Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft — New Trends 2018

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12 Take the central stem and begin

to add the cluster of leaves starting

at the top and securing in place with

white florist tape.

13 Continue down the stem to

build up the rosemary. Twist leaves

so that the darker part is facing in

and the lighter part is facing out.

15 To create the Nordic pattern

I simply searched for an image

online, printed it out and used it as

my reference. Otherwise use my

template I created from the image

overleaf. I simplified it for the cake,

you could do the same.

16 If using your own pattern,

trace with tracing paper and a

non-toxic pencil otherwise trace

from template provided. Don’t

worry about the polka dots and little

flowers being too accurate - the

tracing is more to provide you with

correct positioning on the cake.

17 Create the shapes from the left

over ivory sugarpaste. Roll out on

a well cornfloured board as thinly

as you can. For the diamonds I cut

horizontal strips, and then bisected

them with diagonal cuts. Each

strip for my template was 1.5cm

wide and cut on the diagonal every

1.5cm. Leave to one side to firm up.

14 Once all leaves are attached, go

back in with a brush and paint over the

white tape in the brown sage colour as

before. Steam the whole stem over a

kettle to set the colour, and to create

a waxy finish. Leave to dry.

18 Cut the remaining shapes.

I adapted the original template so I

could use cutters I already had.

I cut mini and small blossom flowers

and then lots of mini circles.

Make sure that the ivory sugarpaste

is rolled very thinly as you don’t

want these shapes too thick.

Check that the cut shapes fit

over your template, and that the

diamonds are accurate in size in

order to form the star shape.

19 Place the traced template

around the cake, securing in place

with pins. Now you have a choice:

you can either trace the entire

design with a cocktail stick or

pencil, or use a pin to lightly mark

the position of the stars and dots.

Work your way around the cake,

moving the template as required.

20 Remove tracing paper to reveal

a sequence of dots or a

traced image. ➜

CREATING AND TRANSFERRING A NORDIC PATTERN – PERFECT FOR FAIRISLE TOO!

Zoe’s Top Tip:

Make sure the covered cake

has had time to dry and firm

up before you start to press

an imprint onto it. If it is too

soft you will end up marking

the cake with your fingers.

RUSTIC AND REALISTIC TREND

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