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10" Square Cake 14" Square Cake Board Square or Oblong cake card (cut as required for the top triangle shaped cake.) 1 kg Chocolate Sugarpaste (Fondant) 500g Dark Blue Sugarpaste 500g Dark Green Sugarpaste 250g White Sugarpaste 50g White Flower paste Clear Alcohol Gum Glue |
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1. A stacked shaped cake offers many opportunities to create interest. This shape has been obtained by diagonally cutting off one corner and standing the triangle shape cake up on one side.
2. Precoat the cake board. I have roughly blended a little pale green sugarpaste into the dark color to produce the marbled effect. Cover the cakes with the colored sugarpastes and assemble.
3. To create shading contrast for the sides, I have lightened and marbled some of the chocolate sugarpaste.
4. Begin by rolling out the paste and embossing with the wood grain mat. Cutout the doors using the large shield cutter and secure in place.
5. Roll out a long strip of paste and emboss with the stone wall mat. Cut out the windows using the small shield. Cut the paste into sections and trim the brick work to a random design before attaching to the cake.
6. Trim the windows and door with a thin sausage of chocolate sugarpaste .
7. The textured lace is an ideal way of creating a simple turret effect. Roll out a long strip of chocolate paste, emboss with the texture and then use the cutter. Trim the bottom edge with a knife. This set is endless, so just repeat the pattern to obtain the required length. The best way to attach the paste is by first painting the side of the cake with alcohol or gum glue and then gently rolling up the paste and unrolling into position.
8. All of the motifs and lettering
are made using the same "Tappit" technique. Roll out finely a strip of
flower paste. The paste must not be greasy or sticky, therefore either
allow the air to slightly dry the paste or use cornstarch for dusting.
Dust the cutters with cornstarch. Choose the motif or letter required and
place the ruler across the paste. Cut out firmly. Many of the motifs have
the option of additional embossing detail. This is achieved by pressing
the paste further into the cutter.
To release the shapes always hold
the ruler at one end and tap onto the edge of the work surface as close
as possible to the cut shape. Paint or color the motifs and lettering as
required. I have used a blend of powder color and clear alcohol and for
many of the motifs also added in a white pearl powder color to obtain a
shine.
9. To make the lettering quickly I have used a ready made black flower paste and painted the tips of each one with gold ( powder color & clear alcohol ) to highlight them. Attach the motifs and lettering as required using either gum glue or clear alcohol.
10. The cut shape of this cake allows
the theme and decoration to be continued onto the board and I have used
the cobblestone impression mat to create the path from marbled chocolate
paste. The green bushes are simply made by pushing the paste through a
strainer, sieve or press.