Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft — New Trends 2018

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3D WIRED Dragon y

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extract with black dust food colour

and paint the eyes.

5 Using an edible spray glaze,

glaze the body and leave to dry

overnight.

6 Insert adjusted paste into the wing

recess until level and then carefully

remove from the mould, insert a

quarter length of white 28g wire

into the wing, about half the length

of the wing. Repeat for each wing

then leave on a fl at surface to dry

overnight.

7 Carefully bend the wire at the base

of each wing into a ninety degree

angle. Tape the wings into pairs using

white fl orist tape with the smaller

wing overlapping the larger wing,

(the smaller wing is the back wing)

and then tape them to the body.

8 Adjust the alignment of the wings

to suit your dragonfl y and then

insert into your project using either

a small fl ower pick or

drinking straw.

1 Using a third length of white 26g

fl orist wire create the 'T' support

for the body. Lay the wire down

the centre of the body recess in

the mould and then fold it back on

itself, at the point where the body

joins the tail bend the wire again

into a vertical, this will give you a

'T' support.

2 Push the adjusted paste into the

body recess of the mould, smooth it

to a fl at surface. Using a modelling

tool make a shallow groove down

the centre of the body.

3 Brush a little edible glue onto

the 'T' support and then insert it

into the groove, whilst holding it in

position vertically use a modelling

tool to close the paste over the wire

to conceal it.

4 Carefully remove the body from

the mould and lay it on its side to

fi rm, after a few minutes carefully

dust the body the colour of your

choice and then mix a little lemon

YOU WILL NEED

EDIBLES:

• white and green adjusted
  sugarpaste (see recipe below)


• edible glue


• lemon extract


• selection of dust food colours


• edible glaze
  EQUIPMENT:


• white fl orist tape


• dusting brush


• glue brush


• dusting brush


• fi ne paintbrush for eyes


• 26 gauge white fl orist wire
  for body


• 28 gauge white fl orist wire
  for wings


• pointy nosed pliers or
  equivalent

KATY SUE DESIGNS MOULDS:

• Creative Cake System
  Dragonfl ies

Top tip

Use either cornfl our or white

vegetable fat in the mould to aid

release.

Watch

the video

If you want to see Ceri

creating this 3D wired dragonfl y

visit the Katy Sue Designs

Youtube channel to watch a free

instruction video.

Adjusted sugarpaste

recipe

• 500g any brand of sugarpaste


• 5g Tylo powder


• knead the Tylo powder into
  the sugarpaste and rest it in a
  sealed bag for approximately
  one hour before use.

This cake has been created and decorated by Ceri Griffi ths using Katy Sue Designs Creative Cake System Moulds.

http://www.katysuedesigns.com

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