Recipe Box

Crawling On A Cloud

Pattern:

• Bow (2004 Pattern Book)

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Tools:

• Stand-Up Cuddly Bear Pan Set
• 8, 12 x 2 in. Round Pans
• Tips: 1, 3, 8
• Tip: 13
• Stars Nesting Metal Cutter Set
• 11 3/4 in. Lollipop Sticks
• Wooden Dowel Rods
• 14 in. Cake Circle
• Fanci-Foil Wrap
• Decorator Brush Set
• 2004 Pattern Book
• Pencil
• Pizza cutter
• Ruler
• White curling ribbon (3 yds.)
• Hot glue gun

Ingredients:

• Copper (skin tone), Rose, Lemon Yellow, Brown Icing Colors
• Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant (96 oz. needed)
• Pink Color Mist™ Food Color Spray
• White Cake Sparkles™
• Buttercream Icing
• Cornstarch
• Confectioners' sugar

In advance, roll out fondant and cut 5 smallest and 4 second largest stars using cutters. Cut fondant bow using pattern. Let pieces dry on cornstarch-dusted surface. Spray bow and 1 larger star with Color Mist™. Attach 3 large white stars to lollipop sticks with hot glue gun. Tie 14 in. pieces of curling ribbon onto each stick. Print tip 1 message on stars; brush with water and sprinkle with Cake Sparkles™. Set aside.

Bake bear cake from firm-textured batter such as pound cake. Trim off ears, muzzle and right hand paw; trim neck area slightly to shape. Position on double cake circle cut to fit. Outline diaper area with tip 3. Pipe tip 8 ball nose and toes. Pipe tip 3 dot eyes and pupils (flatten and smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Outline mouth with tip 3. Cover diaper area and body with tip 13 stars; add eyebrows and eyelashes with tip 1 strings. Attach pink star to body and bow to head with icing. Outline hands and arms with tip 13; fill in with tip 13 stars, overpiping hand holding star with another row of tip 13 stars. For hair, tint 2 1/2 in. ball of fondant yellow, roll out on surface covered with confectioner's sugar. Using ruler and pizza cutter, cut 4 to 5 in. long x 1/8 in. wide strips. Wrap strips around pencil to curl; let set 10 minutes and attach to head with icing, strand by strand.

Prepare 1-layer round cakes for rolled fondant and stacked construction. Knead together 72 oz. of fondant, break off eleven 1 to 2 in. balls. Shape balls into ovals and randomly place on edges of cake to resemble clouds. Roll out large piece of fondant and completely cover 2-layer cake, shaping fondant around clouds. Lightly spray cloud areas with Color Mist™; position baby. Attach small fondant stars with icing; insert large stars on sticks.

Serves 72.