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Tweet Tweet! A Bird Bath Baby Shower Cake with baby in an adorable pastel baby carriage! For Basic White, Yellow Or Chocolate cake recipes visit: http://www.uniquebabyshower-gifts.

1 Tweet Tweet! A Bird Bath Baby Shower Cake with baby in an adorable pastel baby carriage! 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: * Royal Blue Icing Color * Rose Icing Color * Lemon Yellow Icing Color * Kelly Green Icing Color * Black Icing Color * Copper Icing Color (light skin tone) * Buttercream icing * Color Flow Mix * Color Flow Icing * Heart Drops Sprinkles * cornstarch Pattern: (*See below) Baby's Bird Bath Cake - Bird and Watering Can Makes: Cake serves 50 Techniques Used: (*See below) * Zig Zag * Color Flow Decorations * Star Fill In Tools: * Baby Buggy Pan * Cookie Sheet * Cooling Grid * Tip: 2 * Tip: 3 * Tip: 5 * Tip: 12 * Tip: 14 * Tip: 16 * 101 Cookie Cutters Set 2

3 * Cake Boards * Fanci-Foil Wrap * Disposable Decorating Bags * 18-gauge florist wire (white) * white florist tape * Knife * Ruler * Waxed paper * Toothpicks Instructions: Step 1 In advance: Make cookies. Prepare cookie dough and roll out. Use pattern to cut out bird with watering can. Cut baby head using medium round cutter from set. Bake and cool. Decorate blue bird and watering can with color flow. Outline details with tip 2 and full-strength Color Flow. Flow in with Thinned Color Flow; let dry several hours. Continue using full-strength Color Flow. Pipe tip 14 pull-out feathers; pipe tip 2 dot eye, outline and fill in beak. Cut white wire into four 4 in. lengths; secure ends by wrapping with florist's tape. Set on waxed paper-covered board and fan wires. Attach Heart Drops to wires and to top of watering can with dots of icing. Let dry. Use full-strength Color Flow to attach end of wires under watering can. Step 2 Ice cake sides and background areas smooth in blue, wheels in white. Mark umbrella with toothpick, about 3 in. from cake edge. Outline umbrella and buggy with tip 3; fill in with tip 16 stars. Overpipe umbrella for dimension. For buggy, pipe tip 12 spiral outline handle; trim with tip 3 zigzag scallops, 5/8 in. deep and 1 1/2 in. wide. For wheels, pipe tip 5 outline spokes; add tip 12 outer rim and dot center (flatten and smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). For baby, ice head smooth. Pipe tip 3 dot eyes, nose and cheeks; outline mouth and ears. Use tip 3 to outline and fill in shoulder area; position cookie head. Pipe tip 12 outline arm and umbrella handle. Use tip 5 to pipe dot hand over handle; pipe tip 3 dot fingers. Position bird cookie. Position additional heart drops on umbrella. 3

* Zig Zag: The Zigzag is a popular way to fill in outlined areas, perfect for ribbed sweater and cuff effects.

Step 1 Fit the decorating bag with tip 16 and fill 1/2 full with medium consistency icing. Hold the bag at a 45 angle at 3:00.

Step 2 Steadily squeeze and move your hand in a tight up and down motion as you move toward the right (left).

4 * Zig Zag: The Zigzag is a popular way to fill in outlined areas, perfect for ribbed sweater and cuff effects. You can also use tight zigzags to cover the entire side of your cake they look great! Step 1 Fit the decorating bag with tip 16 and fill 1/2 full with medium consistency icing. Hold the bag at a 45 angle at 3:00.(9:00) with tip lightly touching the surface. Step 2 Steadily squeeze and move your hand in a tight up and down motion as you move toward the right (left). Step 3 Continue piping up and down with steady pressure. To end, stop pressure and pull tip away. For more elongated zigzags, move your hand to the desired height while maintaining a steady pressure. For a more relaxed look, just increase the width as you move the bag along. 4

Step 4 Repeat as you move in a straight line with consistent up and down motion.

The serrated edges of the star tip make ridges in the icing as you squeeze it out.

Step 1 Fit the decorating bag with round tip 16 and fill 1/2 full with medium consistency icing.

5 Step 4 Repeat as you move in a straight line with consistent up and down motion. * Star Fill In: The star tip creates the most celebrated, easily accomplished decorations! The serrated edges of the star tip make ridges in the icing as you squeeze it out. Because fill in requires so much piping from the same bag, keep replenishing icing in bag. Step 1 Fit the decorating bag with round tip 16 and fill 1/2 full with medium consistency icing. Hold the decorating bag straight up; the tip should be 1/4 in. above surface. Squeeze bag to form star. Pipe a row of stars evenly and close together. Adjust tip position slightly each time so that the points of the stars interlock and cover the area without any gaps. Stop pressure and pull tip straight up and away. Step 2 Pipe a row of stars beneath the first, again adjusting tip position. 5

Step 3 Continue to fill in entire area. Increase or decrease pressure to change star tip size.

* Color Flow Decorations: Step 1 Trace your design pattern onto parchment paper, then tape paper onto a cake circle or the back of a cookie

Using tip 2 and parchment bag half-filled with full-strength color flow, squeeze, pull and drop icing string following pattern outline.

6 Step 3 Continue to fill in entire area. Increase or decrease pressure to change star tip size. Stars will be neatly formed only if you stop squeezing before you pull tip away. * Color Flow Decorations: Step 1 Trace your design pattern onto parchment paper, then tape paper onto a cake circle or the back of a cookie pan. Cover with waxed paper; smooth and tape. Using tip 2 and parchment bag half-filled with full-strength color flow, squeeze, pull and drop icing string following pattern outline. Stop, touch tip to surface and pull away. If you will be using the same color to fill in, let outline dry a few minutes until it "crusts." To prevent bleeding of different colors, let outline dry 1-2 hours before filling in. Step 2 Thin color flow mixture with water. Cut opening in parchment bag to the size of tip 2. Fill in design with thinned color flow. 6

Step 3 Let decorations air dry thoroughly, at least 48 hours. To remove, cut away waxed paper from board, then turn over and peel waxed paper off the color flow piece.

7 Step 3 Let decorations air dry thoroughly, at least 48 hours. To remove, cut away waxed paper from board, then turn over and peel waxed paper off the color flow piece. Step 4 Hint: For curved decorations, dry pieces on flower formers. To easily remove dried color flow, pull waxed paper backing over the edge of a table with one hand, while holding decoration with other hand. Waxed paper will pull off naturally. Or, with dried color flow resting on cookie sheet, place cardboard sheet over color flow, lift and turn over so that top of decoration rests on cardboard. Lift off waxed paper. Step 5 Since any moist icing will break down color flow, either position color flow decorations on cake shortly before serving or place on sugar cubes, attaching with full-strength Color Flow. *Pattern: **Before cutting, measure to area decorating to ensure correct proportion. 7

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A Bib Over All Cupcakes

A Bib Over All Cupcakes These cute little bib cupcakes will impress your baby shower guests! The adorable bib with a touch of ribbon is awesome! For Basic White, Yellow Or Chocolate cake recipes visit: http://www.unique-babyshower-gifts.com/baby-shower-cake-recipes.html