Ingredients

Favorite Cake Mix or As Shown with Chocolate Cake Recipe
Creamy White Decorator Icing, 4 lb. Tub

Creamy White Decorator Icing, 4 lb. Tub
White Sugar Pearl Sprinkles, 4.8 oz.

White Sugar Pearl Sprinkles, 4.8 oz.
Teal Icing Color, 1 oz.

Teal Icing Color, 1 oz.
Rose Icing Color, 1 oz. - Pink Food Coloring

Rose Icing Color, 1 oz. - Pink Food Coloring
Royal Blue Icing Color, 1 oz. - Blue Food Coloring

Royal Blue Icing Color, 1 oz. - Blue Food Coloring
Golden Yellow Icing Color, 1 oz.

Golden Yellow Icing Color, 1 oz.
Orange Icing Color, 1 oz.

Orange Icing Color, 1 oz.
Christmas Red Icing Color, 1 oz.

Christmas Red Icing Color, 1 oz.

Tools
Performance Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 6-Inch

Performance Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 6-Inch
Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack

Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack
Cake Icing Smoother

Cake Icing Smoother
Round Cake Decorating Tip 3

Round Cake Decorating Tip 3
Round Cake Decorating Tip 4

Round Cake Decorating Tip 4
Round Cake Decorating Tip 5

Round Cake Decorating Tip 5
Decorator Preferred 13 inch Angled Spatula

Decorator Preferred 13 inch Angled Spatula
12-Inch Disposable Decorating Bags

12-Inch Disposable Decorating Bags
Toothpick

Instructions

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- Bake cakes. Prepare cake mix following recipe instructions. Bake all 6” layers at the same time if possible.
- Tint main Icing for cake.Tint 3½ cups of icing blue using the color combination provided. Combine Royal Blue and Rose icing colors to get blue color shown.
- Stack cake. Level, stack and ice each cake layer. Ice cake smooth.
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Tint Piping icing. Tint 1/3 cup of frosting dark orange, ? cup frosting yellow using color combinations provided. Combine orange and Christmas red icing colors to get dark orange color shown. Combine golden yellow and a touch of orange icing colors to get yellow color shown.
Using Orange icing color, tint 1/3 cup orange.
Using Teal icing color, tint ¼ cup light teal.
Using Royal Blue icing color, tint ½ cup icing dark blue.
Reserve remaining icing white.
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Decorate cake. Using a toothpick, lightly draw pumpkins on cake.
Prepare three decorating bags with tip 5.
Fill decorating bags separately with light orange, dark orange and dark yellow icing.
Pipe pumpkins.Prepare a decorating bag with tip 4 and dark blue icing.
Pipe stems. Prepare two decorating bags with tip 3. Fill separately with light teal and white icing.
Pipe sprinkles around the sides and on top of the cake. Position Sugar Pearls on cake.

Notes

Buttercream Consistencies:

Stiff: Best for dimensional decorations that need to retain their shape when piped. This consistency is generally used for piping upright petals for flowers.
Medium: Medium consistency is used for borders such as stars, dots, and shells, as well as other decorations that will remain relatively flat.
Thin: If you are making a buttercream intended for writing, use light corn syrup as your liquid. Writing will flow easily and won't break.

How To

Piping Tips 101 – A Guide to Get You Started

If you have always wanted to learn how to pipe icing decorations using a bag and tip, you are in the right place. Part 1 of the Piping Tips 101 series will help you get started by introducing you to the most common tip families, including round, star, leaf, drop flower, petal and specialty tips. We will also cover the basics for using tips and decorating bags.

How to Use Round Piping Tips: 101 Guide

Round piping tips come in a variety of sizes and can be used to pipe dots, beads, lettering, string work and swirls. Learn how to decorate cakes, cupcakes, cookies and more using round piping tips.

Baking 101: How to Bake a Cake

Baking the perfect cake comes down to a few simple rules. From picking the right pan to learning how to properly measure your ingredients, this video guide will outline how to bake a cake you'll be proud to show off.

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