Instructions please in cake and gumpaste. THANKX

If putting the cap on top of a cake, I use a large cupcake. I cut the top off to make it flat and turn the cupcake upside down and cover it with fondant. For the mortor board, roll out a piece of fondant with tylose or gumpaste cute square to the size needed and let it dry to harden. When assembling the cap, use a little edible glue to attach the mortor board to the cupcake. I then roll a little ball and flatten it somewhat for the center button, and then I use my sugarcraft gun to make the tassle. You can see example in my pics. HTH

Jean

for a cap on top of the cake i too use a cup cake pan, but i pour chocolate in the pan to make a cup and i use a large square cookie cutter to pour chocolate into for the motor board. Just flip the chocolate cup upside down and glue the square in place. use candy clay to make the tassel and the button thing on top of the cap.

dumb question...what's a mortar board???

It's the flat square piece that sits on top of the cap.

Wow - I never thought of a cupcake. Jumbo size or larger? Thanks for the great advice.

That just depends on the size you want. I usually make mine in a large muffin tin.