58 | New Trends 2018 http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.uk27 With one of the strips make a
little bow by folding over,
one end at a time to the centre
and then cutting two little pieces
to create the tails of the bow.
The middle of the bow will be
covered in due course.28 Brush backs of the long strips
with a little water and wrap two
of them around the hessian tier,
crossing them over in several
places. Note where the berry
spray will attach on the left side
and make sure the raffia crosses
here. At this stage you should
now stack and secure the cakes
onto the prepared board,
placing the separator tier
centrally on top of the base tier,
securing in place with a little
royal icing. Next place the top
tier centrally overhanging the
separator and secure with icing.26 Colour the modelling paste
to a straw colour using a yellow
and brown gel colour. Roll very
thinly and cut into thin strips with
a scalpel. Don’t worry if they are
irregular - this is better. Take a
chisel/blade tool and mark the
strips to create a raffia effect.ASSEMBLING THE CAKE
24 Take your now dry rosemary and
winter berry stems and wrap them
together with a little brown tape.
Leave bottom of stems exposed as
these will be seen.25 Take an 18 gauge wire, fold in
half and wrap tightly in white florist
tape to create the anchor to attach
the stem into the front of the cake.
Bend it at a 90° angle and attach
the vertical end to the back of the
spray. Slip a posy pick over the rest
of the anchor.23 Continue to build up the
pattern until complete and leave
the cake to one side.21 Brush the backs of the
diamonds with a little water or
edible glue and place on the cake
until you have created all of the
stars around the tier.22 Next use a brush to add in the
mini flowers between the stars,
then begin to add the dots. I find it
easiest to place the bottom and top
dots first and then fill in from there.29 Take your berry spray and brush
a little edible glue on the back of
the brown stem. Insert into the
front of the cake at the point where
the raffia crosses on the left-hand
side. The edible glue on the back
should help hold in position.RUSTIC AND REALISTIC TREND
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