{"id":5526,"date":"2014-08-13T14:35:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T14:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=5526"},"modified":"2014-10-08T16:51:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T16:51:33","slug":"teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-cake-tmnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5526","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cake- TMNT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>TURTLE POWER!<\/em> \u00a0Having grown up in the 80&#8217;s with only a brother to be entertained by, I was &#8220;forced&#8221; to play with his Ninja Turtles, and &#8220;forced&#8221; to watch the TV show a time or two! \u00a0I guess that was payback for making him play Barbies and My Little Pony!<\/p>\n<p>When I heard there was a new 2014 movie coming out, I knew I had to make a cake- for remembrance sake! \u00a0I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve kept up on the on goings of the Turtles since the 80&#8217;s and while making the video for this cake, I had to research which Turtle was which; Michelangelo is the orange mask, Donatello the blue, Raphael the red one, and Leonardo wears the purple mask. \u00a0Don&#8217;t ask me which one has which weapon though! \u00a0I obviously didn&#8217;t pay much attention to role play when we were with Splinter in sewer! \u00a0I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a toy or series that really warrants much deep thought- why are turtles running around on two legs being ninja&#8217;s in the sewer?<\/p>\n<p>I think this is a perfect cake and cake pop idea for those of our viewers that have been asking for it, as well as &#8220;boy&#8221; themed cakes ideas. \u00a0For this cake I use TMNT cake pops to place into the top of the cake, and they provide a fun little extra for four special party goers! \u00a0I hope all the children of the 80&#8217;s and the kids of today (a whole new generation that loves the Turtles), enjoy this cake idea!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PSnNHyJ2LdA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Turtles in a half shell!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cake<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">8&#8243; two layered cake covered in green Buttercream\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Melting chocolate- white, black, blue, purple, orange, red, tan, and green\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Lollipop sticks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Prepared Vanilla Cake (to crumble up)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=2696\" target=\"_blank\">Vanilla Buttercream<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Buttercream- grey, light grey and black<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_6513site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5535\" title=\"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_6513site.jpg\" alt=\"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cake\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_6513site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_6513site-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Procedure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Prepare and cover 8&#8243; cake in green buttercream.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Place prepared cake or cake scraps into a large bowl. Using both hands, crumble cake into tiny cake crumbs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Remove one cup of cake crumbs and combine with 2 tablespoons of buttercream and blend together, again using your hands, until it has a playdough like consistency. If the mixture is too wet, add more crumbs. If it is too dry, add more buttercream.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Using a small cookie scoop (2-3 tablespoons), scoop out equal portions of dough and roll each into a small ball. Place each ball on a parchment lined baking tray and set aside.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Melt the green chocolate in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl, by using 30-60 second intervals at 50% power and stir repeatedly after each interval of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">When green chocolate is melted and no chocolate chunks remain, dip an 1\u2033 of a lollipop stick into the melted chocolate and insert the dipped portion of the stick into the middle of the cake ball. Repeat as required.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Take tray with cake pops and place into the freezer for about 10 minutes to harden the chocolate on the sticks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">When sticks are set, remove pops from freezer, and coat cake pops completely by dipping the balls into the melted chocolate (re-melt chocolate if necessary), allow the excess chocolate to drip off and stand cake pop upright in a cake pop stand and allow them to harden completely. Repeat for required number of cake pops. For this cake, I did four- one for each turtle.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Melt red, orange, purple and blue chocolate inside piping bags and cut a small slit off the end of each bag.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Take one colour and draw a bandanna around the turtle&#8217;s head. Repeat for each colour.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Once bandanna&#8217;s are hardened, melt white and black chocolate in piping bags and cut a small slit off the end of each bag.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Using the white chocolate, pipe the eyes on to the bandanna, and fill in a pupil using the black chocolate.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Allow cake pops to harden completely.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Melt the tan chocolate and using a spoon make a small &#8220;pizza&#8221; base. Allow to harden.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Squeeze white chocolate in a messy manner all over the pizza. Add red circles for pepperoni. Allow to harden.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Using the grey buttercream fitted with a #10 or #12 Wilton icing tip, cover the entire top of the cake.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Switching the tip of the grey buttercream to a smaller round tip such as a #3 or #5, pipe man hole cover details on the top of the grey section; small perpendicular lines about an inch in length.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Choose which side will be the front of the cake and pipe the TMNT logo onto the front. Outline the TMNT in light grey, using a small round tip, such as #3. Fill in the letters with the black buttercream using a round tip such as a #5.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Pipe a border along the base of the cake, where it meets the cake board, using black buttercream and a #10 round tip. Squeezing the piping bag to form a ball, gently pull the bag away from the ball and release pressure. Continue around the base of the cake.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">To complete the cake, place the turtle cake pops into the cake. and the pizza in the middle of the cake.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Serve when desired. This cake can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_6495site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5536\" title=\"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Birthday Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_6495site.jpg\" alt=\"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Birthday Cake\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_6495site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_6495site-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5526\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5526\" data-text=\"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cake- TMNT\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5526\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D5526&amp;linkname=Teenage%20Mutant%20Ninja%20Turtle%20Cake-%20TMNT\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TURTLE POWER! \u00a0Having grown up in the 80&#8217;s with only a brother to be entertained by, I was &#8220;forced&#8221; to play with his Ninja Turtles, and &#8220;forced&#8221; to watch the TV show a time or two! \u00a0I guess that was payback for making him play Barbies and My Little Pony! 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