56 | December 2017 http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.ukFESTIVE SHOWSTOPPER
2 Prepare and cover your cake
and place on a cake board,
ready to start.3 Paint stripes of colour
alternating your brush sizes and
colours as shown, if you need to
get a second coat wait for the first
coat to dry a little.4 This is how your painted cube
cake should look.5 Roll some flower paste to a
very thin thickness (see through
ideally).8 Heat the butter,
salt, sugar and
240ml of water in a
heavy bottom pan.
Once melted and
at boiling point,
add the flours and
beat together until
the mix forms a
dough.9 Transfer to a
clean bowl and
beat until the mix
stops steaming.
Add the eggs one
at a time until fully
incorporated. You
might not need all
of the eggs.10 Transfer to a
piping bag and
pipe small dots
onto a baking
mat/tray as
shown, about
2 - 2.5cm wide.11 Bake at 180C/
160C fan/gas mark
4 until they are
golden. Turn oven
off and leave to
rest for twenty-five
minutes inside as
this helps them to
keep their shape.Enrique’s
Top Tip
You are looking for a
shiny batter that when
the spatula is lifted
leaves a 'V'.1 Get everything you need for this
tutorial out ready and choose your
preferred biscuit recipe.6 Using the snowflake cutters,
cut eight large snowflakes and
four smaller ones.FOR THE CHOUX
PASTRY BUNS:- recipe: 120g unsalted
butter - ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 80g plain flour
- 90g strong bread flour
- 4 - 6 eggs
7 Paint a few snowflakes in ronze and others in Red and leave some in White
for the final design.Enrique’s
Top Tip
Cut a few extra snow akes
in case some break when
placing onto the cake.p55-57_Enrique.indd 56 06/10/2017 11:01