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a horizontal diamond-shape that measures 5 inches across the middle Create seven circles at the top of the sign in which to write WELCOME Underneath the circles, write TO in block letters and script Fabulous all on one line Sketch the words LAS VEGAS in the exact center of the sign, and then center Nevada underneath that

cross and then skewering it with a second cross set at a 45-degree angle Sketch a straight line radiating from each point of the diamond-shaped sign to the edge of the cake, dividing the cake into four quadrants

4 Divide and tint the frosting as follows: 2 cups red, 2 cups black, 1 2 cup lemon yellow,

the sign Outfit another bag with a #5 tip and red frosting; pipe the WELCOME letters inside the black circles

8 Outfit a pastry bag with a #11 tip and yellow frosting; outline the sign 9 Remove the #11 tip from the yellow frosting bag, clean it, and place it in the black frosting

bag (replacing the #3 tip that was in the black bag) Pipe over the lines radiating out from the sign, and outline the top edge of the cake

cards in the lower right quadrant, the gold foil coins in the upper left quadrant, and the lollipop dice in the left lower quadrant Press these decorations gently into the frosting

vertical columns of three black and three red licorice segments Press the licorice gently into the frosting

12 Using the #11 tip, pipe a band of black frosting around the bottom edge of the cake Tip: You can find many Vegas-style candies and other edible decorations (such as gummi versions of cards, casino chips, and dice) online at wwwcandywarehousecom and wwwvegasimagecom In addition check out candy shops in your local shopping mall or online counterpart such as wwwsweetfactorycom

You ll be on course to make a golfing guy feel above par with this cake, which draws on some delicious edible treats for the sand trap, water, greens, and even the golf ball! This cake is shown on the third page of the color section Tools: 12-x-18-inch cake pan, #7 icing tip, Mason jar or 16-ounce plastic container with a tight lid, 6-inch round cookie cutter or biscuit cutter Preparation time: 30 minutes Baking time: 45 minutes plus 2 hours for cooling Decoration time: 45 minutes plus 1 hour for refrigeration Yield: 32 servings

For the cake (recipe follows): 3 batches modified Delicious Yellow Cake batter (see 6) 6 cups firmly packed light brown sugar For the frosting: 3 batches Buttercream Frosting (see 8) For the decorations: Leaf green food coloring gel 1 cup raw sugar 15-ounce tube royal blue gel icing 3 cups flaked sweetened coconut 1 4 cup green jimmies 24 leaf-shaped spearmint gumdrops 25 3-inch pretzel sticks 3-inch strip red sour fruit tape Coconut-flavored jelly bean Plastic golfer figurine 2 1 4 cups smooth peanut butter 11 2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into 1 2-inch pieces

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Grease and flour the cake pan, and set aside 2 Prepare the cake batters as described in 6, but in each recipe, substitute light

brown sugar for white granulated sugar and substitute 3 4 cup smooth peanut butter plus 1 2 cup unsalted butter for the unsalted butter called for in the original recipe

3 Use a toothpick to sketch a loose figure eight shape for the green of the course 4 In the upper right corner of the cake (outside the curve of the figure eight), use a small

food coloring gel Put the lid on tightly and shake to color the coconut Press the colored coconut around the figure eight shaped green and around the sand trap and water feature Press coconut onto the sides of the cake, too