Lively Leprechaun Cake

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Decorate a Lively Leprechaun cake for St. Patrick’s Day.
Legend has it that if you catch this wily elf, he has to reveal the
location of his pot of gold (and now wouldn’t that be nice!).

Pattern: Leprechanun Hat

Tools:
Animal Crackers Pan
Cookie Sheet
Tip: 3. 16
Cake Board 13 x 19 in.
Fanci-Foil Wrap
Rolling Pin
Ingredients:
Food coloring: Orange, Kelly Green, Copper(light skin tone), Black, Lemon Yellow
Shamrock Icing Decorations
Meringue Powder
Buttercream icing
Royal Icing
Roll-Out Cookie Dough
Makes: Cake serves 12.

instructions
Roll out dough. Cut out pattern; bake and cool hat cookie. Outline hat using tip 3 and full-strength royal icing. Thin icing and fill in hat with tip 3; let dry. When completely dry, use tip 3 to outline and pipe-in hat band and buckle; attach shamrock icing decorations. Set aside.

Bake and cool cake. Trim off ears; reserve. Outline facial features with tip 3. Cover face with tip 16 stars. Build up nose with additional tip 16 stars. Pipe tip 16 swirls for hair and beard. Position hat on head supporting with reserved cake pieces.