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Spa Naturals Cake

The gently ruffling petals that give the poppy its flair are in full view on this softly-shaded cake with a fondant brick wall motif in on-trend natural shades. Achieve the floral detail using the Wilton Poppy Cut-Outs Set. Tint the gum paste and fondant using the Color Right™ Performance Color System.
  • AmountCake serves 12.
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Ingredients

  • 6 ounces Ready-To-Use Gum Paste

  • Color Right Performance Food Coloring Set

  • Gum Glue Adhesive

  • cornstarch

  • Goldenrod Color Dust

  • 18 cups of your Favorite cake recipe or mix

  • 4.5 pound tub Ready-To-Use White Decorator Icing - 1 lb. Can

  • 8 cups Buttercream Frosting

  • 68 ounces Decorator Preferred White Fondant, 24 oz. Fondant Icing

  • Tools

  • Flower Impression Mat

  • Fondant Roller, 9-Inch

  • Gum Paste Wire & Tape

  • Gum Paste Poppy Cut-Out Set

  • Fondant Shaping Foam Set

  • Fondant and Gum Paste Tools Set, 10-Piece

  • Flower Shaping Bowls, 6-Piece

  • Cake Decorating Tools, 5-Piece Brush Set

    Cake Decorating Tools, 5-Piece Brush Set $11.43

  • Artificial Colored Stamen for Cake Decorating Flowers, 180-Count

  • 6 in. Square Pan

  • 8 in. Square Pan

  • Cake Leveler, Small, 10-Inch

  • Cake Boards

  • Decorator Preferred 13 inch Angled Spatula

  • Bamboo Dowel Rods, 12-Count

    Bamboo Dowel Rods, 12-Count $4.61

  • Roll and Cut Fondant Mat

  • Fondant Roller, 20-Inch - Fondant Tool

  • 20inch Rolling Pin Guide Rings

  • Gum Paste Storage Board

  • Cake plate

  • Floral Cake Spike Set, 6-Count

Instructions

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  1. COLORS TINTED:

    GUM PASTE COLORS TINTED

    1. Tint ultra-concentrated gum paste. Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint gum paste in the following shade:

    ? Neutral Sand (formula 7506): 1 oz. gum paste + 1 BR + 2 Y

    ? Knead a 9/16 in. ball of ultra-concentrated sand into 1 1/2 oz. white gum paste.

    FONDANT

    Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint fondant amounts below in the following shades:

    Neutral Gray-Blue (formula 551): 24 oz. fondant + 2 BK + 1 B

    Black (formula 433): 6 oz. fondant + 25 BK

    Also, tint smaller amounts of fondant as follows:

    1. Tint ultra-concentrated fondant. Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint fondant in the following shades:

    Neutral Sand (formula 7506): 1 oz. fondant + 1 BR + 2 Y

    Neutral Green (formula 5585): 1 oz. fondant + 1 BR + 1 B + 1 Y

    Neutral Pink (formula 691): 1 oz. fondant + 1 BR

    Neutral Gray (formula 537): 1 oz. fondant + 3 BK

    2. Mix ultra-concentrated color fondant with white fondant.

    For each color tinted, knead a 1/4 in. ball of ultra-concentrated color into 1/2 oz. white fondant.

  2. Make gum paste poppy 2 days in advance. Tint portions of gum paste following color formulas above. Make gum paste poppy on wire according to instructions in cut-outs set. Use brush and goldenrod Color Dust Edible Accents to brush inside petals, flower center and outer edge of petals. Set aside.
  3. \t Make layered cake 1 day in advance. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool two 6 in. layers and two 8 in. cake layers. Level, fill and stack 6 in. layers and 8 in. layers for 2-layer cakes, 4 in. high. Prepare cakes for stacked construction. Use spatula to lightly ice cakes.
  4. Cover 6 in. and 8 in. cakes with fondant also 1 day in advance. Tint portions of white fondant following color formulas above. Use 20 in. fondant roller with orange guide rings to roll out 24 oz. of gray-blue fondant 1/8 in. thick. Cover 6 in. cake with gray-blue fondant. Roll out 36 oz. of white fondant 1/8 in. thick. Cover 8 in. cake with white fondant. Reserve remaining tinted fondant.
  5. Make fondant brick background also 1 day in advance. Roll out black fondant 1/8 in. thick. Cut a strip, 34 in. long x 4 in. wide. Use ruler and toothpick to mark 8 in. cake 1 in. from top and bottom on all sides. Use damp brush to attach black strip between markings on cake.
  6. Make fondant bricks also 1 day in advance. Use 9 in. fondant roller with pink guide rings to roll out all fondant colors except black, separately, 1/16 in. thick. Cut strips 1/4 in. wide and place under storage board flap. Cut strips into various brick lengths from 1 in. to 2 in. Use damp brush to attach bricks to background in staggered fashion, 1/8 in. apart.
  7. Assemble cakes at celebration. Stack cakes. Insert poppy in flower spike. Insert flower spike in cake.

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