Graduation Cap & Diploma Cake Toppers Tutorial 畢業帽及証書蛋糕裝飾做法

My elder daughter has completed her kindergarten program! Time flies… I still remember she cried for three whole months when she started school at the age of two (she actually broke the school record). We had a BBQ gathering last night with all other prenatal class classmates. I made a graduation cake for the kids to celebrate their new page of life. These kids have known each other before they were even born. It is such a blessing to watch them grow. I hope they will continue to enjoy their school life after going to grade one.

Here is how I made the cake toppers. Everything is edible. The steps are fairly simple too. Feel free to make one for your graduates.

EC的大女兒幼稚園畢業了！仍記得她兩歲初次返學時足足哭了三個月才適應學校生活，更打破了學校記錄，原來這些都是四年前的往事。昨天是EC與產前班同學們的BBQ聚會，EC特意為小朋友們準備了畢業蛋糕，這班小朋友仍在媽媽肚子內時經已彼此認識，能夠看到他們逐漸長大確實是無比的褔氣，希望小朋友們升上小一後能繼續享受校園生活吧！

以下是蛋糕裝飾做法，全可食用，做法簡單，有興趣可以一起動手試一試。

Graduation Cap & Diploma Cake Toppers Tutorial
畢業帽及証書蛋糕裝飾做法

Materials

Chocolate (I used a mixture of white and dark, but any kind will do)
Cheerios or Rice Krispies
Modeling chocolate (black, white, yellow and red)
Rolling mat and rolling pin
Knife and ruler
Round cookie cutter or small cake ring
Small bowl

材料

朱古力 (EC用白、黑朱古力，任何朱古力皆可)
Cheerios或可可米
造型朱古力(黑、白、紅、黃色)
麵棍及墊
小刀和間尺
圓形曲奇模或小慕絲圈
小碗

Directions 做法

For the Graduation Cap 畢業帽

Place chocolate in a small bowl. Melt chocolate over a double boiler or with a microwave (with medium power). Stir in Cheerios or Rice Krispies. Spoon and firmly pack mixture into a round mold. Chill until chocolate has harden. Remove from mold. You may use any kind of chocolate. I used two parts chocolate and one part Cheerios in weight. For the 2.5 by 1.25 inch cake ring that I used, 40 g of chocolate and 20 g of Cheerios is required).
將朱古力放在碗中隔水加熱或用微波爐以中火叮溶，加入Cheerios拌匀後倒入圓模中用匙羹壓實，雪藏至硬後脫模。
(可用任何朱古力，重量比例為兩份朱古力一份Cheerios，EC用2.5×1.25吋的小型慕絲圈，約需40克朱古力和20克Cheerios)

Knead black modeling chocolate until pliable. Roll out thinly with a rolling pin. With a knife, cut a long strip that is as wide as the height of the Cheerios block. Spread a thin layer of melted chocolate around the block. Wrap strip around and trim off the excess.
將黑色造形朱古力搓軟後用麵棍碌薄，依圓形的高度切出長條，以溶朱古力作膠水，將長條圍着圓形後切掉多出的部份。

With a square cookie cutter that is slightly larger than the block (or just cut with a knife), cut a square piece from black modeling chocolate. Attach piece to the top of the block with melted chocolate.
用比圓形大一點的正方形曲奇模印出(或用小刀切出)正方形黑色造形朱古力，用溶朱古力黏在圓形頂部。

Roll yellow modeling chocolate into several long, thin ropes. Form a tassel by gathering them together. Pinch the top slightly and attach it to the middle of the cap. Add a small ball of yellow modeling chocolate on top.
將黃色造型朱古力搓成數條幼條，重疊後將頂部扎在一起做成流蘇黏在帽子頂部，加上一個黃色小圓球即成。

For the Diploma 畢業証書

Knead white modeling chocolate until pliable. Roll a small amount into a stick then trim to appropriate size.
白色造型朱古力搓軟後取少部份搓成粗條，切成適當長度。

Roll out white modeling chocolate thinly with a rolling pin. Cut it into a square. Place the stick at the base of the square and start rolling from the bottom to form a diploma.
取少量白色造型朱古力用麵棍碌薄後切成正方形，將粗條放在正方形底部後從下向上捲起做成証書。

Roll out red modeling chocolate thinly. Cut a thin strip with a knife and wrap around the diploma.
紅色造型朱古力碌薄，用小刀切成小長條包住証書中央即成。