Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft — New Trends 2018

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ALTERNATIVE CAKES

approximately thirty.

19 Using 4g of brown flower paste,

make two buckles using the frame

mould. Then roll out two pieces for

the back bars of the buckles and small

pieces cut at an angle for the prongs.

20 Take 60g of caramel sugarpaste

and make four strips 2cm wide and

14cm long. Give two of the pieces

curved ends cutting 2cm off at the

other end and using the quilting tool,

add stitching detail around the edges.

Add holes along the centre of the

strips with the end of a paintbrush.

21 Add texture using the leather mat.

22 Repeat quilting and texturing to

other longer strips. First glue the

longer strips to the cake, then the

shorter on top. Make sure not to glue

all the way down, you need to be able

to add the buckles. Approximately

2-3cm from the end, glue your

buckles back bar in between the two

strap pieces. The buckle needs to be

level with one of the holes.

23 Glue on the buckle piece and

the prong into the hole. Paint the

buckles gold.

TOP TIER

24 Cover top tier in 200g of caramel

colour paste and texture with the

leather mat. With 50g of brown

paste, make a strap as before,

glue to base and make a piece 4cm

for the end of the strap. Let it firm

slightly at an angle and glue to the

side. The join will be hidden later.

FIGURE

25 Take 35g of flesh coloured paste

and roll into a ball. Using a dowel

press across in an arch shape.

26 With your thumbs, press two eye

sockets and begin to pinch a nose.

27 Again with your thumbs, pinch in

a chin shape.

28 Using the sugarshaper bond

tool, roll against the nose to build

up the shape.

12 Press the two sides together,

pressing firmly. Carefully remove the

wing from the mould and set aside

to firm. Repeat.

13 On one side only, paint the flat

areas of the wing using turquoise

paste colour and a little cooled

boiled water.

14 Paint the raised area in gold.

15 Glue to the cog and pin to dry.

16 Using flower paste and the

keyhole mould, make a keyhole

using part of the mould only,

trimming so it will fit between

the wings. Paint gold and glue in

between the wings.

17 Colour 60g of flower paste dark

brown and roll out into strips cutting

3 x 1cm wide and approximately

24cm long. Glue one around the

base, one around the top and then

one inside on the top of the cake.

18 With the mould from the Old

Piping Bag, make studs from 7g of

brown flower paste,

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