Autumn Leaves Cake is perfect for a chilly fall afternoon. The cake is flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, and caramel. The gorgeous decorations are created with colored fondant and Cut-Out Leaf Cutters.
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray baking pan with vegetable pan spray.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely.
Step 2
Cut cake into 2 layers. Combine 1/2 cup icing with ice cream topping; spread between cake layers. Lightly ice cake with remaining icing.
Step 3
To Decorate: Roll out and completely cover cake with white fondant. Smooth with palm of hand or Easy Glide Fondant Smoother.
Step 4
Use colored fondants to create leaves: roll out fondant 1/8 inch thick, either directly from the package, combining colors to create new colors or marbling 2 or more colors. Using the largest leaf cutter, cut out 3 or 4 leaves at a time in various colors.
Step 5
Position on cake, attaching with brush dipped in water; smooth edges with fingers, to cover entire cake.
Step 6
For border, roll out colored fondant 1/8 inch thick. Using smallest leaf cutter, cut out leaves in various colors.
Step 7
Attach to bottom of cake using brush dipped in water.
Step 8
Create leaf "veins" using thin ropes of colored fondant or painting them on using Brush-On Color?.
Using 2 sizes of Cut-Outs? or cookie cutters, Fondant Inlays add a contrasting color shape within a larger cut shape. Try making them directly on your cake!
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jmlatimer1 from
I made this cake for our family Thanksgiving dinner. It was a hit and I am still hearing about it. It was my first experience working with fondant. I enjoyed mixing in the colors and cutting out all the shapes. My kids even got to help some. I used the cake recipe as well. Everyone enjoyed the taste of it. The more I did on the cake the easier it became. I have a feeling that it will now be a tradition for me to make this cake each year for Thanksgiving.
Date published: 2011-05-12
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mstiles50 from
Making this cake was a lot of fun. The finished product was colorful and very beautiful. The directions were easy to follow and my cake turned out great.
I used several different colors on my leaves, didn't use much brown but more orange. My cake was an 8in by 3in and the size was perfect.
I donated this cake to an elementary school for their fall festival and everybody was clamoring for it.
Date published: 2010-11-29
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RaesCakes from
My very time working with homemade fondant was this past September and I made a fall cake. I mixed the colors for the leaves so they came out kinda marble looking but it was very nice. I just covered the cake with leaves.
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Date published: 2011-05-15
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dmcakes from
I made this for the Family for Thanksgiving 2010. I guess it was good, cause it disappeared. I did not make the same cake flavor, i used a marbled strawberry and chocolate instead. I love the way this fits together like puzzle pieces. Would definitely do it again!This is a nice easy cake for a beginner.
Date published: 2010-11-30
Rated 4 out of
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Windyr from
This was my first fondant cake I made it for work last Thanksgiving. It was very beautiful when I was done. The hardest part for me was cutting the fondant. Since it was a last minute cake I unfortunately couldn't find a leaf cutter anywhere in town. I cut them by hand so it took twice as long.
Date published: 2011-05-15
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sherylk from
I made this with Carmel fondant I made from Carmel marshmallows. It was a huge hit at school and turned out really beautiful. I love ideas on wilton and have used them and tweaked them to make them my own for several years.
Date published: 2010-12-06
Rated 3 out of
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sugary sweets from
This cake was somewhat easy to do. Lots of fun mixing in the colors in the fondant and cutting out the leaves. I made it for a harvest party and everybody liked it. I will make another cake for our next harvest party.
Date published: 2010-12-01
Rated 3 out of
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viczwik from
I made this cake for Thanksgiving. It was difficult at first, but once I got into a pattern of how to cut the leaves, it went better. Everyone thought it tasted and looked great.
