Comments on: Little Einsteins Rocket Birthday Cake http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/ making life delicious blog Sat, 19 May 2012 16:00:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Natalia http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-22138 Natalia Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-22138 Thank you so much for your detailed instructions. My 12 year old daughter found this when we started planning my 4-year old's party. I was a bit skeptical as to how it woudl turn out, but we did it. I took a few shortcuts: I used a regular round cake pan for the bottom, then for the top, i used the Pampered chef measuring cup that can be used int he oven. The shape worked out. For the red, I used a Betty Crocker cookie decorator and added it to white frosting (if I used pink as base, that may have helped). It wasn't bright red, but pretty close and it wasn't pink. My 12 year old followed your instructions for the engines and we pieced it together. My sonn was ecstatic. Thanks for the inspiration. Thank you so much for your detailed instructions. My 12 year old daughter found this when we started planning my 4-year old’s party. I was a bit skeptical as to how it woudl turn out, but we did it.
I took a few shortcuts:
I used a regular round cake pan for the bottom, then for the top, i used the Pampered chef measuring cup that can be used int he oven.
The shape worked out.
For the red, I used a Betty Crocker cookie decorator and added it to white frosting (if I used pink as base, that may have helped). It wasn’t bright red, but pretty close and it wasn’t pink.
My 12 year old followed your instructions for the engines and we pieced it together.
My sonn was ecstatic.
Thanks for the inspiration.

]]> By: Angela P http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-17878 Angela P Tue, 03 May 2011 17:59:27 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-17878 Thanks! I made this cake for my son's birthday party this past weekend. He loved it! I managed to find the 4 pc Wilton oval cake pan set at Hobby Lobby and got 40% off with a coupon so that helped out with my cost. I made his engines out of rice crispy treats and graham crackers. Your instructions and photos were so helpful! I forgot to buy couplings for holding my frosting tips in place, so I couldn't get too fancy with my frosting and did a lot of it with a butter knife. But overall it went pretty well. Here is a link I posted on my blog with my cake and referred my readers to your site so they can use your great recipes and advice! http://thechildrensnook.net/2011/05/03/toddler-tuesday-making-a-little-einsteins-rocket-cake/ Thanks again! Thanks! I made this cake for my son’s birthday party this past weekend. He loved it! I managed to find the 4 pc Wilton oval cake pan set at Hobby Lobby and got 40% off with a coupon so that helped out with my cost. I made his engines out of rice crispy treats and graham crackers. Your instructions and photos were so helpful! I forgot to buy couplings for holding my frosting tips in place, so I couldn’t get too fancy with my frosting and did a lot of it with a butter knife. But overall it went pretty well. Here is a link I posted on my blog with my cake and referred my readers to your site so they can use your great recipes and advice!

http://thechildrensnook.net/2011/05/03/toddler-tuesday-making-a-little-einsteins-rocket-cake/

Thanks again!

]]> By: Toddler Tuesday: Making a Little Einsteins Rocket Cake | http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-17873 Toddler Tuesday: Making a Little Einsteins Rocket Cake | Tue, 03 May 2011 13:16:59 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-17873 [...] found the idea for this specific rocket cake on a blog I found called, Andrea Meyers: cooking, gardening,  & four hungry guys.  She gave great detail instructions as to how her husband made this cake for their son.  I did [...] [...] found the idea for this specific rocket cake on a blog I found called, Andrea Meyers: cooking, gardening,  & four hungry guys.  She gave great detail instructions as to how her husband made this cake for their son.  I did [...]

]]> By: Andrea http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-17841 Andrea Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:41:09 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-17841 Hi Angela. The total amount of frosting for this cake is 3 pounds, about 6 cups. The red amounts to about 4 cups. Hi Angela. The total amount of frosting for this cake is 3 pounds, about 6 cups. The red amounts to about 4 cups.

]]> By: Angela P http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-17832 Angela P Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:15:02 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-17832 I am ordering the red frosting from a local bakery. Do you have any idea how many cups or pounds of red frosting I would need for this cake? I am ordering the red frosting from a local bakery. Do you have any idea how many cups or pounds of red frosting I would need for this cake?

]]> By: Andrea http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-14303 Andrea Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:41:12 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-14303 Hi Andrea! Standard cake pans are usually about 1.5 to 2 inches tall, which is what we use. Our cake may rise higher in the middle, but we always level them by trimming off the extra. So the 1.5 inches you have is probably fine. Hi Andrea! Standard cake pans are usually about 1.5 to 2 inches tall, which is what we use. Our cake may rise higher in the middle, but we always level them by trimming off the extra. So the 1.5 inches you have is probably fine.

]]> By: Andrea http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-14302 Andrea Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:54:37 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-14302 Hi Andrea, I am want to make this little einstein cake for my daughters 2nd birthday tomorrow. i made two oval cakes last night but used a pound cake recipe that i had....they came out but the height of them didn't seem right for this recipe. they were only maybe an inch and a half high.. so now i am thinking it isn't going to turn out right. i just noticed your recipe for your yellow cake mix. When you use the yellow cake recipe, do they come out higher than the 1.5 inches? i am contimplating starting over and making your recipe tonight and use my other cake for something else. what do you suggest? your cake is awesome and i want to try to do the same as i know my daughter will love it. Hi Andrea,

I am want to make this little einstein cake for my daughters 2nd birthday tomorrow. i made two oval cakes last night but used a pound cake recipe that i had….they came out but the height of them didn’t seem right for this recipe. they were only maybe an inch and a half high.. so now i am thinking it isn’t going to turn out right. i just noticed your recipe for your yellow cake mix. When you use the yellow cake recipe, do they come out higher than the 1.5 inches? i am contimplating starting over and making your recipe tonight and use my other cake for something else. what do you suggest? your cake is awesome and i want to try to do the same as i know my daughter will love it.

]]> By: Maureen http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-12808 Maureen Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:14:23 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-12808 Thanks for the wonderful step-by-step directions. We used this to make a cake for our daughter's 2nd birthday and it was the hit of the party. And it was super fun, so I think we'll continue to make creative birthday cakes for our kids for many years. Thanks!! Thanks for the wonderful step-by-step directions. We used this to make a cake for our daughter’s 2nd birthday and it was the hit of the party. And it was super fun, so I think we’ll continue to make creative birthday cakes for our kids for many years. Thanks!!

]]> By: andrea http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-12680 andrea Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:43:40 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-12680 awesome cake! Another way to deepen red is by adding cocoa to your icing:) I love love love the Thomas cake! I wish I had a boy to make something like that for. Although you never know my girls might want a thomas cake one day! awesome cake! Another way to deepen red is by adding cocoa to your icing:) I love love love the Thomas cake! I wish I had a boy to make something like that for. Although you never know my girls might want a thomas cake one day!

]]> By: Andrea http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-12276 Andrea Sun, 24 May 2009 02:48:48 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/11/11/little-einsteins-rocket-birthday-cake/#comment-12276 Hi Theresa. We've never sprayed a cake, but I think the cake would look great with the colors sprayed on. Hi Theresa. We’ve never sprayed a cake, but I think the cake would look great with the colors sprayed on.

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