Round Pans
Perfect Pansies Cake
Purple and yellow pansies pop up from the center of this lofty cake. More pansies surround the sides for a cake that looks more like a floral bouquet.
Ingredients:
- Easy-Add Ready-To-Use Gum Paste Add to shopping list Ready-To-Use Gum Paste
- Easy-Add Kelly Green Icing Color Add to shopping list Kelly Green Icing Color
- Easy-Add Lemon Yellow Icing Color Add to shopping list Lemon Yellow Icing Color
- Easy-Add Violet Icing Color Add to shopping list Violet Icing Color
- Easy-Add Meringue Powder Add to shopping list Meringue Powder
Makes:
Cake serves 12.
Techniques Used:
Tools:
- Easy-Add Tip: 5 Add to shopping list Tip: 5
- Easy-Add Tip: 8 Add to shopping list Tip: 8
- Easy-Add Tip: 352 Add to shopping list Tip: 352
- Easy-Add Disposable Decorating Bags Add to shopping list Disposable Decorating Bags
- Easy-Add Metal Spatula Add to shopping list Metal Spatula
- Easy-Add 6 in. Round Pan Add to shopping list 6 in. Round Pan
- Easy-Add Fanci-Foil Wrap Add to shopping list Fanci-Foil Wrap
- Easy-Add Cake Board Add to shopping list Cake Board
- Easy-Add Rolling Pin Add to shopping list Rolling Pin
- Easy-Add Roll-N-Cut Mat Add to shopping list Roll-N-Cut Mat
- Pansy Cutter
- Easy-Add 10-Pc. Fondant/Gum Paste Tool Set Add to shopping list 10-Pc. Fondant/Gum Paste Tool Set
- Easy-Add Fondant Shaping Foam Set Add to shopping list Fondant Shaping Foam Set
- Easy-Add Flower Forming Cup Add to shopping list Flower Forming Cup
- Easy-Add 8 in. Lollipop Sticks Add to shopping list 8 in. Lollipop Sticks
- 4 x 4 in. craft block
Instructions:
Step 1
In advance, make 20-25 pansies using gum paste and royal icing. Set in Flower Cups Forming Cups to dry. Make extras to allow for breakage.
Step 2
Bake and cool 3-layer cake to equal 5 in. height. Ice cake smooth in buttercream icing,
Step 3
Insert lollipop sticks into decorating bag fitted with tip 8 and filled with royal icing. Pull out at same time while squeezing bag. Set aside in craft block to dry. Attach flowers to sticks with gum glue adhesive. Set aside to dry
Step 4
Using tip 5 and buttercream icing, pipe various height stems on cake sides. Attach flowers with dots of icing. Insert flowers on sticks in center of cake. Pipe tip 352 pull out leaves on stems. Pipe tip 352 pull out leaves at bottom border.
