Heart Stencil Sensation Cake
Additional Information
Step 1
Make layered cake. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool two 8 in. cake layers.
Prepare wedding white buttercream icing following recipe directions. Tint portions of icing ivory, pink and brown. Place cakes on foil-wrapped cake circle. Tort, fill and stack for a 2-layer cake, 4 in. high. Use 11 in. spatula and ivory icing to ice cakes smooth. Let set until icing crusts over, about 20 to 30 minutes. Reserve remaining ivory icing.
Step 2
Stencil cake top. Place round stencil in center of cake. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag and pink icing to pipe in heart areas. Use 9 in. spatula to spread pink icing inside hearts. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag and brown icing to pipe in scroll areas. Use 9 in. spatula to spread brown icing inside scrolls. Carefully remove stencil.
Position scallop border stencil on top edge of cake. Repeat procedure above to fill in areas of stencil. Carefully remove stencil. Repeat filling in stencil around the edge of cake, 1/4 in. apart.
Step 3
Stencil cake sides. Place scroll border stencil on side of cake, aligning with cake top border design. Repeat procedure above to fill in areas of stencil. Carefully remove stencil. Repeat filling in border stencil around sides of cake, 1/4 in. apart.
Step 4
Decorate border. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag and reserved ivory icing to pipe bead bottom border.
Products
8 cups of your Favorite Cake Mix or Recipe
Ivory Icing Color
Burgundy Icing Color ((combine Rose Petal Pink with Burgundy for pink shown))
Brown Icing Color
Products
8 x 2 in. Round Pan
Cake Circles
Fanci-Foil Wrap
12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
food-safe scissors
Plastic ruler
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.
