YOU WILL NEED
FOR THE CAKE
- 15cm (6in) round cake, 15cm (6in) high
- 1kg (2lb 4oz) white buttercream
(Sugarflair Super White powder) - 100-150g (3½-5½oz) light yellow
buttercream (Sugarflair Melon) - 100-150g (3½-5½oz) medium yellow
buttercream (Sugarflair Melon) - 100-150g (3½-5½oz) grey buttercream
(Sugarflair Liquorice) - 200-300g (7-10½oz) black buttercream
(Sugarflair Liquorice)
EQUIPMENT - baking paper
- ruler
- pen or pencil
- scissors
- serrated knife
- short angled palette knife
- flower nail
- piping bags
- scraper
- Wilton nozzle No.150
- Wilton basketweave nozzle No.47
- Wilton small round nozzle No.5
- large pearl dragees (sugar balls)
- tweezers
BL ACK & WHITE
PINSTRIPE CAKE
Who wouldn’t be draw n to the elegance of a black and
white cake? Its simplicity makes it even more dramatic
and the vertical pinstripe effect makes it seem taller.
TECHNIQUES
PIPING BUTTERCREAM, MAKING
BUTTERCREAM FLOWERS, PIPING
A SPIRAL
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2
1
SKILL
LEVEL
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2
1
SKILL
LEVEL
1 Stack and dowel the cake, then cut a piece
of baking paper measuring the exact height
and circumference of the cake.
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