20 | December 2017 http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.ukFESTIVE SHOWSTOPPER
YOU WILL NEED
EDIBLES:- 15 x 15cm (6 x 6in) square cake
- 10 x 10cm (4 x 4in) round cake
- 5-10g Tylose or CMC powder
- 1200g sugarpaste to cover tiers
- 700g sugarpaste: white
(for adjusted paste) - paste or gel food colours:
green, brown, pale pink, pale
blue and red - lustre dust: pearl
- edible glue
- cornstarch/cornfl our
EQUIPMENT:- 25.5cm (10in) square cake
board - 3 x cake dowels
- 107cm (42in) x 15mm (½ in)
wide red satin ribbon - double-sided tape
- food grade marker (optional)
- scribing tool (optional)
- cone modelling tool
- plunger snowfl ake cutter
- glue brush
- small sharp knife
- dusting brush
- moulds: Creative Cake System
rope borders and fi r trees
silhouette - smoother or sugarpaste
spacers (optional)
Whenever I hear the word Nordic I immediately think of chunky knit sweaters, natural
textures and gnomes, yes you heard me right I said gnomes. This cake is defi nitely one to get
the children involved with, why not have them each create a gnome of their very own.EVERYONE LOVES
A Nordic Gnome
CAKE ARTIST:
Ceri Grif thsPREPARATION
Layer and fi ll your tiers then crumb
coat them with either buttercream
or ganache. Using white sugarpaste,
give the base tier a thin covering
(this covering is never going to be
seen). You will fi nd it quicker and
easier to obtain sharp edges and
corners if you cover the square
tier in panels. Using red coloured
sugarpaste, cover the round top tier,
this should be covered in one piece.
Attach the bottom tier to the cake
drum using a little buttercream or
ganache. Insert three food grade
cake dowels into the base tier and
then attach the top tier.ADJUSTED PASTE RECIPE
When using sugarpaste with moulds
I have found that it is best to fi rm the
paste a little by adding some Tylose
or CMC powder. I recommend using
500g of any brand sugarpaste and
kneading into it approximately 5g of
Tylose or CMC powder. This will give
you a paste with a fi rmer working
consistency. The ratio of Tylose or
CMC powder to sugarpaste may vary
due to climate or brands.1 Using a food-grade marker or
scribing tool, draw the scenes onto
the side panels of the base tier
remembering to keep them simple
with the design fl owing around
the corners.2 Colour up three batches of adjusted
paste to create your side designs; I
used a mid green, a light green and a
pale blue for the sky. You will require
approximately 200g of each colour
depending on your design.3 Using a round soft brush, dust
the medium rope border mould
with cornfl our/cornstarch and then
knock out any excess. Create several
lengths of each colour of adjusted
paste as assembly will go quicker if
you have several prepared pieces
of rope.4 When attaching the rope pieces
you will be working in vertical lines as
this will be the easiest way to make
sure the join's neat and the ropes are
vertical. Hold up a piece of the darker
green rope and trim it to height
matching your drawn design. ➜p20-23_Ceri Griffiths.indd 20 06/10/2017 10: