1950's Malt Shop Cake

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1. - Make jukebox back 3 days in advance. Knead 1/2 teaspoon Gum-Tex into 6 oz. white fondant. Tint teal. Use 20 in. fondant roller with gold guide rings to roll out teal fondant 3/16 in. thick. Use knife and jukebox pattern to cut out jukebox shape. Let dry on cornstarch-dusted board 24 hours. Reserve remaining teal fondant.
2. - Cover base board with fondant also 3 days in advance. Use 9 in. fondant roller with purple guide rings to roll out 8 oz. white fondant and 8 oz. black fondant, separately, 1/8 in. thick. Use fondant trimmer and ruler to cut approximately 40 white and 40 black squares, each 1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. Use brush to cover cake base with piping gel. Starting at one end of board, position squares, alternating colors for a checkerboard effect. Trim edges as needed. Cut and attach additional squares as needed to completely cover base. Let dry 24 hours.
3. - Make headscarf ties also 3 days in advance. Knead 1/4 teaspoon Gum-Tex into 2 oz. black fondant. Use 9 in. fondant roller with purple guide rings to roll out black fondant 1/8 in. thick. Use fondant trimmer to cut two squares, each 3 in. x 3 in. Position square on diagonal. Pinch sides together on each square to form scarf ties. Brush back of each square with water and wrap each around a lollipop stick. Let dry on cornstarch-dusted board 24 hours.
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   Decorate jukebox 2 days in advance. For center section, use 9 in. fondant roller with pink guide rings to roll out 2 oz. black fondant 1/16 in. thick. Cut rectangle, 5 in. high x 3 in. wide. Use chevron pattern sheet from geometric set to imprint pattern on rectangle. Position rectangle on jukebox back. Use knife to trim off 1/2 in. on all sides to fit jukebox back. Use damp brush to attach to jukebox back.

   Tint 3 oz. white fondant pink. Use 9 in. fondant roller with purple guide rings to roll out 1 oz. pink fondant 1/8 in. thick. Use stripe pattern sheet from set to imprint pattern on fondant. Cut a rectangle, 3/4 in. high x 2 1/2 in. wide, for song selection area. Use damp brush to attach to jukebox, 2 1/2 in. from bottom.

   For speaker area, use 9 in. fondant roller with purple guide rings to roll out reserved teal fondant 1/8 in. thick. Use barbed quatrefoil cutter from geometric set to cut out shape. Trim 3/8 in. off one side of shape. Use diamond pattern sheet from set to imprint shape. Use damp brush to attach speaker below song selection area. Cut a pink fondant rectangle, 3/8 in. high x 7/8 in. wide. Use damp brush to attach above song selection area. Use knife to score lines on rectangle. For speaker outline, roll a log, 1/8 in. dia. x 4 1/2 in. long, from pink fondant. Use damp brush to attach around speaker; trim as needed.

   For jukebox border, use teal fondant to roll a log, 1/2 in. dia. x 11 in. long. Use damp brush to attach log around sides and top of jukebox, starting and ending 3/4 in. from bottom edge on both sides. For base, roll out remaining teal fondant 1/4 in. thick. Use chevron pattern to imprint fondant. Cut a rectangle 3 3/4 in. long x 5/8 in. wide. Use damp brush to attach to bottom of jukebox. Roll out black fondant 3/16 in. thick. Cut a strip 3 3/4 in. long x 3/8 in. wide. Use damp brush to attach to bottom of base.

   For remaining trim, roll out pink fondant 1/16 in. thick. Use diamond pattern to imprint fondant. Cut three rectangles, each 1 1/2 in. high x 3/4 in. wide. Use damp brush to attach around border at top and sides. Let dry on cornstarch-dusted cake board 24 hours.

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