Make your own Tiki Central 'Ohana Hut! - Tiki Drinks and Food

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Fri, Sep 22, 2006 12:33 PM I made two cakes to bring to TC night at Forbidden Island this past Wednesday... one was a hula girl, and the other was a Tiki Central 'Ohana Hut. I've posted step-by-step pictures of the building of the 'Ohana Hut cake on my photo site: http://photo.humuhumu.com/v/cutupcakes/ohanahut/ The 'Ohana Hut takes a cake baked in a 9"x13" pan. I used chocolate cake, and green frosting with mint extract in it, 'cause FRESH MINT makes everything better. Of course, mint extract isn't fresh, but you get the idea. I did bring along some fresh mint for garnish. If I try to make this cake again, I'll probably see if I can find a rum cake recipe that will handle the configuration. The roof was made of green-dyed coconut. I used black icing for the details. As you can probably tell, I have not yet mastered icing on an upright surface. Sadly, unlike Munktiki, I do not have shipping down to an art, and the cake didn't survive the 45 minute drive to Forbidden Island. The same thing happened when my Mom tried to bake a cake using the same pattern when I was a kid. So don't try to transport this cake! Eat it where you bake it! I've posted step-by-step instructions for the hula girl on my blog, which might also be helpful: Hula Girl Cut-Up Cake

I made two cakes to bring to TC night at Forbidden Island this past Wednesday... one was a hula girl, and the other was a Tiki Central 'Ohana Hut. I've posted step-by-step pictures of the building of the 'Ohana Hut cake on my photo site:

http://photo.humuhumu.com/v/cutupcakes/ohanahut/

The 'Ohana Hut takes a cake baked in a 9"x13" pan. I used chocolate cake, and green frosting with mint extract in it, 'cause FRESH MINT makes everything better. Of course, mint extract isn't fresh, but you get the idea. I did bring along some fresh mint for garnish. If I try to make this cake again, I'll probably see if I can find a rum cake recipe that will handle the configuration. The roof was made of green-dyed coconut. I used black icing for the details. As you can probably tell, I have not yet mastered icing on an upright surface.

Sadly, unlike Munktiki, I do not have shipping down to an art, and the cake didn't survive the 45 minute drive to Forbidden Island. The same thing happened when my Mom tried to bake a cake using the same pattern when I was a kid. So don't try to transport this cake! Eat it where you bake it!

I've posted step-by-step instructions for the hula girl on my blog, which might also be helpful:

Hula Girl Cut-Up Cake

Post #256218 by Humuhumu on Fri, Sep 22, 2006 12:33 PM