Skate Cake

Step 1

We suggest that you tint all icings at one time while cake cools. Refrigerate tinted icing in covered containers until ready to use. Bring to room temperature for decorating.

Make 3 1/4 cups buttercream icing
• Tint 1 1/2 cups rose (thin 1/2 cup with 1/2 teaspoon light corn syrup)
• Reserve 1 3/4 cups white (thin 3/4 cup with 3/4 teaspoon light corn syrup)

Step 2

Decorate in Order:

Trace pan shape on cake board. Cut board and wrap with Fanci-Foil Wrap. Position cake on board. Ice sides and background areas smooth with thinned white icing.

Step 3

Use tip 4 to outline tongue of skate with rose icing.

Step 4

Use tip 10 to pipe in support under heel and under length of skate with rose icing. Smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch.

Step 5

Imprint medium star Cut-Out on skate and use tip 16 to fill in with stars with rose icing.

Step 6

Use tip 16 to cover top and sides of skate with stars in white icing.

Step 7

Use tip 10 to pipe laces on skate with rose icing. Pipe tip 10 balls at lace holes. Smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch. Pipe tip 4 bow.

Step 8

Ice sides of wheels smooth with thinned rose icing.

Step 9

Use tip 10 and pipe top of wheels using heavy pressure and rose icing. Smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch.

Step 10

Use tip 4 and pipe dot flower in center of wheels with rose icing.