Wedding Cake Ornaments

Ingredients

• 1 pound sugar
• whites of 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon acetic acid
• flavoring (to taste)

Directions

1. Beat the egg whites until almost stiff.

2. Gradually add half the sugar and ½ teaspoon of acetic acid, beating thoroughly.

3. Add the remaining sugar and another ½ teaspoon of acetic acid along with flavoring, and beat until smooth.

4. Rub the cake with flour to remove crumbs, then coat it with icing and set it in the sun to dry.

5. Fill tubes with icing and pipe dots around the top edges at equal distances; allow to dry.

6. Use a smaller tube to connect the dots, then add another row of dots and a railing as desired.

7. For the top, pipe across and add intersecting rows of dots, building as high as the railing.

8. Dot the sides with points or scallops, building as on the top.

9. Cut a piece of tissue paper 1.5 inches larger than the cake stand, pink the edges, and place the cake on it.

10. Pipe lace around the bottom of the cake, allowing the funnel to touch at regular distances; let dry.

11. Cover the bowl of icing with a wet cloth to prevent drying; adjust consistency as needed.