Dimensions® 3-D Sk…
Mischievous Monster Cake
Put this skull cake at the head of the table on Halloween! Made in the Dimensions 3-D Skull Pan, everyone will be staring at this friendly face, decorated with fondant hair curls.
Ingredients:
- Easy-Add Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant Add to shopping list Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant
- Easy-Add Black Icing Color Add to shopping list Black Icing Color
- Easy-Add Leaf Green Icing Color Add to shopping list Leaf Green Icing Color
- Easy-Add Gum-Tex™ Add to shopping list Gum-Tex™
- cornstarch
Makes:
Cake serves 12
Techniques Used:
Tools:
- Easy-Add 9 in. Fondant Roller Add to shopping list 9 in. Fondant Roller
- Easy-Add Tip: 3 Add to shopping list Tip: 3
- Easy-Add Tip: 6 Add to shopping list Tip: 6
- Easy-Add Tip: 10 Add to shopping list Tip: 10
- Easy-Add Tip: 16 Add to shopping list Tip: 16
- Easy-Add 8 in. Cookie Treat Sticks Add to shopping list 8 in. Cookie Treat Sticks
- Easy-Add Cake Board Add to shopping list Cake Board
- Easy-Add 3-D Skull Pan Add to shopping list 3-D Skull Pan
- Easy-Add Roll-N-Cut Mat Add to shopping list Roll-N-Cut Mat
- Craft knife
- Ruler
Instructions:
Step 1
In advance: Make hair. Tint fondant black. Knead in 1/8 teaspoon of Gum-Tex. Roll out 1/16 in. thick. With knife, cut 1/4 in. wide strips in various sizes from 2 in. to 6 in. long. Wrap strips around cookie treat sticks. Let set for one minute. Slide off stick. Let dry 24 hours on cornstarch-dusted board, leaving some straight and curving others to the left or right.
Step 2
Bake and cool skull cake in 2-piece pan. Attach cake halves with icing.
Step 3
Using tip 3 and black icing, outline and pipe in mouth and eyes. Pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch.
Step 4
Using tip 10 and white icing, pipe ball eyes. Using tip 6 and black icing, pipe dot pupils.
Step 5
Using tip 16 and green icing, cover skull with stars.
Step 6
Insert hair in top of cake. Pipe tip 16 stars in back for support if needed.
*Combine Leaf Green with Black for green shown.
