Recipe Box

The Beat Goes On

Pattern:

• Drum (2001 Pattern Book)

Click here for larger view

Tools:

• Teddy Bear with Block Pan
• Standard Muffin Pan
• Tips: 3, 8
• Tip: 16
• 2001 Pattern Book (Drum Pattern)
• Cake Board
• Fanci-Foil Wrap
• Toothpick
• Craft knife

Ingredients:

• Red-Red, Royal Blue, Lemon Yellow, Brown, Black Icing Colors
• Buttercream Icing
• Chocolate Buttercream Icing
• Gumballs
• Black shoestring licorice
• Cornstarch

Trim block area off cake. Ice sides, drum and background areas smooth. Lightly trace drum pattern on cake with toothpick; outline with tip 3. Ice bottom of foot smooth with spatula. Outline bear with tip 3 and attach inverted cupcake hat with icing. Use tip 3 to outline hat and pipe-in nose, inside of ears, mouth and tongue (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Pipe tip 3 outline for eyes. Cover bear, hat and coat with tip 16 stars. Make a small hole in ends of gumballs with craft knife and insert small lengths of licorice for drum sticks; position in hands and overpipe with tip 16 stars. Add pull-out fringe on shoulder epaulettes and pom-pons on shoes with tip 16. Pipe tip 3 crisscross lines and dots on drum; attach licorice strap. For bottom border pipe tip 8 blue balls alternating with tip 16 red/yellow stars. Pipe tip 16 Fleur de Lis on hat.

Serves 12.