Teal Triangle Cake

A simple border makes this Teal Triangle Cake suitable for any occasion. Simply arrange triangles in a border around the base of your cake for a fun decoration that will make your cake great for birthdays, anniversaries and more. You can see this cake and many more in the How to Decorate with Fondant Shapes and Cut-Outs kit, filled with lots of tutorials, inspiration and even a few must-have tools to make your treats shine.

Skill LevelBeginner

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Favorite Cake Mix or Recipe
Decorator Preferred White Fondant, 24 oz. Fondant Icing
Buttercream Frosting
Teal Icing Color, 1 oz.
Sky Blue Icing Color, 1 oz.
Fresh herbs

Tools
Square Fondant Double Cut-Outs Set
Performance Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 6-Inch
Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack
Fondant Roller, 9-Inch
Cake Decorating Tools, 5-Piece Brush Set
Measuring Mat
Decorator Preferred 13 inch Angled Spatula
Ruler
Craft knife

Instructions

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Bake cake. Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool two cake layers; level.
Prepare icing. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe instructions. Fill and stack layers for 4 in. high cake. Ice cake smooth.
Make fondant border. Using fondant roller with purple guide rings, roll out 4 oz. white fondant into 1¼ in. x 19 in. strip. Wrap around bottom of cake, trimming excess if necessary.
Tint fondant. Tint 3 oz. fondant dark turquoise using color combination provided. Combine Teal and Sky Blue icing colors to get dark turquoise color shown. Using fondant roller with purple guide rings, roll out dark turquoise fondant. Using square cutter, cut approximately 24 squares. Using craft knife, cut each square in half diagonally.
Using damp brush, attach triangles in two layers to fondant strip, alternating directions. Add herbs on top of cake, if desired.