Under the Sea Cake

Instructions

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1. - Three days in advance, prepare fondant. Add 1 tablespoon Gum Tex to 24 oz. box of white fondant. Let set, 24 hours.
2. -

   Two days in advance, tint fondant. Using icing colors, tint fondant (with Gum Tex) in the following shades:

   • Narwhal – Using Royal Blue icing color, tint 3 oz. fondant light blue
   • Stingray – Using Royal Blue icing color, tint 1.1 oz. fondant dark blue
   • Turtle – Using Kelly Green icing color, tint 1.2 oz. fondant light green
   • Crab – Using Red-Red icing color, tint 1.1 oz. fondant light red
   • Seahorse – Using Teal and Kelly Green icing colors, tint 1.1 oz. fondant dark teal
   • Shark – Using Violet icing color, tint 2.2 oz. fondant purple
   • Eyes – Using Black icing color, tint ½ in. ball fondant dark gray
   • Coral, Fish and Plants – Divide remaining fondant into seven equal portions. Using Kelly Green, Lemon Yellow, Pink, Royal Blue, Orange, Creamy Peach and Violet icing colors, tint one portion each light green, light yellow, light pink, light blue, light orange, light peach and light purple.

   Reserve remaining fondant white.