Star Spectrum Cake
Additional Information
Step 1
Bake and cool cake completely. Position on a foil-wrapped cake board cut to pan shape.
Step 2
Prepare icing and tint 2/3 cup red, 1/2 cup orange, 1/2 cup green, 1/3 cup blue and 1/3 yellow. Reserve 3 cups white; (thin 2 1/4 cups with 1 1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup). Ice smooth with spatula. Use thinned white icing for sides.
Step 3
Pipe star border with tip 21: Use red icing on edge; orange icing 3/8 in. from red; green icing 3/8 in. from orange; blue icing 3/8 in. from green.
Step 4
Pipe star border for center star with tip 21 and yellow icing. Pipe inside stars for center with tip 21 and yellow icing.
Step 5
Pipe star bottom border with tip 21 and white icing.
Products
Favorite cake recipe or mix
Christmas Red Icing Color
Orange Icing Color
Leaf Green Icing Color
Royal Blue Icing Color
Lemon Yellow Icing Color
Golden Yellow Icing Color ((Combine Lemon Yellow with Golden Yellow for yellow shown))
corn syrup
Products
![Decorator Preferred 9" Angled Spatula](https://www.wilton.com/dw/image/v2/AAWA_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-wilton-product-master/default/dwdf994065/images/product/409-7698/409-7698DP9iAn11083 prd.jpg?sw=89&sh=89&sm=fit "Decorator Preferred 9" Angled Spatula")
13 x 19 in. Cake Board
Scissors
12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
Plastic ruler
One of the most popular techniques, stars come in a range of sizes and styles. Experiment with open and closed stars for variation in look. The star technique is timeless and can be used as a classic border or as a stunning fill-in for the top of a dessert.