this video is sponsored by squarespace natalie sideserf here of sideserf cake studio
and i'm going to show you how i made a bag of peanuts cake i'm sprinkling two gelatin packets
into six tablespoons of water and then i let it sit for five minutes
and then microwave it until the gelatin is dissolved in the water
i want this gelatin to be super clear and absolutely bubble free
so i'm scooping out the foam with a spoon then i add a super small bit of purple food color
to help cut that yellow tone of the gelatin now i'm taping a sheet of acetate onto a pan
rather than right onto my table so that i can pick it up you definitely want to tape it down because
if you don't it's going to ripple and curl as it dries now i'm pouring the gelatin right on
top nice and thin and then i set it aside to dry while we wait let's make some edible peanut shells
here are the chosen five nuts and they range in size and shape because i like a little variety
now i could hand sculpt a bag full of peanuts or i can use food safe molding
putty and saved myself hours and hours of time so let's go with the molding putty
i press each nut into the putty then i work it around the sides and i let it set for 20 minutes
then i just pluck the nut right out of the molds and i clean out the debris
and now it's time to make the edible shells
then i just press a chunk of modeling chocolate into the mold and i let it firm up
if you're in a rush like i always am when it comes to cake making
just place them in the freezer for a minute and they'll pop right out
and there they are they're perfect peanuts i love them
now i fill the mold back up and i repeat until i have about 40 to 50 peanuts
and now on to the cake because this is a cake after all
all right all right so i'm stacking the cake with green buttercream between the layers
and then i cover the entire thing in a thin layer of buttercream so this is kind of where stuff hits
the fan my brain is thinking about you know how the whole process of this cake is going to be
and i decided to switch things up a bit so initially i thought that a standing bag full
of peanuts wrapped in plastic and then tied with a ribbon is what i want to make but this would be
more of a homemade party favor feel then i get a vision of a bag of peanuts that hangs from a hook
at your local convenience store so i pick the cake up i lay it on its side and then i carve
the cake laying down and more flat i feel like people are more familiar with this style of
packaging and then i re-crumb coat the cake in a thin layer of buttercream
now i'm grabbing a soft bristled brush and it's back to the chocolate peanuts
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to paint them i'm using powdered food color diluted with alcohol i've got different colors
so that i can make a variety of brown tones basically if i use one color brown the nuts
look kind of flat but if i introduce some different tones like yellows and oranges
it really adds depth and these colors are all seen in the real peanut shells if you look really close
now i'm rolling out modeling chocolate and using it to cover the cake
most of this is going to be covered by peanuts so i don't spend too much time making it perfect
i just pick the cake up i wrap the chocolate around the sides and i move
on now i'm taking one of the real peanuts and i'm rolling it on the chocolate to add texture
some of this chocolate may be seen so i want it to look like
there's peanut texture in there rather than just a smooth chocolate texture
this is actually really fun just rolling them on there
now i paint the entire cake the same color as the peanuts then i place my chocolate peanuts
onto the cake in all different directions i want them to look like they're clustered
the gelatin is finally dry i let it set overnight so now all i do is i peel it off
the acetate and it comes off so easily then i just take some scissors and i trim up the edges
this stuff is the best it looks just like plastic so i place the edible plastic onto a cake board
and i place my chocolate peanut covered cake right on top then i fold the plastic
over top and i wet the edges with a little bit of water and then i press the bottom and top
edible plastic together and that creates a seal just a little water does the trick
and once it's dry i trim away the plastic so that everything looks nice and even and clean
to create the paper tab at the top of the bag i roll out modeling chocolate pretty thin
and then i trim it down and i cut it to look like there's a little hook tab in the center
then i place it on the top of the bag and i secure it by folding down the sides
for a little fun i'm painting a vertical red striped pattern
because why not let's jazz it up a bit it kind of gives a circus feel i'm into it
and there you have it a cake of peanuts in plastic packaging like what this is so cool
i have no clue how this edible plastic is going to cut so let's cut the cake if you like this video
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