Perfect for 50s-themed parties and rockabilly weddings, these tattoo-inspired biscuits are decorated using food colour pens, making it quick and easy to achieve vibrant colours and detailed finishes. To make these eye-catching treats, all you need to do is transfer the template onto a biscuit covered in sugarpaste using a scribing tool, draw the outlines and get colouring. Simple!
Regular contributor Elena Wilkinson reveals how she won first prize in the floral category at the Squires Kitchen Exhibition for three years running: “I always try to copy real flowers… Use them as a model to work from and don’t just look at them; take the real flowers apart to study the shape, thickness and movement of the petals and leaves.”
These free-standing golden lattices on the front cover cake are constructed in advance using cake dummies as a support. Made from strips of Sugar Florist Paste (SFP) and airbrushed with a solution of gold lustre dust and clear alcohol, they are surprisingly sturdy. Decorate with delicate hydrangea bracts for an elegant and romantic design perfect for a garden wedding.
Sugar modelling paste provides the perfect solution for personalising a handmade cake for the recipient. The golf bag and buggy on this themed cake are both made using modelling paste, which is specially formulated to be stronger than sugarpaste. It’s non-sticky and dries firm, making it ideal to use for making cake decorations which hold their shape, dry hard and keep intricate detail.
Bring wedding cake designs up to date by using contemporary colourways. To create a marbled covering, add varying amounts of black paste food colour to white sugarpaste and roll the different shades into long, thin strands, then twist and lightly knead them together. Team with copper paint made with lustre dust food colour and add Flexi-Ice hexagons for a stylish finish.
In the latest instalment of his Ultimate Baking series, Crème de la Crème champion Mark Tilling reveals how to make the perfect entremets, a layered dessert meaning ‘between courses’. “Make sure that the layering is flat and centred correctly. Also, the completed dessert needs to be well frozen before it is sprayed with cocoa butter or covered with a high-gloss glaze.”
Flower paste isn’t just for petals and leaves: its strength and ability to be rolled paper-thin make it perfect for side designs. The repeated pattern wave pattern on this Noah’s Ark cake as well as the animals and lettering are all made using flower paste for a superfine, professional finish.
You’ll find these step-by-step tutorials and many more from top cake designers in the October/November 2016 issue of Cakes & Sugarcraft magazine, out now. It’s packed with the latest trends, irresistible recipes and original, easy-to-follow tutorials that you won’t find anywhere else.
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