40 | December 2017 http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.ukFESTIVE AND FUN
YOU WILL NEED
EDIBLES:- 500g sugarpaste: white and
mixed with ½tsp Tylo powder - 1 x sugarpaste covered
double barrel 15cm (6in) cake - stacked 20cm (8in) and 25cm
(10in) board covered with
sugarpaste - airbrush colours: red, green,
peach and pink (Cassie Brown) - gel colours: chestnut brown,
chocolate extra and black
magic (Magic Colours Pro Gel) - edible glue
EQUIPMENT:- airbrush (Cassie Brown)
- damp paintbrush
- silicone shaping tools
- large cocktail stick
- large square of kitchen foil
- holly leaf cutters
This colourful and highly decorative Father Christmas will certainly wow the children!
If you don’t have an airbrush, simply use coloured sugar and modelling pastes.SWEET
Santa Claus
1 Mount the cake onto the boards
and airbrush red. Use two light
coats to achieve a solid even colour.CAKE ARTIST:
Emma Burrows
2 Take 130g of sugarpaste, knead
and flatten to an oval shape. Use your
thumbs to indent the eyes and slightly
flatten the ridge between these.3 Form the nose and cheeks by
pressing down from the inside of
the eye sockets, then flatten below
the nose.4 Smooth the sides of the nose
outwards towards the cheek with
your finger, and then form a high
cheekbone by smoothing upwards.5 Narrow the head slightly by
pressing in either side of the eye
and shape the brow line.6 Form the nostrils by pressing in
and then gently pulling out to
the sides.9 Using a peach airbrush colour,
paint the face with a light coat.
Turn the face while spraying to
ensure all areas are coloured.7 Form the ball of the nose by shaping
around the top of the nostril on each
side. Add some lines to the forehead
with your silicone shaper tool.8 Mark inner and outer points of
eyes and press in shape of the eye.
Use silicone shaper to create upper
and lower lid by marking a line just
above and below the eye area.p40-43_Emma Burrows.indd 40 06/10/2017 10:57