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Easy But Elegant Cake From "Embellish This!" episode DEMB-111

Host Dena Fishbein shows you how to embellish a plain cake mix cake creating a pretty dessert for your party.

Materials:

1 layer of round vanilla cake
1 layer of round chocolate cake
Tapioca pudding
Fresh whipped cream
Fresh mint
Raspberries
Edible flowers
Dental floss
Paper doily
Green crepe paper
Double-stick tape
Scissors
Waxed paper
Cake plate
Spatula

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

1. Make a leaf template and then cut out green crepe paper leaves and place them with double-stick tape all around the cake plate with approximately half of the leaf over the edge of the plate (figure A). Overlap the leaves a little.

2. Place a doily in the center. Secure the doily to the leaves with double-stick tape.

3. Fold three pieces of waxed paper in half and place them around the cake to protect the paper leaves and doily from frosting, etc. You will pull the waxed paper out after you have put the frosting on the cake.

4. Instead of using an serrated knife, slice each cake round in half to form 4 layers by pulling a piece of dental floss through each layer (figure B).

5. Place the first layer of the cake on the doily.

6. Spread a layer of tapioca, add the next cake layer in the alternate flavor, spread a layer of whipped cream, and continue in this manner.

   Tip: Put on as much filling as you like. Jam could also be used as a filling instead of the tapioca or whipped cream -- it is your choice.

7. Frost the entire cake with whipped cream. Remove the waxed paper before you begin embellishing the cake.

   Note: Always use pesticide-free edible embellishments.

8. Place a roll of raspberries around the top and bottom edge of the cake and then decorate with mint and flowers. Once cut, the cake looks festive with the two cake colors alternated (figure C).

RESOURCES :

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