instructions
In advance, make four party hats: Trim 1 3/4 in. from bottom of sugar cone.
Ice with royal icing and set aside.
Bake and cool four mini stand-up bears and one-layer round cake. Prepare round
cake for rolled fondant by lightly icing with buttercream.
Roll out fondant
and position on cake to resemble tablecloth. Roll out and cut a 2 1/2 in.
circle of blue-tinted fondant for cake plate; position on tablecloth.
Stack
2 sandwich cookies for "cake" and ice with buttercream; cover with
a 2 in. circle of pink-tinted fondant to resemble icing.
Position "cake"
on plate; pipe tip 2 bead bottom border in buttercream. Add tip 2 dot candle
holder and position candle. Print tip 2 message.
Cut two 1 in. squares of yellow and blue-tinted rolled fondant for gifts.
With royal icing, pipe tip 2 ribbons and bows; let dry.
For bear cakes, pipe-in
tip 2 eyes, nose, ears, feet and mouth; pat smooth. Cover remainder of bear
with tip 13 stars; overpipe arms with tip 13 stars.
Position fondant gifts
on bears; overpipe paws with tip 13 stars.
Position hats on bears; in royal
icing, pipe tip 2 pull-out fringe.