Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft — December 2017

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34 Dampen the circle and cover

the foil ball.

35 Add a fur effect to the

pompom with short flicking

strokes as before.

36 Roll out a little paste to 2mm and

cut out three holly leaves. Airbrush

them green making the centre vein

darker and ensuring the sides are

coloured. Roll three berries and

airbrush red - doing this in a bowl will

prevent them rolling away while you

spray. Leave to dry.

37 Attach the face to the cake with

edible glue so the forehead is just

above the top edge.

38 Add the beard and moustache

allowing the edges of the beard to

sit away from the cake.

39 Attach the hat and stick in the

pompom leaving it sitting away

from the cake a little. Use the tail of

the hat to cover any visible stick.

40 Glue on a ball of paste beside

Santa’s eyebrow and add the

holly leaves. 41 Add the red berries and finish the

board with dark green ribbon.

31 Shape the top of the hat

ensuring it fits Santa’s head, and roll

out a piece for the fur trim to fit.

32 Texturise the fur with short

flicking strokes. Airbrush the hat

red and attach the fur trim.

33 Scrunch up a square of kitchen foil

tightly on the end of a cocktail stick

and cut a circle of paste twice as wide.

28 Take 100g of paste and start to

shape the hat, it should be even

thickness.

29 With your finger, press and thin

out the inside of the curve and trim

away the excess.

30 This will allow a neat fold on the

side of the hat.

FESTIVE AND FUN

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