SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- 8"x 3" Round pan
- Cooling grid
- 6 Cell jimmies sprinkle mix
- Happy Birthday silicone mold
- Candy Melts candy: bright pink, vibrant green, turquoise, orange, yellow, blue, violet, red, royal blue, bright white
- Spatulas: 11" straight, 13" angled
- Icing colors: royal blue*, kelly green*, black*, lemon yellow*, golden yellow*, rose*, Christmas red*, leaf green*, violet*, orange*
- Disposable decorating bags
- Parchment triangles
- Decorating tips: 1M (2 needed), 4B (6 needed)
- You will also need:
- Favorite cake recipe or mix
DIRECTIONS:
- Make Happy Birthday Candy
- Melt bright white candy. Put candy in parchment bag and pipe into mold, covering circle, but not letter area. Tap mold to smooth. Chill 10 minutes to set. Melt remaining candy and place in separate bags
- Pipe candy in molds, alternating colors. Chill 10 to 15 minutes to set, remove from molds.
- Bake cake
- Bake and cool 1 layer 8"x 3" iced cake. Use large angled spatula and white icing to ice cake smooth.
- Tint icing
- Divide icing and tint as follows. 1/4 cup each bright pink, vibrant green, turquoise, orange, yellow, blue, violet using color combinations.
- Decorate
- Position candy on cake. Add sprinkles around top border. Place tinted icings separately in 8 disposable decorating bags with tips 1M and 4B. Pipe star bottom border, alternating colors and sizes of stars.
CRAFT HACKS TIPS & TRICKS:
- *Combine rose and royal blue for bright pink shown; leaf green and lemon yellow for vibrant green shown, royal blue and kelly green for turquoise shown, orange and Christmas red for orange shown, lemon yellow and golden yellow for yellow shown, royal blue and violet for blue shown, violet and Christmas red for violet shown, royal blue and black for dark blue shown.