Curly Bow Cake
A variant of the cover cake design: white fondant cake finished with bows in soft tones, curled decorations, and small polka dots.
Ingredients
white ready-to-use fondant
24 oz
pastel fondant multi-pack
wooden dowels
thickener
1/2 tsp per color
Instructions
1
Advance Preparation
Following Step 1, make 2 bow loops each in pink, blue, green, and yellow, plus 1 green center loop (add 1/2 tsp thickener to each color).
2
Make the Curls
Using a peeler, make 4 curls of each color, 3/8 inch wide and of varying lengths.
3
Cover the Cake
Follow Steps 2 and 3 to prepare the cake and cover it with white fondant.
4
Apply the Stripes
Following Step 4, divide the cake and cut 2 stripes of each pastel color; attach with a wet brush.
5
Decorate with Dots
Roll small white fondant balls 1/4 inch in diameter. Using a wet brush, stick them at 1/2 inch intervals on the bow loops and stripes.
6
Assembly
Following Step 6, attach the bow loops with diluted fondant; attach the curls the same way.
