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1. To create the diamond ring cake, make the ring and box lid a few days ahead of time. To begin, create the diamond by melting white chocolate and pouring it into a jewel-shaped mould. Freeze for five minutes.

1. To create the diamond ring cake, make the ring and box lid a few days ahead of time. To begin, create the diamond by melting white chocolate and pouring it into a jewel-shaped mould. Freeze for five minutes.
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1. To create the diamond ring cake, make the ring and box lid a few days ahead of time. To begin, create the diamond by melting white chocolate and pouring it into a jewel-shaped mould. Freeze for five minutes.2. For the ring setting, use four lengths of 18-gauge floral wire. About 1-in. from the ends of the wire, twist all four strands together several times. Then, divide the wires by two and shape into a circle. Do not complete the circle; straighten the ends3. Roll two ropes of gumpaste, and use a small knife to slice halfway through the rope. Wrap a gumpaste rope around each side of the ring band.4. Use gumpaste to cover the base of the prongs. Then, place the chocolate diamond in the middle of the prongs and gently fold them to hold the diamond in place. Roll small ropes of gumpaste to cover the prongs. Set the ring aside to allow the gumpaste toTo make the lid for the ring box, use a thick piece of cardboard as the foundation. The 4.5-in. square cake pan makes the perfect template for cutting the cardboard.
6. Sheet blue fondant (see tinting instructions in step 12) to cover the cardboard. Apply a small amount of piping gel to the cardboard, and cover it with the fondant. Fold the fondant over the sides, and trim it along the bottom of the cardboard.7. To create the bow, sheet white fondant and cut it into two strips of equal width. Pinch pleat all four ends of the strips. Cut one strip in half at an angle to form the tails.8. For the bow, fold the ends of the other fondant strip toward the center. Lightly brush gum glue onto the fondant where the two ends meet.9. Insert small rolls of paper towel to help the loops dry in the correct shape. Wrap a small piece of pleated fondant around the center of the bow. Place the ribbon tails over small rolls of paper towel to help them dry in the correct shape as well.10. To assemble the bow on the box lid, sheet two strips of white fondant and criss-cross them over the lid. Once the ribbon components are dry, attach the tails to the box lid using royal icing. Place the bow on top of the tails, securing with royal icin
11. Once the ring and box lid are assembled and dry, you can begin to create the final cake. Prepare an 8-in. round and a 4.5-in. square cake with white icing. Leave the top of the square cake slightly domed to provide a little “puff” for the ring. Dowel12. Tint white fondant robin’s egg or Tiffany blue. This is a hard color to perfect, but turquoise and mint green in a 5:1 ratio should be close. Sheet the blue fondant to cover the sides of the square cake.13. Stack the cakes, and add a center dowel to keep them from shifting. Trim the dowel to icing level. Use an airbrush to add a thin turquoise bottom border around the 8-in. round. Then, use round tip No. 10 to pipe a simple, white bead border.14. Insert the ring into the square cake. Paint the mounting using silver luster dust mixed with vodka or lemon/ clear vanilla extract.15. Sheet white fondant and pleat it to cover the top of the square cake, giving definition to the “puff” of the box. Trim the white fondant where it meets the blue fondant around the sides of the cake. Finish the ring box by adding a thin strip of blue f
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