Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network August 2016 | Page 23

Step 8 :
Allow to dry uncovered for at least 6 or overnight . Add a flower on the hat by piping a dot and pulling the tip in toward the centre to create a petal shape . Add a stalk and a dot in the centre . Pipe random squiggly lines to add texture to the clown ’ s hair . Pipe lines on the ru ffle in contrasting colours . Pipe ruffles at the wri sts and ankles . Add a highlight to each shoe by piping a comma shape with white icing .
Step 5 :
Outline the pants and flood one leg only . Immediately pipe stripes over the wet icing in a contrasting colour .
Step 6 :
Flood the other leg and immediately pipe some dots in a contrasting colour into the wet icing . Add the pom pom into the hat and flood the bottom sections of the shoes .
Step 7 :
Pipe outlines for the neck ruffle and arms . Outline and flood the suspenders . Flood the arms and pipe dots immediately into the wet icing . Flood the neck ruffle and pipe dots for buttons on the pants . Flood the middle section of the shirt as you did with the arms . Complete the rest of the shirt .
Step 9 : Step 10 :
Pipe the nose . For the eyes , using the black food colour pen , draw two teardrop shapes . Draw two lines across the centre of the eye to create three sections . With the pens colour the first section black , the second section blue and leave the third section blank .
Add two small highlight dots of white icing in each eye . Draw eyebrows and some little accents or laugh lines at the bottom of the eyes . Using a small food only paint brush , lightly dust the cheeks with pink petal dust . Draw the smile . Finally , add small dots of white icing on each cheek and a highlight on the nose .