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76 | September 2018 http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.uk``````36 Take two more tiny balls ofchocolate and attach to either side ofthe head for the ears.``````37 Twist a cocktail stick into the baseof the head.``````38 Roll two balls of flesh chocolate intoa sausage shape.``````39 Bend the tapered end of thesausage to create a foot and repeatwith the other foot.``````40 Stick the two legs together withthe other end of the cocktail stickbetween them.``````41 Gently slide the baby in to theblanket sling gluing in place.CREATE WAFER WINGS42 Make a template for the wings outof paper and trace around them witha pencil on to edible wafer paper.``````43 Lay three pieces of wafer papertogether and begin to cut the outlineof the wing with some sharp scissors.``````44 Brush a small amount of water on tothe first wing shape.``````45 Lay two pieces of wire on top of thefirst wing. Then lay the second wingshape on top but slightly staggered fromthe top, sandwiching the wire togetherand allow to dry for a few minutes.``````46 Gently curve the wings beingcareful not to damage the waferpaper. Brush a little bit more water onto the second layer.``````47 Finally lay the last wing shapestaggered again on top to complete thewing. Repeat the whole process for theother wing and trim the wires down withthe wire cutters. Insert the wires fromthe wings into each side of the body ofthe stork.``````48 Add a strip of white colouredmodelling chocolate to the area wherethe legs meet the body and texture witha Dresden tool. Add a few more strips ofwhite modelling chocolate to the bodyaround the wings and texture to give afeathered look.49 Cut out a long strip of wafer paper.50 Brush a little water on to the ends ofthe strip and allow to dry and curl up.Attach to the tail area with a smallamount of water.``````51 Use double-sided tape around theedge of the board and attach the pinkstitch ribbon.MAKE THE TAILSFINISHING TOUCHESp72-76_Laura Dodimead.indd 76 09/08/2018 18:06