How To Make a Purse Cake

By: briansbaker
Sunday, October 15 @ 15:15:04 PDT

	Items required: Fondant cutter & Embosser Fondant Rolling Pin Ruler Serrated Knife Viva Paper Towel Crusting Buttercream
	Bake a sheet cake 11x15 and cut into 1/3
	Stack your pieces on top of one another.. Here I have the wooden dowels showing, so you will know where to place them at.. But you will push them down through the cake, so that they dont show.
Side View of the Purse Cake	Here I have crumb coated the cake in Crusting Buttercream, then shaved a little off the sides to form a purse shape.
	I made some Fondant Accents for the Purse. Using the ruler, I measured all areas needed to cover in fondant.. Let these dry for a few hours.. Use the fondant cutter & embosser to make the stitch effect. I used silver dragees for the metal accents.
	Ice the entire cake in Crusting Buttercream and awaits it's final touches.
	Apply the fondant accents to the cake. TIP: You can use a tiny bit of alcohol (clear Vodka, Everclear etc) brushed on the back of the accents to make them adhere to your buttercream
	I went with the Dooney & Bourke look I used tinted buttercream and piped on the letters