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http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.uk December 2017 | 1515 Pipe another line of royal icing
to attach the second half to the
front of the tree. Arrange them so
that if the pieces were a clock face
with the whole tree pointing to
three and nine, the two halves are
at seven and five.16 Repeat to attach the remaining
two pieces, creating a freestanding
3D Christmas tree.17 Use a small blob of flower paste
and a little royal icing to attach the
star to the top of the tree.21 To affix the animals, begin by
inserting a cocktail stick into the
cake, bearing in mind the final
position of the animals in relation to
their supports.22 Pipe some royal icing onto
the stick and along the base of
the animal. Affix the animal to the
stick, pressing gently as they will
be fragile and brittle. You can pipe
extra royal icing behind the animals
to help hold them in place. ➜14 Once absolutely dry you can
assemble the Christmas tree.
Pipe a thick line of royal icing down
the centre of the complete tree and
attach the first half tree.18 Mix a paint using rejuvenator
spirit and gold lustre dust.19 With a fine paintbrush, paint the windows and the star on the top
of the tree.20 Place the tree in the centre
of the cake and use royal icing
either side of each piece to fix
it in place. We are going to hide
this 'snow' so there's no great
need to be neat.p12-16_Natalie Porter.indd 15 06/10/2017 10: