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Nature's Beauty Herb Cake

The beauty of all things that grow combine on an impressive 2-tier cake to create a luxe, yet rustic and romantic farm-to-table presentation. Fresh white ranunculus and gardenias pop on a textured white iced cake when luscious sprigs of fresh herbs are tucked between them.
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Ingredients

  • Favorite cake mix

  • 2 Pearl Color Mist Shimmering Food Color Spray, 1.5 oz.

  • White Decorator Icing - 4.5 lb.

  • Fresh flowers

  • Fresh herbs

  • Tools

  • Performance Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 6-Inch

    Aluminum Bakeware Round Cake Pan 6x2 Inch $14.29

  • 6-Inch Round Cake Boards, 10-Count

  • Decorator Preferred Round Cake Pan, 12 x 3-Inch

  • Black Angled Icing Spatula, 9-Inch

    Angled Icing Spatula with Black Handle, 9-Inch $9.69

  • 12-Inch Round Cake Circles, 8-Count

  • Performance Pans Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 8-Inch

  • 10 x 16 Non-Stick Cooling Rack

  • Straight Icing Spatula, 11-Inch - Straight Cake Spatula

  • 8-Inch Cake Circles, 12-Count

  • Plastic Dowel Rods

  • scissors

  • Cake Icing Smoother

  • Floral Cake Spike Set, 6-Count

  • 12-Inch Disposable Decorating Bags, 12-Count

  • Round Cake Decorating Tip 2

Instructions

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  1. Make layered cakes.
    Bake and cool two 6 in. x 2 in.; three 8 in. x 2 in. and one 12 in. x 3 in. cake layers. Level, stack and fill layers on same-size cake circles: 6 in. 2-layer 4 in. high cake; 8 in. 3-layer 5 in. high cake; 12 in. 1-layer 3 in. high cake.
  2. Ice cakes.
    Ice cakes smooth, but thick. Use a 9 in. angled spatula to pull and twist imprints on cake sides and tops. Prepare cakes for tiered construction; stack tiers.
  3. Decorate cake.
    Spray all cake surfaces with pearl Color Mist spray. Arrange fresh flowers and herbs in fresh flower spikes; insert in cake.
  4. NOTE: Be sure to choose flowers and herbs that have not been sprayed with pesticides.

Notes

How To

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