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Created by Wilton Ind. for the Sports Ball cake pan


Tools
Sport Ball Pan  #2105-6506
Mini Ball Pan #2105-1760
Tips: 1A, 2, 5, 10, 16
Comfort Grip ™ Round Cookie Cutter #2310-608
Plastic Dowel Rod
Cake Boards 10 x 14"
Fanci-Foil Wrap
Ingredients:
Icing Colors Royal Blue, Burgundy, Brown, Kelly Green
Roll-Out Cookie Dough Recipe (recipe below)
Buttercream Icing

Cut four small handles 1 3/4 in. long and one large handle approx. 5 in. long out of cookie dough; with cookie cutter, cut four saucers.
Bake and cool.

For Cups: Ice saucers and place mini balls on top. Ice top of each mini ball brown.
Outline cup tops with tip 10. Push handle into cake.
Cover with tip 16 stars.
Add tip 2 beads to bottom edge of cups and saucers.
Add tip 2 vines.
Make flowers with tip 2 using a series of five-dot petals and one dot center.

For teapot:
Cut dowel rod to 4" with craft knife.
Attach tip 1A to dowel rod, then position for spout in cake.
Use a dab of icing to attach mini ball to top of sports ball.
Push large handle into side. Cover pot with tip 16 stars.
Add tip 10 bead border on teapot lid and tip 10 ball on lid top.
Edge spout opening with tip 5 beads.
Add tip 2 vines.
Make tip 2 vines and flowers as on cups. Write tip 2 message.

Cake serves 12. Each "cup" serves 1.

Roll Out Cookie Dough Recipe
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups flour

Preheat oven to 400°.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add baking powder and flour one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
The dough will be very stiff; blend last flour in by hand.
Do not chill dough. Divide dough into 2 balls.
On a floured surface, roll each ball in a circle approximately 12" in diameter and 1/8" thick.
Dip cutters in flour before each use.
Bake cookies on un-greased cookie sheet on middle rack of oven for 6-7 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.