Using the Wonder Mold pan for the cap...

Shared by carol f-tx
Wed May 21 13:56:28 2003

Use a 7 to 8 inch square cake board (cardboard) cut to size, for the mortar.

Need Wonder Mold Cake pan...could use the small or the large version of course).

Cut the point off the cake...

I usually do mine at a slight slant with the lowest being in the back.

Ice completely in buttercream and for the dark colors, I airbrush.

Make a dam around the top of the cake cap (like you do for a filling). This will add suction once the board is in place.

Cut a dowel so it will stick up above the mortar about 1/16 of an inch.

To secure the mortar, make a hole in the center to accomodate a dowel (quarter inch) and then drive the dowel through to the bottom cake board.

Cover my square with foil or contact paper and ice only the top and the sides, leaving the bottom open to allow handling.

Ice the top and most of the sides before placing the board on the cake (except leaving room on the side for finger to drop it on top of the cap).

Make a fondant or buttercream "button" to cover the dowel.

To place a dark cap on a white/light background, I complete my cap (not the board) before placing it on the base cake. I place the non-skid mat on my turntable, then a bowl upside down (the bowl needs to be smaller than the cap base) and another piece of mat.

This way you can completely ice and airbrush the cap without worrying about overspray on the basse cake.

Decorations are hand-made by Carol:
It looks to me like she printed the 'diploma' on a frosting sheet - it is NOT wafer paper.
The ribbon is probably rolled fondant and cut with our #TDW/6-102 Pounce/Tracing Wheel.
Her flower is made of gumpaste with a stem inserted and gumpaste leaves.