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Statement Flower Halloween Cake

Brightly colored single daisy blooms above a field of scrolls, flowers and spider web vines, creating a cake design perfect for chic Halloween celebrations. The vivid colors are easy to mix using the Color Right Performance Color System.
  • Skill LevelAdvanced
    AmountCake serves 12.
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Ingredients

  • cornstarch

  • 5 1/2 ounces Ready-To-Use Gum Paste

  • Color Right Performance Food Coloring Set

  • solid vegetable shortening

  • Gum Glue Adhesive

  • Orange Color Dust

  • 6 cups of your Favorite cake recipe or mix

  • 7 1/2 cups White Decorator Icing - 4.5 lb.

  • Tools

  • Heavy duty aluminum foil

  • Gum Paste Flower Cutter Set, 28-Piece

  • Fondant Roller, 9-Inch

  • Fondant & Gum Paste Modeling Stick Set

  • paper napkins

  • Gum Paste Storage Board

  • Fondant Shaping Foam Set

  • Fondant and Gum Paste Tools Set, 10-Piece

  • Flower Impression Mat

  • Flower Shaping Bowls, 6-Piece

  • Cake Decorating Tools, 5-Piece Brush Set

  • Round Cake Decorating Tip 5

  • 6 in. Round Pan

  • Cake Leveler, Small, 10-Inch

  • Spatula

  • Cake Icing Smoother

  • 12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags

  • 7 needed Standard Coupler

  • Toothpicks

  • 7 needed Round Cake Decorating Tip 3

  • 7 needed Round Cake Decorating Tip 2

  • Flower Impression Mold

Instructions

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  1. COLORS TINTED:

    Gum Paste

    1. Tint ultra-concentrated gum paste. Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint gum paste in the following shades:

    Pastel Yellow: 1 oz. gum paste + 1 Y

    Bright and Bold Orange: 1 oz. gum paste +8 O + 8 Y + 1R

    2. Mix ultra-concentrated gum paste with white gum paste.

    For yellow, add 1/4 in. yellow ball to 1 oz. white.

    For orange, add 1 in. orange ball to 3 oz. white.

    Icing

    3. Tint ultra-concentrated icing. Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint icing in the following shades:

    Halloween Teal Green: 1/4 cup white icing + 23 B + 7 Y + 6 BR

    Halloween Orange: 1/4 cup white icing + 7 O + 1 P + 2 C

    Halloween Purple: 1/4 cup white icing + 35 P + 7 B + 8 C + 2 BK

    Neutral Black: 1/4 cup white icing + 9 BK

    Halloween Gray: 1/4 cup white icing + 7 BK + 1 P + 1 B + 1 C

    Halloween Green: 1/4 cup white icing + 25 Y + 1 B + 1 BR

    Halloween Blue: 1/4 cup white icing + 17 B + 6 C + 4 P

    4. Mix ultra-concentrated icing with white icing.

    For all shades except black, mix 3/4 teaspoon ultra-concentrated icing with 1/4 cup white icing.

    Reserve 4 cups icing white.

  2. Prepare to make gum paste daisy 3 days in advance.

    Prepare foil-shaping bowl by pressing 7 in. aluminum foil square half deep into large flower shaping bowl. Dust with cornstarch. Tint gum paste following QuickCount formulas above.

  3. Make daisy.

    Make one orange gum paste daisy using two extra-large petals, two large petals and 1 medium petal. Use thick modeling stick to shape and cup individual petals lengthwise on medium foam. Position and attach petal layers in foil shaping bowl, alternating petal position for each additional layer. Make yellow center using 3/4 in. daisy center cavity of impression mat. Imprint texture to center with narrow end of tip 5. Support layers of petals with crumpled paper napkins, let dry at least 24 to 48 hours.

    When dry, brush flower with orange Color Dust.

  4. Make layered cake.

    Bake and cool two 6 in. layers. Level, fill and stack layers, for a 2-layer cake, 5 in. high. Spatula ice cake smooth with white icing.

  5. Prepare to decorate cake. Tint icing following QuickCount formulas. Prepare disposable decorating bags with couplers and fill, separately, with teal green, orange, purple, gray, green, blue, black and gray icing.

  6. Make pattern on cake.

    Use toothpick to trace pattern on cake side. Outline pattern with tip 3 for larger details and tip 2 for finer details. Pipe tip 2 and 3 dots, beads, lattice and fleurs de lis to accent design.

  7. Position flower.

    Pipe a 1 in. mound of white icing on top of cake. Attach daisy.

Notes

How To

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    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.

  • Fondant Daisy

    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.

  • How to Pipe Beads

    How to Pipe Beads

    The bead shape makes impressive borders outlines and accents on letters and designs; also a cute trim on clothing and gingerbread houses. The basis for making piped hearts and figure piping.

  • How to Pipe Dots

    How to Pipe Dots

    Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.

  • How to Pipe an Outline

    How to Pipe an Outline

    Characters or designs are often outlined first, then piped in with stars or zigzags. Outlines can also be used for facial features.

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