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2 Tier Any Occasion Cake

Great for birthdays, weddings, showers and so much more, this 2-Tier Any Occasion Cake is a great project for beginning decorators. Large enough to feed about 32 people, this 2-tier cake is decorated using bright and vibrant icing colors and features a fun floral design that is made up of various dots and beads. And don't forget to check out the 1-Tier and 3-Tier Any Occasion Cakes for even more inspiration!
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Ingredients

  • Tools

  • Performance Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 6-Inch

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

    Cake Boards, Set of 12 Round Cake Boards for 10-Inch Cakes $7.69

  • 6-Inch Round Cake Boards, 10-Count

  • 12-Inch Disposable Cake Decorating Bags, 50-Count Pastry Bags

  • Performance Pans Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 8-Inch

  • 10 x 16 Chrome-Plated Cooling Rack

  • Silver Fanci-Foil Wrap

  • Bamboo Dowel Rods, 12-Count

  • Round Cake Decorating Tip 4

  • Decorator Preferred 11 Inch Straight Spatula

Instructions

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  1. Bake cakes. Prepare batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool two 6 in. cake layers and two 8 in. cake layers.

  2. Prepare and tint icing. Using color combinations provided, tint 2 1/2 cups icing teal and 3 1/2 cups icing yellow.

    *Combine Teal and Kelly Green icing colors to get teal color shown. Combine Golden Yellow and Orange icing colors to get yellow color shown.

  3. Decorate cake. Using teal icing, level and ice 6 in. cake smooth on 6 in. cake circle. Using yellow icing, level and ice 8 in. cake smooth on foil-covered 10 in. cake circle.

    Prepare cakes for stacked construction.

    Prepare decorating bag with tip 4 and reserved white icing. Pipe beads and dots on front of cakes to form desired pattern.

    Stack cakes.

Notes

How To

  • How to Pipe Dots

    How to Pipe Dots

    Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.

  • How to Pipe Beads

    How to Pipe Beads

    The bead shape makes impressive borders outlines and accents on letters and designs; also a cute trim on clothing and gingerbread houses. The basis for making piped hearts and figure piping.

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