Tasteful Tux Cake

Source: Wedding Dream Cakes
Pattern: Shirt collar, shirt front, bow tie, lapels

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Ingredients:

Makes: Cake serves 76.


instructions

ADVANCE WORK: One day ahead, cut shirt collar and bow tie from fondant rolled 1/4 in. thick.


For bow tie, roll a fondant ball for center knot and position. Let dry.

CAKE PREPARATION: Bake and cool two 14 in. heart cakes, 1-1/2 in. high, to create one 3 in. cake. Prepare and cover cake with chocolate fondant.

Position the following fondant pieces immediately after cutting: Roll white fondant about 1/2 in. thick and cut shirt front.

Roll chocolate fondant about 1/2 in. thick and cut lapels. Cut buttons using wide end of tip 2A.

To make boutonniere: Tint a 1 in. ball of white fondant moss green.

Using cutters in the Stepsaving Rose Bouquet Flower Cutter Set, cut a calyx and leaf from green fondant and cut 2 rose petals from white fondant.

Form rosebud boutonniere following instructions in Flower Cutter Set. Position on cake.

Position bow tie; attach collar to bow tie with icing.

*Note: Servings listed are for the entire cake.