Fleur de Lis Vase Cake

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Instructions

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One day in advance pipe flowers. Prepare royal icing following recipe instructions. Tint ½ cup icing coral using color combination provided.
Prepare decorating bag with coupler, coral icing and tip 224. On waxed paper-covered board, pipe 24 to 30 drop flowers (each fleur de lis takes 6 flowers, but we suggest piping a few extra in case of breakage).
Switch to tip 3; pipe dot centers. Let all flowers dry overnight.
Bake cake.Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool two 6 in. cake layers. Trim each layer to 2 ½ in. high.
Tint icing.Combine Creamy Peach and Pink icing colors to get coral color shown.
Using Teal icing color, tint 3 cups buttercream teal. Reserve remaining icing white.
Using white icing, fill and stack cake layers for 5 in. high cake. Ice top of cake smooth.
Using teal icing, ice sides of cake smooth.
Reserve remaining teal icing.
Decorate cake.Using toothpick, divide cake into 4ths, marking sides of cake lightly with small dot (this is where the fleur de lis vase will go). Prepare decorating bag with coupler, teal icing and tip 32.
Position tip slightly lower than mark on cake and pipe fleur de lis.
Position 6 drop flowers on center shell.
Position 6 drop flowers on center shell.
Switch teal bag to tip 3; pipe pullout dots for leaves.
Repeat around cake for a total of 4 fleur de lis vases.
Still using tip 3 and teal bag, pipe double strings in between fleur de lis vases, starting with bottom string first.
Switch to tip 18; pipe swag around bottom of cake, about 2½ in. wide.

Notes

How To

How to Pipe Swirl Drop Flowers
Made by adding a simple twist motion, swirl drop flowers have petals with a bit more flair and dimension, leading to open-looking Blossoms.
How to Pipe Drop Strings
The drop string is traditionally used as decoration on the sides of the cake and is the basis of more ornate string work. Called a "drop" string because the line of piped icing is allowed to "drop" or fall, by itself, before reattaching it to your cake. Pipe a row of single strings or multiple strings in rows of two or three.
How to Pipe Buttercream Roses
Instantly elevate your dessert with an elegant buttercream rose. Made by layering petals on a flower nail, this blooming buttercream flower is easy to make once you get the hang of it! Use a standard petal tip and stiff buttercream frosting to make a whole garden of roses for your next baking project.
How to Pipe a Shell Border
The shell is one of the most versatile icing decorations. Use it to pipe a simple border or pipe rows of shells to accent or cover a cake. Try piping shells in multiple colors and in combination with other decorations like dots or zigzags to create your own unique designs!
Rosebud With Side Petals
The Half Rose is really a rosebud with two side petals. You can also give your half roses a fuller look by adding two or three more side petals.
How to Pipe Icing Leaves
Make a simple, versatile leaf to add realistic details to flowers. Leaf tips can also be used to make simple flowers, such as sunflowers.
How to Pipe a Fleur de Lis Vase
The fleur de lis is synonymous with anything French! It’s especially pretty when turned into a topiary for tiny drop flowers that are so easy to pipe. It’s an impressive decoration for the side of a cake or on cupcakes.
How to Make a Pull-Out Dot Christmas Tree
Pipe simple pull-out dot trees right on the side of your gingerbread house using this easy technique. You can decorate the trees too, just pipe tip 3 dot ornaments then top your tree with a gold sprinkle star!