Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft — New Trends 2018

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2 Cut your icing image down

to size, mine is in line with

the top edge of the cake and

almost down to the base. A4 cut

lengthways, this covers half of

the cake as the idea for this cake

is to look like a Christmas card

scene. If you want the design to

go all the way around, you may

need two sheets. On top of that

I have used a hessian ribbon, you

can be creative with where you

place the ribbon, you could even

layer multiple ribbons.

1 Start with covering your cake and

board with white sugarpaste, I have

done this in one go with one piece

of rolled sugarpaste. When doing

this, be sure to smooth the edges

down carefully to get rid of any air

bubbles before securing the paste

to the board.

5 Mix some eucalyptus colouring

into your white modelling paste,

this will give you a nice shade of

green. Again, you can be creative

with this and perhaps have

different shades of green.

I have just green and black in this

instance. Use templates again to

cut some green trees.

LAST MINUTE CAKES

3 To make the trees you can either

use your own cutters (try and go for

at least three different sizes) or you

can use my templates. Print them

out and cut around them with a

sharp craft knife/scalpel.

4 Impress cut-outs on rolled black

modelling paste and using your

craft knife, cut around them.

Be sure to keep the middle tree you

have cut out as well as the outlines.

Lisa's

Top Tip:

Make sure that your craft

knife is super sharp and

when cutting try not to drag

the blade so that you get

nice neat edges.

YOU WILL NEED

EDIBLES:

• 1 x 20 x 7.5cm (8 x 3in) round
  cake


• 25cm (10in) round cake board


• printed icing sheet


• 1.5kg sugarpaste: white


• 150g modelling paste: black
  (Saracino)


• 150g modelling paste: white
  (Saracino)


• red dragees


• large green dragees


• tiny purple dragees


• edible gold dust


• vodka (or rejuvenator spirit)


• edible glue

EQUIPMENT:

• Christmas tree cutters
  (or templates)


• ‘Merry Christmas’ stamp/
  embosser (Papermania)


• royal icing (minimal amount,
  for sticking)


• sharp knife/scalpel


• craft mat


• paintbrush (00 fine tip brush)


• paintbrush (thick, flat head)


• eucalyptus gel colour


• rolling pin


• ribbon for the board


• hessian ribbon


• double-sided tape

CAKE ARTIST:

Lisa Elliott

Please download the template

from http://www.cakedecmag.uk

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