I wanna have a "surprise" inside my best friend's birthday cake. She's a Buffalo fan, so I thought it would be cool to bake one of those nickels with the buffalo into it, and randomly pop into a slice of cake. (I will warn them though, so they watch for it and don't choke) But I was just wondering if it's actually safe to put into the oven or mix in with the ingredients and not be toxic in any way?
2007-01-18 07:58:58 · 13 answers · asked by emmy 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
My children used to love getting money in their piece of cake, so this was done at all of their birthday parties.
First, wrap each coin (nickle, in your case) with wax paper. Do not put any money in the cake while being baked nor after you have iced it! As you mentioned if swallowed, it can be hazardous to one's health, so inform them all still, that there is money in the cake (even though there really isn't-more info later).
Just have the pre-wrapped coins ready (hidden near where you are cutting the cake) and for each serving you quietly place a wrapped coin on the plate, then just put the cake slice sideways "over" the coin. Everyone is guaranteed to getting a coin this way! Also, by the time each person eats their way through the slice, they will come upon the coin. No one can tell where in the cake it actually was anyway.
"No Muss ... No Fuss"!
Another idea instead of making a cake is to bake cake dough in a flat bottomed ice-cream cone (1/2 filled) in your microwave oven. You could then slip in a coin into each finished cooked cake batter/cone, then ice your "cupcakes". This idea goes over well for young children.
Enjoy the party.
PS Just thought that even if coins were put into a cake, it makes it difficult to cut, as you don't know when you are going to hit a hard coin. If you did find one e.g. 1/2 way down the cut, then what would you do?
2007-01-18 16:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by Wendy (from Ottawa, Canada) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid that I can't tell you with any certainty, however...
Wickipedia states that "...Nickel sulfide fume and dust is believed to be carcinogenic, and various other nickel compounds may be as well."
Though, a United States Nickel is actually 75% copper.
Wickipedia states, "All copper compounds, unless otherwise known, should be treated as if they were toxic."
I know that you don't intend for anyone to ingest the coin, however, I'm not sure what baking at 350 degrees would do to these metals. Though, they most likely won't melt, given these statements, I would avoid it.
Maybe you can make a round cake, and make it look like a large buffalo nickel. I don't think a wooden nickel would cook very well either, but maybe you can stick some in the cake after you've baked it. Cut a slit in the cake with a knife, slide the wooden nickel in, and ice over the hole.
The third link below is a site where you can buy 125 wooden nickels for just over $40. (I Google'd the site, I am not affiliated with this site in any way).
2007-01-18 08:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by trigam41 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You nickle should have no toxic effect on the cake. It should be very clean first. soak it in two parts water and one part bleach, then rinse. This will insure it is germ free. Great idea, kind of like a King cake. You may find a nickle with the year she was born, Just make sure everyone knows about nickle being in the cake, so no one breaks a tooth or chokes. Have fun, again great idea. You go girl.
2007-01-18 08:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although nickels are mostly copper there are other alloys in them. You may want to find out if there is any zinc (which is a white metal) in the composition. When zinc is heated, the fumes are very toxic.
Besides, even if you warn someone there is a nickel in the cake there is still a chance they could choke on it.
2007-01-20 10:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by lobster20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bake the cake, put the nickel in afterword's, then put on frosting. The nickel should be put into something, so that your friend will not swallow it. Nickel can be hazardous to your health.
2007-01-18 12:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably won't, but it might leave a taste, so really, the best thing I suggest is to put it in after you bake the cake.
2007-01-18 10:48:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well maybe not to bake them in the cake, but to make the cake to fit them in then yes, unless ive not read into this question correctly and your friend is dead and in pieces.
2016-03-29 03:30:00 · answer #7 · answered by Sylvia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would just slide it into a piece that's already cut after it's cooked. Baking it into the cake sounds kind of scary.
2007-01-18 08:07:36 · answer #8 · answered by Nitnit 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should be fine. There are cakes baked with coins in them traditionally for many cultures. This shouldn't be a problem.
2007-01-18 09:11:13 · answer #9 · answered by amberpatience 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's better if u decorate the top of cake with bufflos, i think the metal might melt or somthing. read about the ffects of metal in ceratin tempertures, then you'll know more
2007-01-18 10:06:55 · answer #10 · answered by student 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋