Cascade of Cupcakes

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Moss Green Icing Color
60 ounces Ready-To-Use Gum Paste
Deep Pink Color Dust
Orange Color Dust
Purple Color Dust
Periwinkle Blue Color Dust
Goldenrod Color Dust
Spruce Green Color Dust
White Color Dust
Buttercream Frosting
Gum Glue Adhesive

Tools
12-cup Standard Muffin Pan
Large Round Tip 2A
Fondant Roller, 9-Inch
Roll and Cut Fondant Mat
Gum Paste Flower Cutter Set
Flower Impression Mat
Fondant and Gum Paste Tools Set, 10-Piece
Fondant Shaping Foam Set
Flower Forming Cups
Gum Paste Flowers Drying Rack
4 packages Artificial Colored Stamen for Cake Decorating Flowers, 180-Count
Gum Paste Wire & Tape
Wave Flower Former Set
Decorator Brush Set
Fanci Flow Tabletop Fountain - Wedding Cake Fountain
Decorator Preferred 8inch Smooth Edge Plate
Decorator Preferred Smooth Edge Separator Plate 10 Inch
7 packages 3 Inch Grecian Pillars 4 Pack
7 packages 5 Inch Grecian Pillars 4 Pack
1 package 7 Inch Grecian Pillars 4 Pack
3 packages Grass Flower Petal Cupcake Liners, 24-Count
Spatula
2 packages White Cupcake Liners, 75-Count
Disposable Decorating Bags
Heavy duty aluminum foil
Cotton Balls

Instructions

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1 week in advance: Make gum paste flowers following instructions in cutter set book unless otherwise noted.

Tint 8 oz. gum paste green for calyxes and leaves; flowers will be white with Color Dust highlights (mix equal parts white with Color Dust shade noted). Make 54 large roses on 4 in. long 20-gauge wires; brush 18 each with deep pink, orange and goldenrod Color Dust. Let dry upside down on drying rack.

Make 36 briar roses without calyxes, using a 1/2 in. diameter gum paste ball for center and inserting eight stamens rather than thread. Brush centers with goldenrod and petals with deep pink Color Dust. Let dry in 3 in. flower forming cups (mold additional cups from foil).

Make 40 2-layer daisies without wires. Brush centers with goldenrod Color Dust and 20 flowers each with deep pink and goldenrod Color Dust. Let dry in 3 in. flower forming cups.

Make 40 fantasy flowers.

Make 140 leaves. Roll out green gum paste 1/16 in. thick; cut leaves using large rose leaf cutter from set. Imprint leaves in rose leaf mold from flower impression set and let dry in varied positions on cornstarch-dusted wave flower formers.
Bake and cool cupcakes: 84 in white cups, 49 in grass cups. Spatula ice cupcakes in white cups. Pipe tip 2A swirl on cupcakes in grass cups.
At reception: Assemble 10 in. plates on 7 in. pillars, half of 8 in. plates on 5 in. pillars and remaining on 3 in. pillars. Position 7 in. pillar setup in center. Position fountain on plate, surrounded by 5 in., then 3 in. setups. Position six white cups each on 8 in. plates; position grass cups on table. With scissors, cut off wires from flowers; position 12 roses around fountain base, securing with icing. Position remaining flowers on cupcakes.

Notes

How To

Gum Paste Rose
Individual hand-shaped petals are the secret to the incredible realism of Gum Paste Roses. Gum paste can be rolled very thin, yet hold its shape. As a result, your flowers will have texture and form that rivals nature.
How to Make Round Tip 2A Swirl
Your homemade cupcakes will be even more tempting when you add a pretty peak of icing on top! We used tip 2A here, but any large round tip will work.
Fondant Daisy
A fun, casual flower found in a variety of colors. Can be a single cut-out or multi-layered flower, flat or cupped, positioned directly on the cake arranged in a group as a bouquet.