Bluebird Bough Fondant Cake

Pretty flowers and leaves, winding branches and sweet bluebirds create a charming nature scene on this amazing fondant cake. Use the Nature Fondant and Gum Paste mold to make all the beautifully detailed fondant accents.

AmountCake serves 20.

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Favorite cake recipe or mix
Buttercream Frosting
28 1/2 ounces Decorator Preferred White Fondant, 24 oz. Fondant Icing
Royal Blue Icing Color
Rose Icing Color
Moss Green Icing Color
Clear Piping Gel

Tools
8 in. Round pan
Cake Leveler, Small, 10-Inch
Decorator Preferred 11 Inch Straight Spatula
Roll and Cut Fondant Mat
Fondant Roller, 20-Inch - Fondant Tool
20inch Rolling Pin Guide Rings
Fondant Smoother
Fondant Trimmer
Silicone Nature Designs Fondant and Gum Paste Mold - Cake Decorating Supplies
Decorator Brush Set

Instructions

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Make cake. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool two 8 in. cake layers. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Level, fill and stack for a 2-layer cake, 4 in. high.
Cover cake with fondant. Use spatula and buttercream icing to lightly ice cakes to be covered with fondant. Tint 24 oz. fondant light blue, 2 oz. green, 1 oz. brown, 1 oz. rose and 1/2 oz. dark blue. Reserve remaining fondant.
Decorate cake. Use nature mold and fondant to make two flying and one seated dark blue birds, seven assorted brown branches, two large rose flowers, 30 small rose flowers, five large green leaves and 72 small green leaves.

Use brush and piping gel to attach small leaves for bottom border, overlapping leaves. Attach branches on front side of cake and from side to top. Attach assorted leaves and flowers to branches. Attach birds to top branch.