Ann Reardon from "How to Cook That" demonstrates how to create an iPad cake, complete with various apps and a fondant screen. She begins by making a rich chocolate cake and assembling it into a rectangular shape, covering it in frosting and fondant. Ann then creates fondant apps, including Dumb Ways to Die, Pandora, Spotify, Geometry Dash, and many more, using techniques such as rolling, cutting, and shaping. She also shows how to make a fondant Apple logo and a printout of the iPad screen. The cake is then decorated with the apps, a gray fondant border, and a fondant iPad on top.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The recipe video for the rich chocolate cake is available on the website.
2. One-and-a-half quantities of the rich chocolate cake recipe are needed to make the Apple box.
3. The cake needs to be baked in two trays.
4. Once the cakes have cooled, they need to be leveled out and cut in half.
5. A small amount of frosting is applied to the cake board, followed by the first layer of cake.
6. The cake is then covered in frosting and two more layers of cake are added.
7. The edges of the cake need to be trimmed to make them straight and box-like.
8. A thin layer of frosting is applied to the cake to catch any crumbs.
9. The frosting needs to firm up in the fridge before another layer is applied.
10. The cake is then covered in another layer of frosting, taking care to get the edges straight and the corners crisp.
11. The cake is then placed back in the fridge to firm up again.
12. A pastry brush is used to brush the cake with water, making it damp for the fondant.
13. White fondant is rolled out and draped over the cake, pinched in at the corners, and excess fondant is trimmed off.
14. A fondant smoother is used to smooth out the fondant and massage it towards the edges.
15. The front of the iPad screen can be made from a printed icing sheet or fondant.
16. A mixture of American buttercream and white chocolate ganache is used for the frosting.
17. The recipe for the frosting is available on the website.
18. The cake needs to be placed in the fridge to firm up before decorating.
19. A skewer is used to make adjustments to the shape of the fondant.
20. The creator of the game Flappy Bird removed it from the App Store due to its addictive nature and negative feedback.
21. Flappy Bird had over 50 million downloads before it was removed.
22. The game is now available again on Amazon Fire TV but not in the App Store.
23. The top 10 most requested apps include: Kick, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Minecraft, Flappy Bird, Snapchat, and Instagram.
24. The Apple logo is made by cutting out a circle and pushing it up at the base with a straw, then down the top with something straight.
25. The leaf shape is cut out and brushed with silver luster dust.
26. The iPad printout can be made using white fondant and a printout.
27. The fondant can be made thick for a more realistic iPad look or thin for a better taste.
28. A backing can be made out of chocolate for the iPad.
29. Gray fondant can be used to make a long strip for the edge of the iPad.
30. The iPad is placed on top of the cake and served.