How to Make a Disco Ball Cake
Are you planning on throwing a '70s themed party? Do you have all of the decorations and just need the perfect cake? This disco ball cake is just what you are looking for. It will take a few days of work, so start early. The finished product will be worth all of your effort. Your guests will be dazzled by your shiny, groovy cake.
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Things You'll Need
- Sports ball cake mold
- Small dowel rod
- Icing
- Fondant
- Rolling pin
- Fondant cutter
- Corn starch
- Soft paintbrush
- Silver luster dust
Instructions
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Roll out the fondant into a thin sheet on a surface coated in corn starch. Use the cutter to make small squares with 1 inch sides. Do this 2 days before you bake the cake, allowing them to dry.
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Bake the cake following the directions on the package on the sport ball cake mold. When it is cool, insert a dowel rod into the cake for support. Then put a layer of icing on the cake.
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Roll out more fondant, cut a circle that is 3 inches in diameter for the top of the disco ball, and attach.
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Dust the cornstarch off of the squares using the paintbrush. Attach them to the cake starting at the bottom and working up making a straight line vertical line. In some places you will have to use scissors to make the pieces fit.
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Let the cake sit overnight to ensure that the pieces are set. Then dust the whole cake with the silver luster dust following the directions on the package.
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