Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network August 2018 Cake! Magazine

Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network August 2018 Cake! Magazine | Page 18

Step 1:

Start by making the bay leaves( around 28 leaves) so they can dry overnight.

Step 2:

Roll out the flower paste thinly and cut out the leaves.

Step 3:

Insert a piece of No. 28 floral wire into the leaves.

Step 4:

Using a ball tool, carefully thin out the edges of the leaves.

Step 5: Step 6:

Vein the bay leaves with the leaf veiner.

Let your leaves dry overnight.

Step 7:

Paint all of the leaves gold using edible gold dust with vodka.

Step 8:

Around two hours before creating your cake, crush some white and black fondant and leave to dry.