It's her celebration – let her be diva for a day! Imagine her surprise when she sees her cake surrounded by a fondant ribbon rose fanfare. Imagine your surprise when you see just how easy these roses are to make. Watch our online video.
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Ingredients:
Makes: Cake serves 12.
Techniques Used:
instructions
Bake and cool 2-layer heart-shaped cake. Stack cake layers on foil-wrapped
cake board using buttercream icing as filling.
Spatula ice smooth with buttercream icing. Tint a portion of fondant light
rose. Roll out light rose fondant 1/8 in. thick; cut two 1 x 15 in. long
strips.
Position strips flat around top border of cake; trim to fit heart shape.
Tint portion of fondant dark rose. Make 19 ruffled ribbon roses; attach
flowers to top edge of cake with damp brush.
Tint small portion of fondant
light green; roll out 1/8 in. thick; cut 20 leaves using smallest Cut-Out.
If
desired, place leaves on thin foam and score vein lines with veining tool. Attach with damp brush.
Roll out remaining light rose fondant 1/8 in. thick. Cut 1/4 in. wide strips;
position on cake top to form message.
Roll 1/2 in. balls of white fondant and
attach to bottom border with buttercream.