Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network Februrary 2019 Cake! Magazine | Page 12

Step 16:
Tip: Practice this technique on a flat surface, ideally
on a piece of fondant, before trying on the cake. Pipe all the white flowers
then move onto the pink
ones. To make the pink
paste, mix some paste
colour into the royal icing
and add a touch of brown
just to make the colour
more muted. Aim for a
medium pink tone.
Step 17: Step 19:
Step 15:
Step 18:
Once you’ve piped the
Add a few small flowers to
outer layers, pipe another the cake here and there
as you go.
layer of petals on the
inside of the white flowers.
Then make a darker pink
and pipe a layer in side
the pink flowers. Keep
working this way, using
the cake picture as a
guide. Change the tones
of pink and amount and
shape of petals in each
layer.
Before continuing on too
far, whilst waiting for the
outer layers to dry, pipe
the vines and leaves in
and amongst the flowers.