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Ingredients
4 pounds white rolling fondant (Satin Ice is the most readily available brand and is what I use when I don’t make my own…sold in 1-pound and 5-pound buckets
Unsalted butter: 4 pounds
Granulated sugar: 5 pounds
Brown sugar: ½ pound
Powdered Sugar: less that 1 cup
Eggs: 21 large
Buttermilk: 4 oz
Vegetable oil: 65 g
Vanilla extract: 2 oz
Cake flour: 2 pounds
All-purpose flour: ½ pound
Baking powder: 2 tablespoons
Baking soda: 1 tablespoon
Salt
Lemon: 8-10 medium
Peaches: 300 g (from 2-3 fresh peach or use frozen)
Ground cinnamon: 1 tbsp
Low Sugar Pectin
Cream cheese: 8-ounce brick
Cornstarch: 1 cup
Milk: 27 oz
3 pounds strawberries (at least 1 pound should be fresh, the other two can be frozen)
Pistachios, roasted and shelled, ⅔ cup
Cream of tartar
Honey: ⅓ cup (clover preferred)
Candy melts: 1 lb (white, ivory or yellow)
Equipment
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Fondant modeling tools (usually sold in little sets. They can be found online or in craft stores. Wilton makes an excellent and durable set)
Tylose powder (sold online and in craft stores also called CMC powder)
Gel food coloring: black, yellow, red, pink, green
Food coloring markers (recommended but not required)
Fine paint brush
Three 6x2 inch round cake pans (If you need to buy pans, Magic Line is my preferred brand, Fat Daddio’s runs a close second)
Three 4x2 (or 5x2) inch round cake pans
10x15 jelly roll pan (size is important here)
Acetate cake collar, at least 4 inches wide. (Comes sold in rolls, I don’t have a brand preference).
Stand mixer with paddle and whisk attachments
Six 6-inch cardboard cake circles (sold online and in craft stores)
Eight 8-inch cardboard cake circles (sold online and in craft stores)
Contact paper (sold online and in office supply stores. The stuff used to cover books).
Whisk
Rubber spatula
Fine mesh sieve
Small bubble wrap (sold online and in office supply stores. We don’t need a lot)
Boba tea straws (sold online or grab a few from your favorite shop, we only need 3)
Tooth picks
Wooden skewers (the skinny kind sold in the grilling section of grocery stores, or online).
Microwave safe bowl
Liquid measuring cup
Small sauce pan (1 quart)
Medium sauce pan (2-3 quarts)
Parchment paper (not optional, students must have parchment paper)
Plastic Wrap
Piping bags and large plain round piping tip (with about 1/2 inch opening)(I personally like the Ateco brand, but Wilton is a good option as well)
Cake testers or long toothpicks
Wire cooling racks (I like the size that nests into a half sheet pan)
Cake turntable (recommended, but not required)(Ateco is my favorite brand, but a little pricey for casual decorating. Any turn table, or even a lazy-susan will work.
Instant read, digital thermometer (recommended, but not required)
