Baking seceret messges into cakes

Jan 08, 2007 4 Replies
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I was looking to put together a cake with various secret messages, perhaps on paper or otherwise, baked into the cake. I can image an unsuspecting eater, finding a good looking cake, cutting off a piece, and while taking a hardy bite discovering that he has half a piece of paper in his mouth. I thought this would be fun, but I'm not sure the best way to go about it without causing the cake to be uneatable.



For myself I was working with a blaspheming store bought box of chocolate cake mix. Does anyone have any suggestions?



Andrew Bettilyon



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A google search for edible paper will turn up a number of options, from rice paper to frosting paper. If you have a Canon printer, you can even buy edible paper and edible ink cartridges; these are generally used to put photos on the top of cakes and such, but you might find a way to use inside. Or, cut slices and "frost the edges of the slices with edible paper messages.

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Let me clarify a little. I don't think the message itself has to be edible. But, I do think the rice paper idea is good. But between the rice paper and the "tree" paper I have the same question, will the baking process ruin it? I was thinking of using a plastic bag. However, melted plastic doesn't sound good to eat. My other idea was to just put the message on the top of the cake and frost over it.

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I believe at health food stores, they sell unfilled capsules- you could put your message into one of those, and poke it into baked cake, then frost. No one will ever know. Maybe a dumb idea?

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I think that is a very good idea.

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