Party Ideas and Event Planning Tips

Curly Bow Baby Shower Cake

Tools:
8 x 2 in. Round Pan
Fondant Ribbon Cutter/Embosser Set
Brush Set
Wide Glide™ Rolling Pin
Roll and Cut Mat
Easy-Glide Fondant Smoother
10 in. Round Silver Cake Base
Cake Dividing Set
Disposable Decorating Bags
Wooden Dowel Rods
Paring knife
Tissue

Ingredients:
White Ready-To-Use Rolled Fondant (24 oz. pk. needed)
Gum-Tex™
Rolled Fondant Pastel Colors Multi Packs (2 pks. needed)
Buttercream Icing
Cornstarch

In advance: Make 2 bow loops each in pastel pink, blue, green and yellow and 1 center loop in green (add 1/2 teaspoon of Gum-Tex to each color) for fondant bow. Roll out fondant 1/8 in. thick and cut the following loop strips using using zigzag cutting wheels and 1/2 in. spacers from Ribbon Cutter/Embosser set (you can use 3 wheels and 2 spacers to cut 2 strips at once). Cut 1 green center loop, 4 1/2 in. long and the remaining strips 6 1/2 in. long. Shape center and loops, supporting with crushed tissue and let dry. Reserve remaining fondant. To make curliques: Roll out fondant 1/16 in. thick on Roll & Cut Mat lightly dusted with cornstarch. Cut into thin strips. Loosely wrap strips several times around a dowel rod to form curls. Let set 5 to 10 minutes. Slide curl off dowel rod and let dry. Attach to cake with damp brush.

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