch to the end of the video to see how you can enter to WIN your very own laptop or camera.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPETITION has now closed.  Thank you for all of the wonderful entries well done for starting your websites.  Congratulations to the winners Mario Jan Bermejo (laptop) and Victoria Shiau (camera).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490169-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate laptop desk cake tutorial\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-80134\" data-wp-pid=\"80134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490169-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490169-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490169-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490169-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 ><strong>To make this desk cake you will need:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Desk Cake Template<\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\t<p class=\"product woocommerce add_to_cart_inline \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"?add-to-cart=80333\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-product_id=\"80333\" data-product_sku=\"\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button buy-it-now-button add_to_cart_button product_type_simple\"><span class='button-label'>Buy<\/span><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>4.99<\/bdi><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/paypalvisaetcforunderselz\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Triple quantity of my<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/buttercream-cupcake-frosting-recipes\/\"> Buttercream Recipe<\/a><br \/>\nstrawberry jam<br \/>\n350g (12.35 ounces) chocolate<br \/>\n2.5kg (5.51 pounds) white fondant<br \/>\n200g (7.05 ounces) brown fondant<br \/>\nbrown gel food colouring<br \/>\nother colouring depending on what you want to make eg red for pencils<br \/>\ngold luster dust for pencils<br \/>\nsilver luster dust for laptop<br \/>\nwafer paper and printer with edible ink cartridges or you can order your printouts online just\u00a0search for &#8216;edible image printing&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chocolate Cake:<\/strong><br \/>\n600g (21.16 ounces) \u00a0of\u00a070% cocoa dark chocolate<br \/>\n945g (33.33 ounces) or 4 cups\u00a0margarine<br \/>\n24 eggs<br \/>\n6 3\/4 cups or 1458g (51.43 ounces)\u00a0caster (super fine) sugar<br \/>\n3 3\/4 cups or 600g (21.16 ounces)\u00a0plain flour (use GF flour if coeliac, this recipe has been tested with gluten free flour and works well)<br \/>\n3\/4 cup or 90g (3.17 ounces)\u00a0cocoa powder<br \/>\n4 tsp baking powder<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 180C (356 degrees Fahrenheit). Place chocolate and margarine into a bowl.<br \/>\nMelt the chocolate and butter in the microwave (30seconds, stir, 30sec, stir\u2026).<br \/>\nWhisk in the sugar and eggs into the chocolate mixture.<br \/>\nSift flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together and mix into cake mixture until well blended.<br \/>\nPour into 4 lined baking trays, mine cake tins are 38cm (14.96 inches) x 25.4cm (10 inches).<br \/>\nBake for 15 minutes.\u00a0Insert a knife into the centre to check if it is done, if it is ready it will come out clean.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0Make your decorations for the top of the cake, these can be done up to a month ahead.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490176-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"fondant pencil\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-80135\" data-wp-pid=\"80135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490176-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490176-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490176-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490176-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\n2. Bake your cakes and leave to cool<br \/>\n3. Make your buttercream, cut your cake boards and supports to size<br \/>\n4. Assemble the cake layers with the supports as shown in the video.<br \/>\n5. Cover the whole thing in buttercream and take your time to make sure it is straight and flat.\u00a0 Fondant doesn&#8217;t hide mistakes in the buttercream, rather it shows them up.\u00a0 Once you&#8217;re happy with it refrigerate for several hours.<br \/>\n6. Cover the cake in fondant in sections as shown in the video.<br \/>\n7. Paint with brown food colouring to give the wood look.<br \/>\n8. Make a sheet of chocolate for the top and, once set, cover in fondant and paint with brown food colouring.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0 Once the food colouring has dried add the desktop in to place and position your desktop items.<br \/>\n10. Take a photo before the party starts and then enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490186-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"how to make a desk cake\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-80137\" data-wp-pid=\"80137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490186-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490186-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490186-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490186-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\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\/laptop-cake\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"3d desk cake ann reardon how to cook that\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P2490212-1200x1200-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"80136\" \/><\/a><p>&nbsp; This week I&#8217;m making a desk cake complete with a cute little laptop, deep enders book, Make It A Great Week mug, pencils and of course a camera. Watch to the end of the video to see how you can enter to WIN your very own laptop or camera. COMPETITION has now closed. Thank you for all of the wonderful entries well done for starting your websites. Congratulations to the winners Mario Jan Bermejo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,1652,748],"tags":[1304,1326,31,787,802,1021,47,3000,3011,1116,1630,952,163,559,998,2054,2998,2096,281,1773,1468,1465],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78635"}],"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=78635"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81597,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78635\/revisions\/81597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}