Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network May 2014 | Page 156
Tip
When piping onto netting, you do not have to touch the
sides of the framework. However, for competition pieces
where you would not use net, the scrolls must touch the
frame to hold them in place.
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Pipe the large S scroll first,
followed by the reverse S.
Add the small scroll inside the S and
reverse S. When 2 lines meet, raise the
icing on top of the first scroll so that
the line disappears as the icing settles.
Add the flowers, leaves and other
decoration and use a damp artists’
brush to neaten any sharp points. (For
more instructions on piping scrolls, see
pages 66 to 67.)
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Repeat the same method to
make pieces for the doors
and arches on top of the side pieces.
You can add your own piped decoration
on top: examples of simple and more
complex designs are shown here.
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Allow all of the run-out pieces
to dry thoroughly before
assembly.
Assembly
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Draw the small hexagon
template onto paper and
draw lines from each corner to locate
the central point. Place on top of
a piece of polystyrene (such as a
separator or cake dummy), then place
a piece of cellophane on top of the
drawing and tape in position. Grease
the cellophane with white vegetable fat.
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Dip the end of a cocktail stick
into white vegetable fat and
push this end through the centre of the
hexagon and into the polystyrene to
hold it upright.
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Half-fill a piping bag fitted
with a no. 2 nozzle with
freshly beaten royal icing. Using the
hexagonal template prepared earlier,
pipe a line of icing slightly to the
outside edge of the hexagon. Place
1 of the triangular roof pieces into
the icing and lean the point on the
cocktail stick. This part can be rather
fiddly but it is worth persevering! Pipe
a line down the right hand side of the
triangle, then continue the line along
the next side of the hexagon. Work
anticlockwise if you are right-handed
and vice versa. Place the second piece
in place, joining it to the side of the
first piece. As you attach each piece,
clean up the edges using a damp
artists’ brush. Proceed in the same
way all round the hexagon to create
the roof. When attaching the last piece,
pipe down the sides of both adjoining
pieces (and along the base) before
positioning the last piece.
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Pipe running beads along
the joins using a no. 1 or 1.5
nozzle (see page 71) to disguise any