16 | December 2017 http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.ukSHOWSTOPPER
27 Use a very fi ne brush to paint a
random pattern of stars in the sky
above the houses.28 For a fi nal fl ourish, use a
teaspoon and paint brush to add a
little snow (caster sugar) around the
base of the tree and in front of the
animals. If you like, you can add a
little in front of the houses too.26 Insert the cocktail sticks into
the cake, just behind the tree so
that the ends are hidden. Use
tweezers to aid precision and avoid
damaging the tree.24 Once wired stars are dry, paint
them gold.25 Use quarter width white fl oral
tape to attach half a cocktail stick
to each end of the wire.23 To make the star garland, cut a
piece of 26g white wire to 130cm
long. Cut six small stars from white
fl ower paste and thread them onto
the wire, spacing them evenly. If
needs be use a little royal icing to
help keep them in place.p12-16_Natalie Porter.indd 16 06/10/2017 10: