Hydrangea Mini Cakes

Anyone can make a mini cake bouquet for Mother's Day or any other event. With the Mini Flower Silicone Mold, the petal shapes are baked in, letting you outline and fill in perfect shapes. Add texture using the Brush Embroidery technique.

Amount20 to 24 mini cakes

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

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

Instructions

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Icing Color Tinted
\tUse Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint icing in the following shades:
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-- Winter Purple (formula 2716): 2 cups icing + 2 B + 3 P
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-- 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.

Notes

How To

Brush Embroidery
Add textured flowers with the soft look of lace using this easy icing technique. Works best using a square tip brush.
How to Pipe Dots
Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.
How to Pipe an Outline
Characters or designs are often outlined first, then piped in with stars or zigzags. Outlines can also be used for facial features.