Hydrangea Mini Cakes

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups Favorite cake recipe or mix
4.5 pound tub Ready-To-Use White Decorator Icing - 1 lb. Can
4 cups Buttercream Frosting

4 cups Buttercream Frosting
Color Right Performance Food Coloring Set

Color Right Performance Food Coloring Set

Tools
Mini Flower Silicone Mold
Cookie Sheet
12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
Standard Round Tip 8
Decorator Preferred 9inch Angled Spatula

Decorator Preferred 9inch Angled Spatula
Round Cake Decorating Tip 2

Round Cake Decorating Tip 2
Cake Decorating Tools, 5-Piece Brush Set

Cake Decorating Tools, 5-Piece Brush Set

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Icing Color Tinted
Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint icing in the following shades:

-- Winter Purple (formula 2716): 2 cups icing + 2 B + 3 P

-- Pastel Blue (formula 284): 2 cups icing + 1 B + 1 P
- Make cakes. Bake and cool flower cakes in silicone mold supported by cookie sheet.
- Prepare icing. Tint 2 cups icing blue and 2 cups purple.
- Decorate cakes. Use tip 8, a disposable decorating bag and purple icing to outline and fill in cakes. Use spatula to smooth. Use tip 2 and blue icing to outline 4-petal flower shapes. Use damp flat brush to pull outlines toward center of flower for brushed embroidery look. Wipe brush often to prevent icing buildup. Use tip 2 and blue icing to pipe dot flower center.