Cake

Steps 8a-c.For the sky, extrude three tones of light blue fondantand make twirls in circles and S shapes of all sizes. Placethem up from the horizon above the hills to the top ofthe cake.Steps 9a & b.To create the clouds, you need pure white fondant.Extrude strings and again, make twirls of all shapestapering at the end. Just like the sky, you can have someclouds jutting up from the top of the cake. If you haveany uncovered areas, use smaller pieces of fondantstring to cover them. Leave some twirls jutting out alittle from the top so as not to have a perfect edge.Steps 10a & b.Now for the greenery. Extrude strings of varying tones ofgreen fondant to make stems and leaves for the flowers.Vary the height of the stems and the sizes of the leaves.Make 15-20 stems for the poppies. Leave 4 -5 stems andblades to dry because they are going to jut out from thebottom tier. Place the rest on your ‘fields’. Don’t worryabout where to put them, nature is wild and different!Use round headed pins to hold the stems in place untileverything has dried.Steps 11a & b.Now for the poppies. Make 10-12 different sized roundblack twirls for the centres and place them near the endof the stems. Use the pins to hold the centres in placeuntil the glue has dried.Steps 12a-d.Roll some red fondant to a thickness of about 2mm andcut out two different sizes of circles using the cookiecutters. Then, with a pair of scissors, cut out the petalsin a wavy shape - these will make the base of yourpetals. Leave to rest for 15 minutes.8a9a9b8c8b10a10b11a 11b12a 12b