Coolest Drinks Cake 24

by Jan
(Port Huron, MI)

Beer Bottle Cake

Beer Bottle Cake

I made this drinks cake for my husband's 50th birthday. I decided against an "over the hill" theme because I turn 50 next year.

It's two 8" round cakes stacked then carved to create the bowl. The cakes are frosted with butter cream icing.

The beer bottles and the ice are made from sugar and corn syrup. The caps were painted with gold luster dust mixed with vodka (alcohol dries faster and doesn't add moisture to the sugar).
The labels were made by scanning a real label then printing them on edible wafer paper.

The butterfly is also edible wafer paper. The design was brushed lightly with vegetable oil to make the butterfly shine and to protect the paper from the butter cream icing. (wafer paper will dissolve if it's allowed to get too damp)

The golf balls and peanuts were molded from chocolate. There's a small chocolate lady bug too, but it's hard to see in the photo. (near the golf tees) The golf tees, the 19th hole label, and golf divot tool are fondant. The divot was brushed with pearl luster dust to give it a metalic look.

The grass is green tinted butter cream frosting applied with the Wilton "grass" tip.

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Coolest Drinks Cake 24

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Awesome!
by: Anonymous

I'd love to know more about how you made the bottles and ice from sugar. Did you use molds?

AMAZING
by: Anonymous

I agree How did you make those bottles?? That is amazing!!! Good work!!

great job!
by: Anonymous

that is so cool! id love to learn how to do something like that! u did a great job!

Bottle cake
by: Jan

Thanks!

I made my own molds using "Amazing Mold Putty" and real beer bottles. The bottles on the cake are made from sugar and corn syrup that is heated until it starts to turn amber. I pour it into the molds, coat the molds, and dump out the excess sugar mixture.

The "ice" was also made from sugar and corn syrup - it just wasn't heated as long.

If you want the complete instructions, you can email me at JOCMOM1@AOL.COM. I'd be happy to send you the directions.


Bottles and Ice
by: Anonymous

That's cool. I would like to learn more about how you made the beer bottles and the ice with corn syrup and sugar. Can you explain more?

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