Bountiful Bouquet Cake

The Wilton Spiral Separator Set gives this classic bouquet wedding cake a flirtatious flair. The wired spirals look great against the simple triple drop string design.

AmountCake serves 156.

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

180 ounces Decorator Preferred White Fondant, 24 oz. Fondant Icing
Meringue Powder
Buttercream Frosting
Royal Icing
cornstarch

Tools
8 x 2 in. Round Pan
12 x 2 in. Round Pan
16 x 2 in. Round Pan
Round Cake Decorating Tip 1
Round Cake Decorating Tip 3
Open Star Cake Decorating Tip 21
#102 Petal Piping Tip
Small Petal Cake Decorating Tip 102 $1.90
Rolling Pin
Roll and Cut Fondant Mat
Cake Dividing Set
Flower Nail
Flower Former Set
10 in. Spiral Separator Set
Wooden Dowel Rods
Cake Circles
Fanci-Foil Wrap
Pre-cut Icing Flower Making Squares
Fondant Smoother
Floral Cake Spike Set, 6-Count
18 in. foamcore or plywood circle, 1/2 in. thick
Fresh Flowers

Instructions

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In advance: In royal icing, make 108 tip 102 apple blossoms with tip 1 dot centers. Make extras to allow for breakage and let dry on small flower formers.
Prepare 2-layer cakes for rolled fondant. Prepare 12 and 16 in. cakes for Stacked Construction. Cover cakes with fondant; smooth with Fondant Smoother. Divide 6 in. cake in 8ths, 12 in. cake in 12ths and 16 in. cake in 16ths. Stack bottom tiers on foil-wrapped cake base. In buttercream, pipe tip 3 triple drop strings at division marks, 1, 1 1/2 and 2 in. deep. Attach 3 flowers at string points with dots of icing. Pipe tip 21 shell bottom borders.
At reception: Position top tier on Spiral Separator Set. Arrange flowers in flower spikes and insert in cake top.

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