Clam Shell Cake Topper
Ingredients:
- Easy-Add Ivory Icing Color Add to shopping list Ivory Icing Color
- Easy-Add Aster Mauve Icing Color Add to shopping list Aster Mauve Icing Color
- Easy-Add Ready-To-Use Gum Paste Add to shopping list Ready-To-Use Gum Paste
- cornstarch
- Easy-Add White Pearl Dust™ Add to shopping list White Pearl Dust™
- lemon extract
Tools:
- Easy-Add 10-Pc. Fondant/Gum Paste Tool Set Add to shopping list 10-Pc. Fondant/Gum Paste Tool Set
- Circles Nesting Cookie Cutters (largest cutter used)Easy-Add Circles Nesting Cookie Cutters Add to shopping list Circles Nesting Cookie Cutters
- Easy-Add 9 in. Rolling pin Add to shopping list 9 in. Rolling pin
- Easy-Add Sports Ball Pan Add to shopping list Sports Ball Pan
- Easy-Add Decorator Brush Set Add to shopping list Decorator Brush Set
- Easy-Add Shaping Foam Add to shopping list Shaping Foam
Instructions:
Step 1
Add 1 teaspoon Gum-Tex to 5 oz. white fondant. Tint very light ivory; add a few dots of aster mauve and gently knead to marbleize with a streaked look.
Step 2
Roll out 1/8 in. thick. Cut two circles using large circle cutter. Cut a straight edge on each circle 1/2 in. from end. Mark center of straight edge 2 3/4 in. wide. Cut angles from markings 1 1/2 in. long, to taper sides upward for fan shape. Shape shell pieces on thin foam with narrow veining tool, starting on straight edge and fanning outward.
Step 3
Let dry on outside of sports ball pan half dusted with cornstarch, veined side up. Paint shell halves with white Pearl Dust/lemon extract mixture
