Cauldron Cake

on a rotating cake stand. Slowly turn the cake as pressure is applied to the pastry bag. Go around the entire cake and then swipe the tip at the end. If you dont like how it looks or have any air bubbles just remove the frosting and start again. Your final step is to fill in the top with the green slime! instructions below
Buttercream Skeleton Hands
Making these boney fingers is pretty darn easy. You need about 2 cups of white buttercream. I decided to add a little black frosting to the outside of my piping bag for a grey effect on the fingers but that is totally optional. You can see some of the fingers are completely white and some have more prominent black lines and both seem to work.
I added the frosting to a pastry bag fitted with an 808 large open round tip from Ateco. I used that same tip for the rim of the cauldron. After the cake is covered with the black chocolate buttercream I began piping. For the thumb start at the bottom of the cake and apply pressure to the piping bag. Slowly move up and release some of the pressure then pause and apply more pressure again then move up and release. The moments when I applied pressure is when I was creating the knuckle portion of the hand. The same premise applies to all of the fingers you just want to be mindful of the length of each finger. The middle finger being the longest and the pinky being the shortest.
A few tips for buttercream skeleton hands
Practice first! I grabbed a large bowl and piped on the side until I was comfortable with the pressure and release method. Scrape all the frosting off and reuse it when you are ready to pipe directly on the cake.
Use a toothpick to trace out a guideline for the hand placement. The frosting can be piped right over the top so no one will ever know!
Dont worry about perfection! These are not meant to look exactly like a skeleton hand they are meant to give the impression. If you wanted to change things up feel free to add almond fingernails or make the hands green to match the slime in the cauldron!
How to Make Edible Slime
This is probably my favorite part of this cake! The neon green slime is only two components vanilla pudding and McCormick