CAKE DECORATION

You do not need any special skills to decorate cakes impressively.The simplest most basic technique are often the most effective so there is no need to spend hours in the kitchen.Cool dry condition are best for sugar and icing, so avoid working in steamy kitchen.

Applying Topping

• Pouring Icing

To ice a sponge cake quikly,place it on a wire rack over a cookie sheet and pour glaze or melted chocolate over the surface in one movement smoothing around the sides with the knife.Let see

Softening almonds paste

If almonds paste dries out and is hard to roll, warm it in a microwave on medium for 30 seconds.

knead the paste until it is soft enough to roll.

Using Fondant

Roll out ready made fondant icing on a surface lightly dusted with the confectioner sugar. Cornstarch will be easier to brush off the cake than confectioner sugar.

Smoothing fondants

To smooth the side of the cake iced with fondant roll a straight sided jar arounf them.Dust the jar first with cornstarch to prevent it from sticking.

COLOURING ICING

Using a skewer

Control the addition of small amount of liquid food coloring to icing by using a skewer or a toothpick. Dip it into the bottle and use it like a dropper to drip the colouring into the icing.

Decorating With sugar

using a doily

To decorate a plain cake palce a paper doily on top and sprinkle the cake with confectionaires sugar.Lift the doily off to reveal a lace pattern.

Using stencils

Cut out paper shapes and arrange these stencils on top of the cake you wish to decorate. Sprinkle the cake with confectionaries sugar then remove the shape to reveal the stenciled designs.

FILLING PIPING BAGS

Working with a acup

To fill a piping bag with without mess fit the bag with a nozzle place in a measuring cup and turn the top of the bag cup.The bag is held open while icing is spooned in

Using flowers

washing flowers

wash delicate flower with a fine water mist before using shakes off excess water and dry on an absorbent paper towel.

Coating edible flowers

Decorating edible flower with a thin coating of sugar .

First brush egg white onto the petal with a soft paintbrush. Sprinkle the petal lightly with a super fine sugar and let dry for 24 hours