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Equipment RequiredBy Dawn Butler, DinkydoodleDesigns for CakeFrame- 14” hexagonal drum board- 11” hexagonal drum board (for cutting and ganaching templateCakeFrame:- 10” round baseboard- 10” round platform- 8” round platform- 6” round platform- 2 x 4” round platform- 4 x foundation pack- 2 x adapter pack- 2 rod selection packs- (You can change the platforms to suit your needs if you want to change the shape or size of your design)Cakes, filling and covering:- 11” hexagonal cake (triple layer sponge)- 10” round cake (double layer sponge)- 8” round cake (single layer sponge, split in half)- 6” round cake (single layer sponge, split in half)- Filling of your choice- 1.5kg of ganache for crumb/under coat- 2.5kg of sugarpaste – I used white Massa TicinoTools:- Serrated knife for cake- Sharp knife- Rolling pin- Cake smoother- Dresden tool- Stencils: I used stencils that I already had at home such as a range from JEM cutters, Designer Stencils and my own Dinkydoodle airbrush grass stencil- Moulds- Extruders- CuttersColours:- Dinkydoodle Water Based Airbrush Colours: Pistachio Green, Sky Blue, Blue, Pink, Violet, Brown- Dinkydoodle Airbrush Paints (ethanol based): White Matt, Black Matt- Rainbow Dust ProGels: Caramel, GreyEnchanted EdenCake TutorialDawn Butler is an award-winning cake decorator whospecialises in novelty cakes. She has been a cake decoratorfor over five years and teaches internationally, as well ascreating new products for her two brands: DinkydoodleDesigns and CakeFrame. Dawn was recently awarded Bestin Show for her Einstein cake at Cake International, London2016.``````Pillars in wedding cakes are making a real comeback, andwhilst the outdated columns hopefully won’t be seen again,a separate cake design really does add elegance and an air ofimportance to a setting. The pillars on this design are actuallyCakeFrame, but Dawn has decorated them to look like realstone pillars. The beauty of CakeFrame is that it’s clear, soyou don’t actually have to cover them up at all! Becausethey’re hollow, they’ll also take lighting and other electricalwiring – think of the fun you could have with that!Difficulty Rating