Any Mom-to-be will be Bubbling With Excitement when you deliver this cute cake. Ready-to-use fondant is used to shape the baby, umbrella and other creative details.
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Makes: Cake serves 12.
instructions
Combine Lemon Yellow and Golden Yellow for yellow shade shown.
Several
days in advance, mix 8 oz. of fondant with 1 teaspoon of gum-tex. Tint
4 oz. copper and 4 oz. lemon yellow/golden yellow combination. Roll
copper fondant 1/8 in. thick and use Round Cookie Cutter to cut head.
Use large open end of any tip to cut two copper cheeks. Roll out 1/4
in. ball of copper fondant and flatten slightly for nose. For hand,
roll out copper fondant 1/8 in. thick, use medium round Cut-Out; cut
circle in half and cut three slits to form fingers. Let all pieces dry
on surface dusted with cornstarch.
For umbrella, roll fondant 1/8 in. thick and use pattern to cut
shape. Emboss spokes of umbrella with embosser wheel. Let dry on
surface dusted with cornstarch. Roll out 6 in. x 1/4 in. yellow fondant
log and flatten ends slightly for umbrella handle. Use 1/4 oz. of white
fondant for each foot of tub. Let dry on cornstarch dusted surface.
Bake and cool cake. Ice sides and background smooth. Outline tub
with tip 3 and fill in with tip 16 stars. Overpipe tub outline with tip
3 and build up with tip 16 stars. Position feet on tub.
Draw facial features on baby's face with FoodWriter. Attach nose and
cheeks with tip 3 dots of icing. Position face on cake. Position
umbrella handle on cake and shape hand around it. Roll out various
sizes of white fondant balls and attach to cake with tip 3 dots of
icing. Position umbrella top on cake. Pipe tip 21 bottom shell border.
Print tip 3 message. Add ball on umbrella top with tip 3 dot of icing.
Serves 12.