Petals Aplenty
Cakes suitable: carrot cake, butter cake, Viennacream, Coloured sugar: Some coloured sugars can be bought in small jars from most supermarkets, however, it is simple to colour your… Read More »
White on White
Cakes suitable: fruit cake; chocolate mud cake; carrot cake; prepared fondant Select and make the cakes. Level the tops of both cakes so the cakes are the same… Read More »
Modelling Fondant
This fondant is best made a day before required, it can be frozen for four weeks. Sprinkle gelatine over the water in cup; stand cup in small saucepan… Read More »
Almond Icing
Almond icing is easy to make, but can be bought ready-made from cake decorating suppliers, some health food shops, delicatessens and supermarkets. Marzipan meal can be used instead… Read More »
How to Cover a Cake With Fondant
Brush sugar syrup lightly and evenly over cake (or over almond icing). Knead fondant with some pure icing sugar until smooth; roll fondant until it is about 7mm… Read More »
Fondant
Fondant-covered cakes need to be left to dry for at least 2 days, depending on the weather. Some cakes need to be decorated with the fondant unset; others… Read More »
How to Cover a Cake With Almond Icing
If necessary, trim top of cake/s with sharp knife to ensure it will sit flat when turned upside down. Mix a little fondant and cold boiled water to… Read More »
Cake Pans
Each recipe specifies the required sizes of cake pans and the necessary quantities to make your cakes look the same as; however, cake sizes and shapes can be… Read More »
Tiered Cakes
There are several ways to make tiered cakes. Cakes can be placed directly on top of each other, although some cakes need to be supported with skewers. This… Read More »
Cake Boards
Cake boards; most of them were made from thick craft wood, painted the appropriate colours, then sealed to prevent the boards from staining. Traditionally, 5mm-thick plywood or masonite… Read More »
