Comments on: How I Made an Elmo Cake… Part 2

By: Jonny

Jonny — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:03:42 +0000

I used a bottle of Wiltons paste and a splash of liquid food coloring which ended up more than enough. When I was making it the color was a mid pink, but after sitting for a while, when it warmed up being put on the cake it became a completely different color.

By: Trishann

Trishann — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:21:37 +0000

I just wanted to say that I love your Elmo cake and I am attempting it as we speak. This is my second time doing a 3d cake. The first one was mostely rice krispies treats. I think it is pretty easy with your wonderful instructions. All I have to do now is put the fur on and the fondant. Wish me luck. I do have one question, how much of the red food coloring did you use. I have went through a bottle and half and it is more of a magenta than red. How do I get it red.

Thaqn You

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:04:56 +0000

Thanks very much Sam, The recipe I follow is in the very next installment of How I Made an Elmo Cake... Part 3.

By: Samantha Dyer

Samantha Dyer — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:33:11 +0000

hi there, wow you are sooo talented! I’m sorry to ask, I’m sure you’ve been asked a million times before, but what recipe do you use to make your crispy treats? I’ve tried to find it on your blog but I can’t seem to see it. Thanks very much!!

My email add is samanthadyer@hotmail.com

Sam

By: Carrie

Carrie — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:39:09 +0000

Thank you so much for you great tutorial. I am going to attempt to make this cake for my sons 1st birthday. He is in love with Elmo.
Carrie
Washington USA

By: Stella

Stella — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:28:33 +0000

Hi Jonny, your cake is the best Elmo carved cake I’ve ever seen!!I want to make one!!I have been reading your instructions..You are a genius!Oh my God you are sooo talented!!!Congratulations!!!

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:31:02 +0000

Thanks Lisa, good luck

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:30:14 +0000

hello just letting you know we think your elmo cake is great and attemping to do it for my sons 1st birthday on the weekend. i’ll let you know how we go. Thankyou agian.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:05:49 +0000

Hi Kristin,

Yes, rice crispies should be fine for the head. You would only need the bottom disk to support the weight of the head, keeping it off the cake body.

Hi Angela,

You could do that, but making a cake in a large pyrex bowl is really tricky, to get the inner cake cooked without way over cooking the outer bits. It’s actually far easier to make 4 cakes and carve them.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:33:02 +0000

Thanks so much for giving detailed instructions…I am going to attempt this cake for a 2nd birthday. I was wondering if you could use pyrex bowls x 2 for the head and invert one on top of the other to make the head?
Thanks,
Angela