Ingredients Decorator Preferred Red Fondant, 24 oz. Fondant Icing Decorator Preferred Red Fondant, 24 oz. Fondant Icing Ready-To-Use Gum Paste Buttercream Frosting Buttercream Frosting Gum Glue Adhesive Red-Red Icing Color Christmas Red Icing Color Red Color Dust Clear Piping Gel Tools 6 in. Round Pan 10 x 16 Non-Stick Cooling Rack Round Cake Decorating Tip 3 Round Cake Decorating Tip 3 Fondant Roller, 9-Inch Fondant Roller, 9-Inch Fondant Roller, 20-Inch - Fondant Tool 20inch Rolling Pin Guide Rings Fondant Smoother Roll and Cut Fondant Mat Roll and Cut Fondant Mat Gum Paste Flower Cutter Set Fondant and Gum Paste Tools Set, 10-Piece Fondant and Gum Paste Tools Set, 10-Piece Gum Paste Wire & Tape Jewelry Fondant and Gum Paste Mold Fondant Shaping Foam Set Fondant Shaping Foam Set Fondant Trimmer Decorator Brush Set Gum Paste Storage Board Gum Paste Storage Board Gum Paste Flowers Drying Rack Plastic Dowel Rods Plastic Dowel Rods 12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags Cake Pedestal Wire Cutters Instructions Click to mark complete - 1 WEEK IN ADVANCE (Extra time has been allotted due to the number of flowers needed.) Make roses. Cut 20-gauge wires from wire and tape set for roses: 25 pieces, 6 in. long. Tint gum paste Christmas red/red-red combination. Use large rose cutter and instructions from gum paste flower cutter set to make 25 gum paste roses with two rows of petals on 6 in. wires. Reserve excess gum paste. Let dry 24 to 48 hours on flower drying rack. Brush with red Color Dust. Wrap wires with florist tape. Keep out of direct light to prevent fading. - 1 DAY IN ADVANCE Bake and cool 6 in. round cake. Cake is 4 in. high (two layers, 2 in. high). Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions; tint a small portion red-red/Christmas red combination (for red); reserve for bottom border. Prepare and cover cake with red fondant. Position cake on pedestal. Use tip 3 and red icing to pipe bead bottom border. - Make monogram. Press red fondant in jewelry fondant & gum paste mold to make two mesh border strips (for letter shown). Strips can be curved to shape for various letters. Use knife to cut into desired letter shape. Use piping gel to attach, 3/4 in. above bottom border. - Assemble bouquet. Cut plastic dowel rod to 4 in. long; insert in center of cake top. Insert a ball of fondant in dowel rod to stabilize bouquet. Tape rose wires together to form bouquet; insert in dowel rod. How To
