Ladybug Cake

            There are lots of variety of cakes and children loves it when you make one that is of a unique design. Lady bug cake is a cute and a distinctive one. What is good with a lady bug cake is that it is very easy to decorate. It will only take about one and one and a half hours.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED

frosting (butter cream)
cake (baked) (9" in diameter)
cake (bakes) (5" in diameter)

food coloring (red and black paste)
fondant (one pound)
sugar (confectionery)

TOOLS NEEDED
knife
pipe cleaners                            2 pieces
cake board (rectangular)         one piece
rolling pin
cookie cutter (circle) or shot glass

• Slice a half of the nine inches and five inches cake so it can be put together.
• On the cake board, put the nine inches cake. 
• Put the five inches cake over the paper wax (two pieces) on the cake board's side. It will make easier in pulling over the nine inches cake after the fondant is put. 
• Start frosting the individual layer using the butter cream to get rid off the imperfections. This will make the fondant fit for the cake's surface. 
• Compress a ball of two inches fondant for making the lady bug's eyes.
• The leftover fondant should be divided into two parts. One part should be colored black and the other part should be colored red. Use ample amount of food coloring. A paste can be used to achieve the desired color. The fondant will turn a little bit sticky therefore it is best to coat your hands with the confectionery sugar while you knead the food coloring.
• Cover a certain area of surface with the confectionery sugar and roll the fondant colored with red into three inches cake.
• Get the rolling pin and fold it over and place it at the middle of the nine inches cake.
• The fondant on the sides  and at the top should be smoothed.
• Stuff in the fondant to the cake's bottom.
• Trim any excess fondant using a pizza cutter.
• Mark a line using the back part of the butter knife for the partition of lady bug's wings.
• The black fondant should be divided half. Follow the rolling instruction but the size should be eight inches in circle. 
• Put the rolled fondant over the five inches cake. Follow the directions above.
• Wet a paper towel and wipe off the cake's fondant. This is to put back its color for the confectionery sugar makes the surface dull.
• Take out the five inches cake on top of the nine inches cake until it meets and pull out the paper wax.
• Even out to about 1/4 inch thick the leftover of black fondant.
• Cut it out to ten circles by using a cookie cutter or a shot glass.
• Tap some water at the circle's back and put it over the lady bug cake. Arranged it carefully as how a lady bug black spots.
• Even out the 1/4 inch thick the white fondant. Cut out two eyes using a knife. 
• Add a few drops of water to the five inches cake.
• Create small balls (two) out from the black fondant and smoothed it. Put it into the eyes. 
• Even out a two inches long of the red fondant in making the lady bug's mouth.
• To make the antennas, cut two pieces of wax paper and make a curl by wrapping it on your finger's ends then stick to the cake.