Children will be thrilled to take these bags home at the end of the party 

PARTY BAGS CAKE 

MATERIALS

• 20cm ( 8in ) square cake
• 30cm ( 12in ) round cake board
• 2kg ( 4lb ) sugarpaste / rolled fondant
• green, blue, red, golden brown & black food coloring pastes
• icing/confectioners' sugar in a sugar shaker
• 375g ( 12oz / 1½ cups ) buttercream
• sugar glue black food coloring pen
• lollipops
• sugar-coated chocolates 

EQUIPMENT

• rolling pin
• sharp knife
• large petal cutter
• miniature circle cutter
• cocktail stick/toothpick 

PARTY BAGS CAKE METHOD:

Color 375g ( 12oz ) of sugarpaste green Using icing sugar to prevent sticking roll out and cover the cake board, trimming the excess sugarpaste from around the edge Put the covered board aside to dry Trim the crust from the cake and slice the top flat. Cut the cake into nine equal-sized squares, as in the photograph below Spread each of the squares of cake with buttercream to help the sugarpaste stick

Cover the top of one piece of cake by rolling out 15g ( ½ oz ) of white sugarpaste and placing the top of the square down onto it, then cutting around. Cover the top of all the other squares, in the same way, To make a bag, roll out 155g ( 5oz ) of white sugarpaste and cut a straight edge. Place the bottom edge of the square on this line. Cut the top of the sugarpaste in a straight line 2.5cm ( 1in ) above the cake. Wrap the white sugarpaste around the cake, trimming any excess at the join Stick the join together with sugar glue. then gently rub the join closed Cover all the other squares in the same way.

Colour some sugarpaste trimmings red and blue. To decorate the bags, thinly roll out the petal cutter the pieces of green, red, and blue sugarpaste and cut out balloon shapes with the petal cutter, sticking in their place on the sides of the bags with sugar glue

 Color 410g(13oz )of sugarpaste golden brown. To make one teddy roll 22g(1/4 oz) into a ball for a body Roll 15g ( ½ oz ) into another ball for a head and stick on to the body with sugar glue. With 7g ( ¼ oz ). shape two oval-shaped feet, make a ball-shaped muzzle, two tiny ears, and two sausage-shaped arms Press a cocktail stick into each ear to indent. Mark a line on the muzzle using a knife. Press the miniature circle cutter in at an angle to indent the smile and dimple by pressing the tip of a cocktail stick into each comer.

Make eight more teddy bears in this way turning their heads slightly to look in different directions Color some of the sugar paste trimmings black and shape all the little triangular noses. Fill each bag with a teddy, a lollipop, and a few sugar-coated chocolates. When the cakes are dry, draw fine lines for the balloon strings on each bag with the black food coloring pen. Draw dots for eyes. Finally, position the cakes on the cake board. ensuring that the sides with the balloons are facing outwards.

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