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Bag of Ruffles Potato Chips Cake
by Terri G
(Calgary, AB, Canada)
Bag of Ruffles Potato Chips Cake
My best friend lists potato chips as her favorite food, so I thought she would enjoy having her cake and chips too! I got the idea from a bag of Lays chips cake I had come across on the internet.
I used a chocolate cake mix (for the sake of time)and she had specifically requested chocolate.
Next I trimmed the cake into the shape of a chip bag. Then I covered that with Marshmallow fondant (MMF) I had colored royal blue.
I shaped the cake to look a little crinkly and hollowed out the top a little so I could fit the chips in. I dyed the fondant for the labels a lighter blue (just used less royal blue) and applied to the cake. Then I wrote on the cake with white buttercream.
I thought my friend would enjoy the "O calories" as opposed to what the bag actually said, "0 trans fat". Then I wrote a Happy b-day message for her. My writing certainly needs improving, however!
For the actual potato chips, I dyed the Marshmallow Fondant with some golden yellow, lemon yellow and a little brown, then I used an oval fondant cutter to cut them out.
I then used a pastry cutter to imprint both sides (for the ripple chip effect). It worked well, but you have to do it 2X at least on each side, but not press too deep or you'll cut the chips.
I shaped the chips to look like actual chips. I put about 25 chips on top of the cake to make it appear like chips were spilling out of an open bag. Then I cut a big chip for the logo, applied it and wrote the "Ruffles" name in red buttercream.
I outlined it with white buttercream. I applied 2 potato chips on the bottom on the lower blue band (as on the actual bag of chips I used as a sample).
I achieved the stripes by painting on a mixture of royal blue, whitener, clear vanilla extract and a little glyerine. I used a artist's paintbrush. Then I outlined the cake with royal blue buttercream to hide any imperfections (I had a few from trimming the fondant too much when I applied.)
It will be tough to cut this cake!
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