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Title: Garden Patch Cake Decorating
Categories: Dessert
Yield: 1 Info
| 3/4 | c | Shortening |
| 1 | ts | Extract, vanilla |
| 1/2 | ts | Extract, almond |
| Salt, pinch of | ||
| 3 | c | Sugar, powdered; to 3 1/2 c. |
| 2 | tb | Milk |
| 7 | x | Popsicle sticks; or wooden craft sticks (4 1/2" long) |
| 1/2 | ts | Cocoa, baking |
| 1 | Food coloring, red* | |
| 1 | Food coloring, green* | |
| 1 | Food coloring, orange* | |
| 1 | Food coloring, yellow* | |
| 1 | Pastry tips #5, & 10 round 67 leaf, & 20 star | |
| 5 | Pastry bags; or small heavy- duty resealable plastic bags |
*paste or liquid food coloring can be used.
In a mixing bowl, cream shortening, extracts and salt. Gradually beat in sugar alternately with milk until smooth and stiff. Cover with a wet paper towel and plastic wrap until ready to use.
To make trellis: Lay 5 craft or Popcicle sticks on a sheet of waxed paper with 1/4" between bottom of sticks (ends that are inserted into cake) and 1/2" between tops. Spread back side of remaining sticks with frosting; position across the 5 sticks 1 inch and 2" down from the top. Allow to dry, about 1 hour. Press bottom of sticks into upper left corner of cake.
To make garden patch: Using a toothpick, mark a 5 1/2"x3 1/2" patch in lower right hand corner. Lightly sprinkle with cocoa and gently press into cake.
To make vegetables and border: Cut a small hole in corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert #10 round tip. Combine 1/4 cup frosting and red food coloring, fill bag. Holding bag straight up and down, form 8-10 tomatoes in front of the trellis. Prepare another bag. Inserting #5 round tip. Combine 1/4 cup frosting and yellow food coloring; fill bag. Using the same procedure, form rows of small dots to create kernels of 8-10 ears of corn in upper right hand corner. Wash #10 tip and insert into a third bag. Combine 1/2 cup frosting and orange food coloring; fill bag. Using the same procedure, form 3 rows of 4 carrots on the garden patch.
Add green food coloring to remaining frosting. Prepare a fourth bag, inserting leaf tip; fill with some of the frosting. Form husks on edges of ears of corn; add stems and leaves to tomatoes and carrots. Add vines to trellis. Prepare a fifth bag, inserting the star tip; fill with remaining frosting. Form a border around base and upper edge of cake.