Last week I had an order for a graduation cap cake and cupcakes. I'd never done one before, but it seemed easy enough!
I used a Wilton Ball Pan and an additional 6" cake pan for the "cap". I baked cake in both and stacked the ball on top of the trimmed 6" cake with a generous layer of vanilla buttercream in between.
For the mortar board, I used navy tinted marshmallow fondant with Tylose powder added in to help it harden. I made it about 4 days in advance so it would have plenty of time to dry/harden. The tassel is made from yellow fondant that also has Tylose powder added in. I used an extruder to make the tassel!
In addition to the cake, I made cupcakes to match.
Half had graduation caps.
Half had diplomas. Both were made with fondant! These were really fun and turned out very cute!!
The cupcakes were vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream. Do you have any questions? Leave me a comment!
Liz@HoosierHomemade
WOW! Those are gorgeous! You did an amazing job!
Thanks so much for sharing on Cupcake Tuesday!
~Liz