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    Home » Recipes » Cake Decorating Tutorials

    Ornament Wreath Cake~ Blog Tutorial

    December 11, 2014 By Melissa Diamond 28 Comments

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    Today I'm going to share an elegant ornament wreath cake design that is SO simple to make.

    Elegant Ornament Wreath Cake- Free Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

    Our inspiration for this design is from the many beautiful ornament wreaths that I've seen floating around on Pinterest & hanging on neighbors' front doors.  

    Grab yourself a bag of white chocolate truffles and let's get started.

     

    How to Make an Ornament Wreath Cake

    In the tutorial I'm using a six inch round (double barrel) cake although you could adapt this design to fit a cake of any size.

    Elegant Ornament Wreath Cake- Free Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! This is so beautiful and simple to create! Perfect for Christmas Parties!

     

    White chocolate truffles are PERFECT for creating these beautiful ornaments.  I used Lindt Lindor truffles, which I found at our local Rite Aid, but I'm sure that you can find them in a number of stores.  

    If you enjoy making cake truffles/cake balls, they would make a great alternative.

    I wanted to add a bit of drama and shimmer to my truffles with a dusting of super pearl dust. What a difference!  

    You could also use pearl spray (Wilton or PME brand for example).  If you don't want to pearlize, we'll show another option with sparkling sugar below.

     Gorgeous Ornament Wreath free Cake tutorial by MycakeSchool.com.

    Some of our truffles were dressed up with sparkling sugar!  To make the sprinkles stick, I first brushed the truffles with piping gel.

    Truffle Ornament Wreath Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

    Then, I poured the sparkling sugar into a ziplock bag, placed the sticky truffle into it, and gave it a good shake!

    Truffle Ornament Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

    If you like piping and scrollwork (like me!), you may like to add some swirls to your truffles.  I melted candy coating, spooned into a piping bag with the tip snipped away, and some swirls and dots.  I chilled for a few minutes until set, and then dusted the swirls and dots with more pearl dust.

    Gorgeous Ornament Wreath free Cake tutorial by MycakeSchool.com. I dusted some of the other truffles with gold luster dust.  I went with a pearl and gold theme, but these would be so cute with colorful dots also...maybe even mix in a few peppermints.  There are so many options!
     Gorgeous Ornament Wreath Cake tutorial by MycakeSchool.com. Free step by step cake tutorial! Finally, as an optional step, I decided to add a few fondant snowflakes that I made with my PME snowflake plunger cutter.

     

     Gorgeous Ornament Wreath free Cake tutorial by MycakeSchool.com. Free step by step tutorial!

    I arranged the truffle "ornaments" and snowflakes around the top of a 6" round cake which was frosted with vanilla buttercream.  You can glue these truffles into place with a little frosting.

    Gorgeous Ornament Wreath free Cake tutorial by MycakeSchool.com.

    Finally, I added a bow to my truffle/ornament wreath and secured with a dot of frosting.  I love the look!

    Truffle Ornament Wreath Cake Tutorial! MyCakeSchool.com

    Enjoy the Cake

    Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you'll give this elegant truffle ornament wreath cake a try! If you do, we would love for you to leave a comment and photo below!

    You may also enjoy our Hanging Ornaments Cake Video which features colorful chocolate ornaments!

    This and many other beautiful and fun Christmas Cakes can be found in our collection of Christmas and Winter Cakes!

     

    Collage of Christmas Cakes

     

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    1. Ley November 30, 2019 at 2:56 pm

      Me encanta todo lo que hace es hermoso y las recetas una delicia. ??

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    2. Melissa Diamond November 30, 2019 at 5:25 pm

      @Ley- Thank you for your kind words! xo

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    3. Sheree Hyde November 5, 2022 at 5:50 pm

      This cake is so beautiful! I would hate to cut it and ruin it but I bet its very tasty too. I might try this one as I think I might be able to do this! Thanks for sharing your beautiful design with me!

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      • Melissa Diamond November 5, 2022 at 7:39 pm

        Thank you Sheree!! I hope that you'll give this design a try- easy but elegant!! ;0) xo

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