Peppy Pumpkin Patch

Tools:

• Stand-Up Jack-O-Lantern Pan
• Tips: 1A, 3, 7
• Tip: 16
• Pumpkin Face Pattern
• Confectionery Tool Set (optional)
• Flower Former Set
• Leaves and Acorns Nesting Metal Cutter Set
• Toothpick

Ingredients:

• Green, Orange, Lemon Yellow, Brown, Sky Blue, Black Icing Colors
• Fondant or Gumpaste
• Buttercream Icing
• Cornstarch

In advance, make fondant leaves: Tint fondant green, roll out thin and cut various sizes of leaves using cutters from set.

Add veins using veining tool from set. *Optional*

Let dry in various shapes on flower formers dusted with cornstarch. Set aside.

Lightly ice front smooth; trace face pattern with toothpick. Outline section of pumpkin with tip 3. Pipe in mouth, nose and eyes using tip 7 for pumpkin (pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Overpipe tip 3 dot irises and pupils (pat smooth).

Cover pumpkin with tip 16 stars. Ice top of stem smooth; cover sides with tip 3 strings.

Attach leaves to stems with dots of icing. Position leaves around cake.

Serves 12.