Number 3 Birthday Cake

Instructions

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1. -

   Bake cake. Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Prepare pan to desired shape according to package instructions. Bake and cool cake.

   Level cake; ice sides of cake smooth with white icing.

2. -

   Tint icing. Tint ½ cup icing each dark orange and dark teal using color combinations provided. Combine Orange and a touch of Rose icing colors to get dark orange color shown. Combine Teal and Kelly Green icing colors to get dark teal color shown.

   Tint 1 cup icing each yellow, light orange, dark blue, and dark pink using color combinations provided. Combine Lemon Yellow and Golden Yellow icing colors to get yellow color shown. Combine Orange and Lemon Yellow icing colors to get light orange color shown. Combine Royal Blue and Violet icing colors to get dark blue color shown. Combine Rose and a touch of Brown icing colors to get dark pink color shown.

   Using Rose icing color, tint ½ cup icing pink.

3. -

   Decorate cake. Prepare decorating bags with the following tips and icing:

   • Tip 2C – yellow icing
   • Tip 2D – dark orange icing
   • Tip 18 – pink icing
   • Tip 4B – dark blue icing
   • Tip 32 – dark teal icing
   • Tip 1M – dark pink icing
   • Tip 1B – light orange icing

   Pipe rosettes, stars and drop flowers to cover top of cake.

How To

How to Pipe A Rosette

Learn how to pipe beautiful rosettes, big and small, to add charming floral accents. Rosettes are a great way to create quick decorations. Different tips create different petal effects. Rosettes can be used to add a simple floral accent to a dessert, or cover a cake and cupcakes.