Christmas Cakes

by Pat Trunkfield
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Preparation
8" round cake professional finish to the cake
11" round cake board covering, always use either
900g Almond paste 1 or 2 smoothers. The
600g White Sugarpaste combination of both a straight
Decorative Christmas Ribbons

Tip: To achieve a smooth and professional finnish to the cake covering, always use either 1 or 2 smooothers. The combination of both a straight and rounded edge will ensure that both the top and sides of the cake are well finished.

Quilted Design

Prepare the cake by covering with Almond paste.
1. Roll out either Almond or Sugarpaste to approx 3mm thick and cut the patchwork shapes.
2.Use alcohol to attach to the cake as shown.
3. Brush the almond paste covering and the shapes with alcohol
before covering with sugarpaste. Smooth the sides and the top
of the cake, taking care not to flatten the patchwork shapes.
4. Highlight the design by gently rolling the stitch wheel in between
the shapes.
5. Decorate alternate shapes by gently embossing with the scallop
cutter and cut out green scallops embossed with a Christmas tree.
6. Paint the trees using a mixture of powder gold color and alcohol.
7. Roll out either red sugarpaste or flower paste and cut out 10 calyx
shapes. Join two shapes together with alcohol and push firmly in the
middle with a small ball tool. Attach to the cake with alcohol.

Gold Star Design

Precoat the cake with both Almond and Sugarpaste
1. Using white sugarpaste rolled out fairly finely, cut
out 6 diamond shapes.
2. Emboss the rays on each one using the stitch wheel.
3. Highlight the embossing by gently brushing with
gold powder color. Carefully position and attach to
the cake with alcohol.
4. Attach the gold ribbon before decorating the board
with cut out sugarpaste scallops. Add the gold candles to complete the cake.
Birdhouse Design
1. Optional - Create background color to the design by lightly brushing the cake top with powder color.
2. Roll out colored sugarpaste for the house and cut out using the patchwork cutter. Attach to the cake with alcohol.
3. Using a contrasting colored paste cut out and attach the post and house base.
4. Trim the roof with a thin sausage of sugarpaste.
5. For the robins and holly use flower paste.
Cut out the shapes using the Mini Holly and Dove cutters. Color as required.
6. To attach the decorations and create the snow, soften a small quantity of sugarpaste with water or alcohol.

Ejector used with Mini Holly & Dove cutters