Peppy Pumpkin Patch

Reprinted with Permission from Wilton Industries
Copyright © 2003-2004 Wilton Industries – All rights reserved

Tools:

• Stand-Up Jack-O-Lantern Pan
• Tips: 1A, 3, 7
• Tip: 16
• Pumpkin
  Face Pattern
• Confectionery
  Tool Set (optional)
• Flower Former Set
• Leaves and Acorns Nesting
  Metal Cutter Set
• Toothpick

Ingredients:

• Green, Orange, Lemon
  Yellow, Brown, Sky Blue, Black Icing Colors
• Fondant or Gumpaste
• Buttercream
  Icing
• Cornstarch

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In advance, make fondant leaves: Tint fondant green, roll out thin
and cut various sizes of leaves using cutters from set.

Add veins using
veining tool from set. *Optional*

Let dry in various shapes on flower formers
dusted with cornstarch. Set aside.

Lightly ice front smooth; trace face pattern with toothpick. Outline
section of pumpkin with tip 3. Pipe in mouth, nose and eyes using tip
7 for pumpkin (pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Overpipe
tip 3 dot irises and pupils (pat smooth).

Cover pumpkin with tip 16 stars.
Ice top of stem smooth; cover sides with tip 3 strings.

Attach leaves
to stems with dots of icing. Position leaves around cake.

Serves 12.

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