FAMILY TRADITION
http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.uk December 2017 | 6322 Using the ruler, and counting
the vertical lines, find the centre of
your grid. You should be piping dots
diagonally in fours, let them dry,
then add another row (otherwise
your dots will blend together).23 Add the same grid pattern around
the windows then fill with dots.24 Add the same grid pattern around
the windows then fill with dots.25 Decorate walls in chosen
folksy patterns.26 Attach the chimney together
with red icing, upside down.
Once set, wrap in red sugarpaste,
and trim the edge. Leave to dry.27 Your pieces once prepared
should look like this, ready to
assemble. Using royal icing, place
the back wall of the house onto the
freshly iced 20cm square board.
Press down into the sugarpaste -
if you followed the steps above,
the wall should be able to stand up
on its own straight away.28 Add the other walls, piping
icing where the areas touch.
Keep the walls in a rectangular
shape, making sure they are
standing upright at 90°.29 Once the walls are up, secure
with an appropriate size rubber
band. You want a gentle grip,
but not too tight, or your pieces
will crack.30 To apply the roof piece, pipe
icing on the sides then stick the
roof piece on, and hold for about
four or five minutes. Do not jiggle
or your piping will not stick.31 Apply the second part of the
roof, adding a sausage of white
sugarpaste to fill in the gaps,
if needed.32 Add on the dried chimney.
Decorate its top with a piece of
white sugarpaste.33 Decorate the top of the dried
roof with a red sugarpaste rolled
strip to blend the pieces.
Pipe icicles of royal icing around
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