Converse sneaker cake


My first Converse sneaker and the nightmare continues... sorry, it doesn't continue,  it turns into a thriller!!!!!
Let me tell you about my shoe box. I wanted to make it black as you can see and I thought I should add some brown powder color to help the black get darker sooner. Yes I know, I already had problems with the red color but I thought to myself for darker colors it should be OK, the small dots will not show.
So I added a knife's tip of brown powder and the usual black wilton gel color. 
Sufficient to say that in less than a minute my fondant was all ruined!!!! I do not know what's in that brown color but my fondant almost instantly lost all elasticity and separated into crumbs!
I tried to fix it, by adding honey by adding butter,by heating it in the microwave for 10 secs, nothing worked.
Please believe me when I tell you that I spent 2 and half hours just to cover the shoe box!!!!!!!!!!!!
I tried 5 times to cover it, but every time it would break into several pieces when placing it on the cake. I ended up covering it side by side and still had plenty of difficulties while doing so.
It was horrible and nerve wracking.
So I am Wilton's no 1 fan again.
I hate powdered colors!

The sneaker came out larger then anticipated, but at least now I have a reference point.

12 comments:

  1. Giovanna, te compatimesc pentru trauma suferita :-(, daaar priveste rezultatul: a iesit super! De fapt ce sa-ti mai spun eu, ca tot ce faci tu e super. Astept cu nerabdare un tutorial la sneaker. Puuup

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  2. Vaya Giovana lo pasaste mal,los colores oscuros son muy complicados y en polvo mas.
    Pero te quedo estupendo,si mi hijo lo viera intentaría ponérselo.
    Besitos.

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  3. in poza arata super....imi pare rau pt esec....:)

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  4. cata perfectiune, super fain , vreau sa te felicit de mii.................. de ori

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  5. 'neata Giovanna ! Superrr tare tortul !Ai tipar pt aceste incaltari ? Sigur ma pune baiatul meu sa-i fac asa ceva( nu am facut niciodata). Ai avut probleme doar la cutie ? Deci renunti definitiv la colorantul pulbere ? Eu cu cel portocaliu nu am avut probleme (am facut niste trandafiri superbi ). Te pup, o zi buna !

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  6. @ Nina - yap, colorantii pulbere sunt OUT!!!!!! o s aincerc sa colorez cioco alba cu ei sa vad cum merge, dar pt fondant nu ii recomand chiar de loc. Nu am tipar pt incaltari totul a fost free handed, am taiat si am pus fondantul pe papuc de multe ori pana a iesit.

    @ multumesc mult daniela

    @ just me - poate ca in poza nu s evede, dar daca te uiti atent o sa vezi diferenta de textura de la fondantul ce acoperea appucucl si la cel de pe cutie.

    @ flora y jesus - gracias. besos

    @petite foury - tutorial? poate data viitoare cand mai fac unul. acum a fost prima data, si nu stiam ce si cum totul a fost pe incercari repetate. dar acum ca stiu ce si cum s-ar putea sa pot face unul dar asta numai cand voi avea o alta cerere pt asa ceva.

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  7. Cu toate peripetiile a iesit super!

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  8. Bine ca ai rezolvat problema, si de acum incolo nu vei mai folosi cu siguranta colorantul acela la pasta.

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  9. Sorry to hear you've had so much trouble, the converse turned out really well though - good job!

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  10. It looks amazing! Sorry you had so many problems. I hate cake days like that :D

    This is my new favorite!

    Raychel

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  11. Giovanna, m-ai facut, dupa ce am stat intr-o zi, aproape trei ore pe blogul tau, sa-mi placa sa fac torturi...
    Eu sunt cook, chef....I love to make food, nu ma credeam in stare sa decorez un tort...
    Never say never, right?
    O sa postez si eu umila mea incercare din weekendul care tocmai a trecut!
    Pupici!
    Tortul arata super...in poze nu se vede diferenta!

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  12. @ tartoras - waw! astept sa iti vad tortul. m-am simtit f flatata de mesajul tau.
    te pup

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