A Study in Success Cake
Additional Information
Step 1
We suggest that you tint all icings at one time while cake cools. Refrigerate tinted icings in covered containers until ready to use. Bring to room temperature for decorating.
Step 2
Make 5 cups buttercream icing:
? Tint 1/4 cup black
? Tint 1/4 cup Christmas Red/Red-Red combination
? Reserve 4 1/2 cups white
Step 3
Use 94 oz. of white fondant:
? Tint 48 oz. Christmas Red/Red-Red combination
? Tint 10 oz. black
? Reserve 36 oz. white
Step 4
Cut two cake boards to 13 x 17 in.; tape together and wrap with foil. Lightly coat board with Piping Gel to help fondant stick to foil. Roll out 48 oz. of Christmas Red/Red combination fondant 1/8 thick and position over board using rolling pin, draping fondant over edge. Trim excess fondant from edges under bottom of board. Set aside.
Step 5
Ice top of cake lightly and sides thick with white buttercream icing. Use wide edge of decorating comb to comb cake sides to resemble book pages.
Step 6
Roll out 36 oz. of white fondant 1/8 in. thick; cover top of cake.Position cake on top of fondant-covered base board and secure with white icing.
Step 7
Roll out black fondant 1/8 in. thick; cut graduate silhouette using pattern. Position on cake.
Step 8
Use tip 3 and black icing to print message.
Use tip 3 and Christmas Red/Red-Red combination icing to highlight message.
Imprint pattern press below message; outline with tip 2 and black icing.
Use tip 2 and black icing to pipe starburst lines around message.
Step 9
Roll out black fondant 1/8 in. thick. Cut stars using small and medium Cut-Outs; attach on cake with damp brush.
Step 10
Use tip 5 and white icing to pipe bead top and bottom borders and to print name.
Products
Products
The bead shape makes impressive borders outlines and accents on letters and designs; also a cute trim on clothing and gingerbread houses. The basis for making piped hearts and figure piping.
Add that special touch to your cake with your special someone´s name.