Instructions
Prepare a fondant covered cake.
Banner Assembly:
Insert wooden dowels inside the paper straws, ensuring they are taller than the straws.
Wrap the tops of the poles with floral wire, leaving some wire streaming off to the sides and suspending between the two poles.
Mold fondant flowers in various shapes, sizes, and colors.
Roll out colored fondant and cut out flowers and leaves using plunger cutters and mini accent cutters for leaves.
Utilize the Label Cutter Set to cut out flags for the banner.
Cut out letters from fondant using letter-shaped cutters or by hand.
Attach the letters to the flags with piping gel, ensuring they are centered and secure.
Allow the letters to dry in place before hanging the flags on the banner wire.
Create tiny hooks using floral wire and attach them to the backs of the fondant pieces intended for the banner (flowers, leaves, flag pieces) using a patch of fondant. Allow them to dry.
Cake Decoration:
Use the Nature Cutter Set by Autumn Carpenter to cut out grass, the sun, and clouds from fondant.
While the nature pieces are still pliable, attach them to the cake with a brush and a dab of water. Overlap the grass around the base of the cake as a border, and place the sun and clouds all around the cake.
Use Woodland Cookie Cutter Set by Autumn Carpenter to cut out silhouettes of the animals.
Use cutters for cut various sized mushrooms and acorns.
Use accent cutters to create features and accents for the creatures and nature elements. Use black sugar pearls for eyes.
Attach accents with piping gel.
Use an edible food marker to draw details like eyelashes and smiles on the creatures.
Allow pieces to dry before placing them on the cake. Attach woodland creatures, acorns, and mushrooms with a ball of fondant to make them stand up, leaving space between the pieces and the cake for dimension.
Add flowers and leaves in the empty spaces for further decoration.
Assembly of Banner:
Insert the banner into the cake and hang the fondant flags on the florist wire.
Hang flowers and leaves along the wire and in between the flags to hide the wire.
Following these steps, you'll craft a delightful woodland-themed cake with a beautiful floral banner, ideal for any occasion. Personalize the banner flags with messages or names, adding a unique touch to your cake design."
