Elisa Strauss teaches you how to make her Witch's Hat Cake.

WHAT YOU NEED:
Cake- four 4.5-inch rounds from sheet cake
Buttercream

MATERIALS
4.5-inch round cardboard
9-inch round cardboard
Serrated knife
*Pre-dyed black and purple fondant
Rolling pin
Cornstarch
Vegetable shortening
Piping gel
Brush
Paring Knife
White Glue
Tape Measure

 (Optional) For the Hat pin/brooch:
Small ball of fondant or Gum paste
Jewel Brooch Mold from Marvelous Molds: Gatsby
(http://bit.ly/1AV0CGQ)
Luster dusts: gold, orchid pink
Lemon Extract
Black gel
Royal Icing
Small brushes
*(Fondarific brand is suggested- http://fondarific.com)

STEPS:

1)Cut out cake with 4.5" round cutter
2)Place on cardboard, stack layers of cake and buttercream
3)Freeze cake
4)Cover 9-inch cardboard with Black fondant and cut away center with 4.5" ring (3/4 of a pound)
5)Carve cake
6)Frost cake
7)Cover with1.5 pounds black fondant
8)Roll out and apply purple band around cake
9)Make mold
10)Paint with luster, gels and royal- attach to hat

More info:

Check out my BLOG:
http://confetticakes.blogspot.com/2013/10/fashionista-witchs-hat.html
Website: http://www.confetticakes.com
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