Floral Finery Cake

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Tools: 3-Tier Pillow Pan Set 2105-0575 Tips: 2 and 6 Wide Glide™ Rolling Pin 1907-1210 Roll & Cut Mat 409-412 Floral Fantasy Fondant Imprint Mat 409-415  Easy-Glide Fondant Smoother 1907-1200  Brush Set 2104-9355 Cake Boards Fanci-Foil Wrap 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in plywood or foamcore board (1/2 inch thick) Dowel Rods Knife Ruler Ingredients: Ivory Icing Color 204 ounces Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant White Pearl Dust Buttercream icing Thinned Fondant Adhesive Recipe below Makes: Cake serves 128. Techniques Used: Bead

Bake and cool 2-layer cakes using firm-textured batter such as pound cake.
Each pan will need to be baked twice, iced and stacked together to achieve the full pillow effect.
Assemble each cake on a cake board cut to fit.
Ice cake smooth and cover top layer with white fondant.
Smooth with Fondant Smoother and trim at seam.

Place cake board on top of cake and carefully flip to position covered layer at bottom.
Tint 72 oz. fondant ivory.
Roll out 1/8 in. thick. Imprint fondant with design following Imprint Mat instructions.
Cover cake tops with imprinted ivory fondant. Brush with Pearl Dust.

Fill in imprint designs using white icing and tip 2. Prepare cakes for Stacked Construction.
Pipe tip 6 bead border over seam.

Make 4 tassels for each tier.
Roll out white fondant 1/16 in. thick.
Cut a 4 x 2 1/2 in. wide rectangle.
Cut 1/8 x 2 in. deep slits on bottom edge with knife.
Roll up strip. Pinch and shape uncut top into a ball. Cut a 1/4 x 1 in. strip.
Wrap around tassel under ball, attaching with fondant adhesive.
Trim ends for a 2 1/2 in. long tassel.
Attach to cake corners with adhesive.

At reception: Stack cakes.
*The smallest tier is often saved for the first anniversary. The number of servings given does not include the smallest tier.

Thinned Fondant Adhesive
Use this mixture when attaching dried fondant to other fondant decorations or for attaching freshly-cut fondant pieces to lollipop sticks or florist wire.

Ingredients:
1 oz. (1 1/2 in. ball) Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant
1/4 teaspoon water

instructions
Knead water into fondant until it becomes softened or sticky. To attach a fondant decoration, place mixture in a cut parchment bag without tip or brush on back of decoration. Recipe may be doubled. Note: Use this mixture when attaching dried fondant to other fondant decorations or for attaching freshly-cut fondant pieces to lollipop sticks or florist wire.

If mixture becomes too firm while in bag, it may be heated in microwave for a few seconds at 50% power. Just be careful not to heat too much; mixture can get hot to the touch. If mixture is too hot, let cool a bit before handling.
 

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