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Forget science, I'm donating my body to magic

by Chantal Merrill @ChimbleySweets · submitted Jul 24, 2009 · 2009 contest

Forget science, I'm donating my body to magic cake by Chantal Merrill

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Threadcake #10!!

I decided that for this design I would make a body on a gurney with a toe/gift tag to show where the body is supposed to go..

This cake was a weird one for me because I didn't use any eggs or oil or even water. I found something online (oh, the powers of google) that said I could bake a cake with just chocolate cake mix and a diet soda..and since the internet NEVER lies, I figured I would give it a shot..

The batter was a little thicker than usual, but other than that it seemed relatively the same as it is when I make it the way the box says. And I could actually lick the batter off the spoon without worrying about any gastrointestinal diseases, so that's always a good start..

This cake ended up tasting much better than I expected..I think I like the way they taste with the soda better than the traditional way of making them. I had made the feet and toe tag prior to baking the cake. The feet are made from fondant and the toe tag is made from gum paste that I allowed to harden before writing the "destination" on it (that I based on the font from the T-Shirt). The cake is frosted with chocolate icing and then covered in white and blue fondant to represent the sheets that the body is lying on.

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