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Tools:

    Dora the Explorer™ Pan 2105-6300
    Mini Ball Pan 2105-1760
    Tips: 3, 5, 16, 21
    2007 Pattern Book (Small and Large Soccer Ball Hexagons) 408-207
    Cake Board 18x13 inch #HONPAD818
    Fanci-Foil Wrap
    toothpicks

Ingredients:

    Dora the Explorer Icing Color Set (includes pink, brown, skin tone) 601-6300
    Other icing colors Orange, Royal Blue, Sky Blue, Red-Red, Black, Lemon Yellow
    Buttercream Icing - 2 of 6 oz or 3 lb
    Cornstarch

**Combine Royal Blue with Sky Blue for blue shown. Combine Dora Brown with Black and a little Red-Red for hair. Combine Dora Brown with Lemon Yellow for shirt outline. Combine Orange with Red-Red for tongue.

Trim off backpack area on Dora cake.

Ice cake sides and background areas smooth. Outline hair, body, facial features, clothes and shoes with tip 3. Pipe in whites of eyes, irises, pupils and highlights with tip 3 (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch).

Pipe in mouth and tongue with tip 5 (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Pipe in bracelet, number, shoe ties and soles with tip 3 (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch).

Cover face, hair, clothes, body and shoes with tip 16 stars. Pipe tip 21 shell bottom border.

Lightly ice mini ball cake. Trace large and small hexagon patterns with toothpick. Cover ball with tip 16 stars. Position ball next to Dora cake.

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Serves 13.