Making Witch’s Hat
Ingredients:
- Fondant and Gum paste Mix: Black, Yellow and Red
- Round Cutter, medium
- Rose/ flower cutter, small
- Thin Modeling tool
- Ball Tool
- Gum paste glue
- Paint brush
- Dusting pouch
- Thick Foam
- Vegetable Shortening White
- Rolling Pin
- Flat Board/Surface
Directions:
Step 1: Apply thin coat of vegetable shortening on the flat board and rolling pin.
Step 2: Knead a small amount of black fondant until smooth and pliable. Roll the fondant 1/8th inch thick and cut using the medium round cutter.
Step 3: Now knead it until smooth and shape it into a ball. Using your index finger on your palm make a long cone shape and flatten the thick end between fingers to make the base of the hat.
Step 4: Gently bend the top end of the cone shape to resemble a witch’s hat.
Step 5: Dust the thick foam using the dusting pouch and place flatten side on it. Thin the edges using the large end of ball tool.
Step 6: Roll out yellow fondant about 1/16th inch thick and cut about 1 ½ inch long thin strip to go around the base of the hat. Attach the strip around the hat and remove excess fondant off.
Step 7: Roll out the red fondant about 1/8th inch thick and make flower cut-outs using the flower cutter. Place the flower on the thick foam and using the thin modeling tool cup the center.
Step 8: Apply a thin coat of gum paste mix on the back of the flower to attach it to the hat on the yellow strip.
Step 9: Apply a dot of glue in the center to attach the sugar pearl as the flower center.
Variations of decoration:
- Leave the cone shape straight or bend according to your preference.
- Add a belt with belt buckle using a small amount of fondant to make a strip before attaching using the gum paste mix.
- Place small stars, polka dots, bow or flower on the cone shape of the hat.
Making Ghost
Ingredients:
- Fondant and Gum paste Mix: White and Black
- Orchid Cutter, three petals
- Petal Cutter, small
- Flower Cutter, small
- Gum paste glue
- Paint brush
- Dusting pouch
- Vegetable Shortening White
- Rolling Pin
- Flat Board/Surface
Directions:
Step 1: Coat the board with vegetable shortening. Roll out white fondant on the board about 1/8th inch thick.
Step 2: Using three petals orchid cutter make cut-out. Place small cuts at the center to separate the three petals.
Step 3: Using your fingers gently smooth out the rough edges on all sides. The shape would resemble into an oval rather a sharp triangle shape at the end. Place it on the board to dry.
Step 3: Roll out black fondant about 1/8th inch thick and make cut-outs using small petal cutter for mouth and small flower cutter for eyes.
Step 4: Smooth out the edges and shape it into an oval shape for the mouth. Attach the mouth using gum paste glue.
Step 5: Roll the flower cut-out into a ball and gently shape it into and oval with a slant in opposite direction for the eyes. The slanted part is place near the center for the eyes.
Note: Check the shapes by placing them on the white oval cut-out for checking on shapes and sizes.
Step 6: Attach the eyes using the gum paste glue on the ghost face. Set it aside to dry on the dusted surface to avoid sticking.
Attach the witch’s hat by piping a small dot of vanilla icing on orange cake bites. Attach ghost by piping a line of icing on orange cake bites.