Bake
a sheet cake the size that you need. Ice the cake with white
icing using a cake spatula and making sure that the surface is smooth.
With an icing
filled bag and round tip, size #5, draw a welder's mask
on the right side of the cake. Also draw a couple of welding
sticks.
Leave room on te upper left hand side for the message.
It
can be a retirement message or a birthday message.
Use
black icing and star tip, size #18 and fill in the black part of the
welder's mask. Also fill in the welding sticks.
Use
white icing and fill in the window on the welder's mask using the same
size star tip.
Make yellow icing and use round tip,
size #5 to make sparks lines at the end of the sticks.
Sprinkle
edible yellow glitter on the sparks.
Using
round tip, size #5 and red icing (or the color of your choice), write
the message on the upper left hand side of the cake.
Use
white
icing and star tip, size #18 and make a shell border around the top
edge of the cake and the bottom edge of the sides of the cake.
This
cake makes a great retirement cake for a welder. Also make
sure to
check out this cake
decorating ideas page for more great cakes that can be
used as retirement cakes or
birthday cakes.