How To Make a BOB THE MINION from Despicable Me out of CAKE | Yolanda Gampp | How To Cake It

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INGREDIENTS
CHOCOLATE CAKE - - 2 x 6lb portion
- Makes 3 x 8” round cake pans and 1 x 8” stainless steel bowl cake -
3 cups unsalted butter
7 ½ cups sugar -
12 eggs
3 cups cocoa -
6 cups water
8 cups flour -
2 tablespoons baking soda -
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder -
3 teaspoons salt -
BUTTERCREAM -
400g sugar (approx 1 ¾ cups) -
8 large egg whites
1lb (454 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoosn pure vanilla extract -
1/2 cup water
Wilton Lemon Yellow Icing Colour -
Wilton Orange Icing Colour -
GANACHE -
4 oz 74% chocolate
4 oz whipping cream
DECORATING BOB
6 lbs Satin Ice White Fondant-
½ lb Satin Ice Black Fondant -
Wilton Lemon Yellow Icing Colour -
Wilton Orange Icing Colour -
Wilton Violet Icing Colour -
Wilton Royal Blue Icing Colour -
Wilton Black Icing Colour -
1 lb gum paste -
Wilton Ivory Icing Colour -
Wilton Moss Green Icing-
Silver lustre dust -
SIMPLE SYRUP -
1 cup sugar -
1 cup water
ALL TOOLS
3 x 8” Round Cake Pans -
1 x 8” Stainless Steel Bow-
Food Scale -
Electric Stand Mixer and Paddle and Whisk Attachment -
5” Round Cake Board -
8” Round Cake Board -
Lazy Susan -
Mixing Bowl -
Whisk -
Sift -
Rubber Spatula -
Parchment Paper -
Saucepan -
Candy Thermometer -
Palette Knife -
Simple Syrup Squeeze Bottle -
Ruler
Large Serrated Knife
Small Serrated Knife
Small Offset Palette Spatula -
Paring Knife -
Rolling Pin -
8 x 1/4” wooden dowels -
Sculpting Tools (including overstitch wheel) -
Nonstick gumpaste rolling pin -
Nonstick board (often called a flower board) -
2 x stainless steel tins roughly 2” in diameter -
20 gauge floral wire -
Soft paint brush -
Toothpicks
#12 Piping Tip -
Flower Cutter -
THE HOW TO CAKE IT TEAM
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Editor: Orhan Sumen
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