All Aboard For Birthday Fun Cake

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Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
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Ingredients:

Pattern:

Circus Tent & Easel

Makes:

Cake serves 36.

Techniques Used:

Tools:

2 12 in. Round Pan
Easy-Add 12 in. Round Pan Add to shopping list 12 in. Round Pan
Tip: 3
Easy-Add Tip: 3 Add to shopping list Tip: 3
Tip: 5
Easy-Add Tip: 5 Add to shopping list Tip: 5
Tip: 13
Easy-Add Tip: 13 Add to shopping list Tip: 13
Tip: 16
Easy-Add Tip: 16 Add to shopping list Tip: 16
Tip: 102
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Tip: 224
Easy-Add Tip: 224 Add to shopping list Tip: 224
Tip: 233
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Cake Dividing Set
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Assorted Celebration Candles
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Comical Clowns Cookie Cutter Set or other Clown cookie cutter
Circus Train Cookie Cutter Set or other Circus Train cookie cutter

Instructions
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Instructions:

Step 1

Cut out 5 clowns and circus train from cookie dough. Using Easel Pattern, cut 4 easels to support train cookies. Bake and cool.

Step 2

Using royal icing, outline cookies with tip 3 strings. Pipe in small areas with tip 3, large areas with tip 5 (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Cover remaining area with tip 13 stars. Add tip 16 zig zag "smoke" to circus engine. Let dry.

Step 3

When dry, attach easels and candles to backs of train cookies with royal icing.

Step 4

Make 10 drop flowers with tip 224. Add tip 3 dot to flowers.

Step 5

Ice 2-layer cake smooth. Using Cake Dividing Set, dot mark sides into 10ths. Using Circus Tent Pattern, with toothpick, mark 5 tents on sides. Mark tracks on cake top.

Step 6

Outline tents with tip 3 strings. Pipe in flags with tip 3 (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Fill in tents with tip 13 stars. Add tip 102 ruffles.

Step 7

Outline railroad ties with tip 5, rails with tip 16. With tip 13, print message in stars write name. Edge cake top and base with tip 16 rosette borders. Trim top border with tip 16 stars.