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Peony Crepe Wedding Cake

The delicate paper-like petals of the gum paste peony make a beautiful companion for the crepe-look buttercream piped ruffles on this tiered cake. Make the flower using Wilton Ready-To-Use Gum Paste and the cut-outs and flower-making instructions in the Peony Gum Paste Cut-Outs Set.
  • Amount32 Servings
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Ingredients

  • Ready-To-Use Gum Paste

  • solid vegetable shortening

  • cornstarch

  • Gum Glue Adhesive

  • Favorite cake recipe or mix

  • White Decorator Icing - 4.5 lb.

  • White Color Dust

  • Deep Pink Color Dust

  • Tools

  • Peony Gum Paste Cut-Outs Set

  • Heavy duty aluminum foil

  • Flower Shaping Bowls, 6-Piece

  • Hot glue

  • 1 1/2 in. craft foam ball

  • Roll and Cut Fondant Mat

  • Fondant Roller, 9-Inch

  • Gum Paste Storage Board

  • Fondant Shaping Foam Set

  • Fondant and Gum Paste Tools Set, 10-Piece

  • Cake Decorating Tools, 5-Piece Brush Set

  • Cake Leveler, Small, 10-Inch

  • Decorator Preferred 11 Inch Straight Spatula

  • Decorator Preferred 13 inch Angled Spatula

  • Round Cake Decorating Tip 3

  • Floral Cake Spike Set, 6-Count

  • Large Petal Tip 125

  • 3 Performance Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 6-Inch

  • 3 Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 10 x 3-Inch

  • Expand and Fold 16-Inch Non-Stick Cooling Rack

  • 6-Inch Floral Wire Set

  • Cake Boards, Set of 12 Round Cake Boards for 10-Inch Cakes

  • 6-Inch Round Cake Boards, 10-Count

  • Floral Tape, 20-Yards

  • 12-Inch Disposable Decorating Bags, 12-Count

  • Bamboo Dowel Rods, 12-Count

Instructions

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  1. Make gum paste peony three days in advance. Follow instructions in cut-outs set to make a peony on wired base with first row of eight ‘C’ petals, second row of six ‘B’ petals and third row of 11 ‘B’ petals. Let dry and assemble following instructions.
  2. Highlight petals two days in advance. Use a combination of white and pink Color Dust to brush petals. Assemble peony petals following instructions.
  3. Make cakes one day in advance. Bake and cool three 6-inch cake layers and three 10-inch cake layers. Trim 1 10-inch layer to 1-inch high. Level, fill and stack cakes on same-size cake circles for a 3 layer 6-inch cake, 6 inches high and a 3 layer 10-inch cake, 5 inches high.
  4. Assemble cake. Ice cakes smooth. Prepare cakes for stacked construction with bamboo dowel rods. Stack cakes on cake plate.
  5. Decorate cake. Prepare a disposable decorating bag with coupler and tip 125; fill with icing. On 10-inch cake, pipe tip 125 ruffles from top of cake to bottom, covering side of cake. On 6-inch cake, pipe tip 3 bead bottom border.

  6. Position flower. Insert cake spike in top of 10 inch cake. Trim wire on flower to 5 inches. Insert flower in spike.

    *Tip: The top tier is often saved for the first anniversary. The number of servings given does not include the top tier.

Notes

How To

  • How to Make a Tiered Wedding Cake

    How to Make a Tiered Wedding Cake

    Wedding season is here, naturally leaving us with thoughts of weekends away, cocktail dresses, the perfect nude heels and sky-high cakes dancing in our heads. While many may choose to have a local bakery create their wedding cake, a homemade cake is the ultimate personal touch to make a wedding feel more intimate. Whether you’re thinking of baking one for your own special day or for a dear friend, we’re here to show you how easy it is to make a lovely tiered wedding cake yourself.

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