A Toy Box of edible toy candies atop this simple, but fun baby shower cake. Your guests will be impressed!

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A Toy Box of edible toy candies atop this simple, but fun baby shower cake. Your guests will be impressed! For Basic White, Yellow Or Chocolate cake recipes visit: http://www.unique-babyshower-gifts.

1 A Toy Box of edible toy candies atop this simple, but fun baby shower cake. Your guests will be impressed! For Basic White, Yellow Or Chocolate cake recipes visit: For Basic Buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream and Royal Icing recipes visit: For All The Tools You ll Need For This Cake Visit: 1

2 Ingredients: * Lemon Yellow Icing Color * Golden Yellow Icing Color * Rose Icing Color * Kelly Green Icing Color * Violet Icing Color * Royal Blue Icing Color * 96 ounces Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant * Gum-Tex * White Candy Melts * Primary Candy Colors Set * Garden Candy Color Set * Buttercream icing * Royal Icing * Meringue Powder * cornstarch Makes: Cake serves 68 Techniques Used: * Painting Details in Lollipop Molds (*Instructions below.) Tools: * 8 in. Square Pan * 12 in. Square Pan * Tip: 5 * Tip: 8 * Alphabet/Number Cut-Outs * Brush Set * Easy-Glide Fondant Smoother * Rolling Pin * Rolling Pin Guide Rings * Roll & Cut Mat * Baby Candy Mold: ( 20/detail/B000SSZOGE ) 2

3 * Baby Face Topper: ( 20/detail/B002KAOTLY ) * Parchment Triangles * Dowel Rods * Cake Boards * Fanci-Foil Wrap * Waxed paper * Tissue Instructions: Step 1: In advance: Make toy box. Combine 2 teaspoons Gum-Tex with 21 oz. fondant. Roll out 3/16 in. thick using guide rings. Cut 2 long sides (4-1/4 X 1-3/8 ), 2 short sides (2-3/4 X 1-3/8 ), 1 lid (4-1/4 X 2-7/8 ) and 2 bases (4 X 2-7/8 ); cut one base vertically in thirds. Let dry on cornstarch-dusted board. Step 2: Also: Make puddle dots on waxed paper-covered board using thinned royal icing in rose, yellow, green, violet and blue. Make 7-9 puddles in each color, 1 in. diameter. Make extras to allow for breakage and let dry. Step 3: And: Make candy toys using painting method (instructions below); make 2-3 of each shape in molds. Refrigerate until firm; unmold. Step 4: Prepare 1-layer cakes for Stacked Construction and rolled fondant. For 8 in. cake, tint 24 oz. fondant rose; for 12 in. cake, tint 48 oz. yellow. Cover cakes and smooth with Fondant Smoother; reserve remaining fondant. Step 5: Position cakes on double-thick foil-wrapped boards. Pipe tip 8 bead bottom borders in buttercream. Tint 1 oz. portions of fondant pastel blue, green and violet. Separately roll out, along with reserved rose and yellow fondant, 1/16 in. thick using guide rings. Cut 1/4 in. wide strips for toy box trim; attach to box pieces with damp brush, cutting to fit as needed. Assemble box with royal icing; let dry. Step 6: Cut letters and numbers for toy box using Cut-Outs; attach to box with damp brush. Attach puddles to cake sides with buttercream. Position base pieces which were cut in thirds in box to raise baby topper. Fill box 3

For large areas of color, it's best to paint the melted candy right in the mold before the whole candy is molded using a decorator brush.

4 with candy toys and position topper. Attach lid with royal icing or melted candy, supporting with tissue until set. Position toy box on cake. *Combine Lemon Yellow with Golden Yellow for yellow shown. * Painting Details in Candy Molds: Adding color details to candies makes them more realistic and much more fun! For large areas of color, it's best to paint the melted candy right in the mold before the whole candy is molded using a decorator brush. Or, for very small details like vines, mouths and messages, melted candy should be piped onto molded candies using a parchment bag with a small hole cut in the tip. Step 1: Melt desired Candy Melts colors in the microwave, using the Candy Melting Plate. With decorator brush, paint areas of candy molds with melted candy in one color. 4

For best results, always fill in one section of the mold at a time and let set before adding

5 Step 2: Refrigerate mold a few minutes until candy is firm, repeating for each additional color. For best results, always fill in one section of the mold at a time and let set before adding additional colors. Step 3: To complete candy, using cut parchment bag or disposable decorating bag, fill mold to top with melted candy. Tap mold, refrigerate until firm and unmold. 5

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He Loves A Good Shower Cake 3-D Duck is ready to party and He Loves a Good Shower! Cake-on-cake design uses molded candy packages to decorate the cake sides. A candy shell umbrella reinforces the shower theme. For Basic White, Yellow