FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS AND CAKE TOPS : Page 290
ROSE SPRAY TOP
Illustrating roses properly arranged. Three rosesand four tiny buds complete this ten inch caketop. Outer shell border is completed with No. 30tube in delicate yellow.
POPPY CAKE
For an unusual effect this cake was iced with a thin layer of butter-cream and then covered by pouring lukewarm fondant over it. The shell border is com-pleted with a No. 30 star tube, and the fluted edge is worked in pastel green
using a No. 104 tube.
FALL CAKE
You can start the fall season with one of its loveliestflowers, the Dahlia. The Dahlia is made with the useof a No. 104 tube and royal icing. Colors may be used as desired, pink, red, yellow, white or a deep purple. Using deep shades, these colors blend together to give an endless variety of color effects. The flower is de-scribed in detail under "Flowers." But we will show you again the various steps. In completing the Cake Top, the stems and leaves are placed on first. In arrangingthe flowers, be sure to pipe small cones on the underside of the flower and place it slightly on its side givingthe flower a realistic look. The rope border is almost self-explanatory. A No. 30 star tube is employed in theborder as explained and illustrated under "Borders."