Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft — New Trends 2018

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through the middle and a few out

toward the edges.

14 Roll out half of the black

sugarpaste to 2mm thick and place the

clock stencil in the middle. Rub around

the numerals with your finger to press

the paste into the stencil slightly.

15 Spray on the numerals, this may

need two coats a few minutes apart.

Do not remove the stencil

between coats.

16 Take the 10cm circle cutter and

centre the clock. Cut away the outer

edges and store for later.

17 Brush a little water onto the cake

card and carefully place the clock in

the centre.

18 Add the hands to read two

minutes to midnight.

19 Centre the 8cm circle cutter on the

clock face and spray the outer edge

gold. Build the colour

up gradually.

20 You should end up with a shiny

solid gold finish.

21 Once the gold is dry, take the 9cm

cutter and make an indentation in the

centre of the gold rim.

22 The cutter should go through the

gold layer but not completely through

the sugarpaste, leaving a black line in

the gold.

23 Take a small piece of black

sugarpaste and press it gently into the

hole with a little twist. Flatten out the

base just wider than the hole.

Repeat for each bauble.

24 Arrange the baubles by size and

use edible glue to stick to the cake.

Gelatine is water soluble so do not try

to stick them directly onto the cake

with glue.

25 Glue a large ball of sugarpaste to

the top of the cake just off centre and

add some glue to the top.

26 Place the top of the clock face on

the ball, and allow the bottom to rest

on the cake.

27 Make small and medium size balls

from the remaining black sugarpaste.

28 Place a pea sized amount of gold

dust into the food bag and add the

balls. Seal the bag with air inside and

gently shake the bag.The balls will

be beautifully lustered when you tip

them out.

29 Attach them with edible glue

to the top of the cake between the

clock and baubles, and in front of the

clock. Finish the board with a sparkly

gold ribbon.

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