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Thanksgiving Cornucopia~ A Blog Tutorial

November 14, 2013 By Melissa D. 20 Comments

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Today I’m going to demonstrate how to make a beautiful Thanksgiving Cornucopia cake topper!

We love this simple Thanksgiving Cornucopia Cake Topper! Free cake tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

 

Today was my first try at creating a cornucopia cake topper, but it came together surprisingly quickly!  With rice cereal treats on our side, anything is possible!

This will not only make a great cake topper, but for all of the cookie or cupcake fans out there, it would also make a great centerpiece for the middle of your dessert platter.

Let’s get started…

 

How to Make a Thanksgiving Cornucopia Cake Topper

 

First, I mashed and shaped four Rice Krispies Treats (22g) together into the shape of a cornucopia.

How to Make a Cornucopia Cake Topper! Free Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

 

You can see in this photo how I made a depression where the opening of the cornucopia would be, to give it a little depth.  I also rolled out some white fondant.  (Gum paste would be fine too if you would rather!) Cute Thanksgiving Cornucopia Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free step by step cake tutorial!

Next, I rubbed a light coating of vegetable shortening onto my cereal treat cornucopia before covering it with a layer of fondant.  I trimmed away the excess with a pizza wheel.

Adorable Thanksgiving Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Learn to Make a Cornucopia in this Free Tutorial!

Next, I used a toothpick to create impressions.  (Use whatever you’d like…the dull side of a knife, paintbrush handle, scriber needle, etc.)

 

Thanksgiving Cornucopia Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free step by step cake tutorial!

Next, it was time to paint!  I painted the cornucopia with Americolor Chocolate Brown, which was diluted a bit with vodka.  Mixing vodka (or even lemon extract) with coloring gel is really helpful when painting because the alcohol greatly speeds up the dry time.  If you’d prefer not to paint, you can tint your fondant brown with coloring gel from the beginning.

 

Cornucopia Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! SO simple and festive!

Here’s our cake of honor, an 8″ cake which is frosted with our Classic Vanilla Buttercream Recipe.  I used my small offset spatula to give it a little texture.

Fabulous Cornucopia Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Try our free step by step cake tutorial!

Here you can see that I pushed a bubble tea straw (cut to the height of the cake) into the center.   This is an optional step, but it’s not a bad idea to add a support beneath your cake toppers to prevent any chance of sinking.

Free and Simple Cornucopia Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

Next, I rolled out a bit of fondant (tinted Americolor Chocolate Brown), and used my 2D piping tip to cut out circles.  

Using a  Stone Stamp Set (aff.), which can be found online and often at craft stores (like Michael’s, etc.).

I embossed the fondant circles to spell our Thanksgiving message.  I used a little of my vodka/coloring gel paint to darken the letters so that they would pop out a little more, but that is optional!

Free Step by Step Cornucopia Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Perfect for Thanksgiving cakes!

 

I placed the cornucopia onto our cake and filled it with assorted colorful fall candies–you have some flexibility with this step.  

Use whatever candy or piped designs you’d like.  I went to our local candy store and bought a little bit of everything…(gummi raspberries, Sixlets, Indian Corn, and candy pumpkins).  

I filled in with fall colored sprinkles and buttercream leaves (tinted Americolor Avacado Green and piped with a leaf tip 352).

 

Cornucopia Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! So quick, easy, and festive!

I glued our fondant letters onto the cake with a little bit of buttercream.  

As a final touch, I piped a small bead border around the top edge with a Wilton tip 4, and used a brown ribbon to create my bottom border.  (When I use ribbon on a cake, I lightly grease it with a little vegetable shortening to prevent splotchiness.) –

That’s it! I love how this sweet cornucopia topper turned out! If you ever give this fall cake design a try, we would love to see your photos in the comments below!

 

Cornucopia Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

 

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Filed Under: Blog Tutorials, Custom Toppers & Figure Modeling, Fall, Gum Paste & Fondant, Seasonal & Holiday, Themes and Occasions Tagged With: Cornucopia Cake, Cornucopia Cake Topper

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Comments

  1. Maureen Zaccaria November 15, 2013 at 12:17 am

    This is such a beautiful cake!! Thank you so much for the instructions!! I always wanted to make a cornucopia for a cake and you made it look so easy. You really are so so talented and real artistic!

    Thanks so much,
    Maureen Z.

    Reply
  2. Rosario Carrillo November 15, 2013 at 1:23 am

    Thank you for sharing the idea and the instructions is so helpful to me
    its simple but beautiful!!

    Reply
  3. MsGF November 15, 2013 at 9:01 am

    Very nice. Love all the beautiful Autumn colours.

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  4. LynnS November 15, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    This is really lovely. :-)

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  5. Melissa Diamond November 16, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    Thank you all so much!

    Reply
  6. Jillian November 18, 2013 at 10:07 am

    This is beautiful and I am actually planning on making this next week! I have one question… did you put anything underneath the vegetables and fruit to make the cascade out of the cornucopia? Or is it just more candy? Thanks!

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  7. Melissa Diamond November 18, 2013 at 10:39 am

    Hi Jillian–Thanks! No, I didn’t put anything underneath the candy. Actually, the depression in the center of the cornucopia paired with the edge being fairly wide gave us a nice little slope for our candy. I didn’t need to do much building at all! Good luck! ;0)

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  8. seabass123 November 19, 2013 at 5:20 pm

    Melissa…..Simply adorable. Too pretty to eat!

    I wish you and Bebe and your family a warm and happy Turkey Day.

    Reply
  9. Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff November 19, 2013 at 11:48 pm

    Gorgeous cake … pinned it!

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  10. Ann from Atlanta November 20, 2013 at 9:39 am

    Lovely addition to a family Thanksgiving! Let us give thanks for we are so blessed!
    Happy Thanksgiving Melissa to you and your family!

    Reply
  11. afroditi giagli November 20, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    hi…thanks for your lovely tutorials that make our lives a bit easier!

    Reply
  12. June from Hawaii November 20, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    This is a wonderful tutorial, thank you so much!!!

    Reply
  13. Melissa Diamond November 20, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    Thanks so much for your comments! I hope that you all have a great Thanksgiving! xo

    Reply
  14. Anita Barron November 20, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    Beautiful—–To pretty to eat

    Reply
  15. Joanne November 20, 2013 at 7:39 pm

    I love this … I will have to remember this for next year. Thanksgiving falls mid October here in Canada :)

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  16. Joy November 21, 2013 at 12:30 am

    Awesome cake and tutorial, simple and effective. Love your work

    Reply
  17. AUXAI TARTAS February 4, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Stunning! Love it!

    Repostería creativa, tartas fondant

    Reply
  18. gracie March 1, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    How do you attach ribbon to the bottom of the cake?

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  19. Melissa Diamond March 1, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    Thanks for all of your comments!

    @Gracie– I lightly greased the ribbon with vegetable shortening and wrapped it around the cake. This is what I like to do whenever using ribbon so that there is no splotchiness from the frosting (everything is evenly “discolored”). I let the two ends slightly overlap in back and glue together with a dot of buttercream.

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  20. Stella September 7, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    beautiful cake,,,,,

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