Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network May 2017 | Page 72

Step 61:
Secure with a small amount of piping gel. You can trim the overlap but the idea is to keep that splash upright. You can prop up with a few cotton balls while it hardens.
Step 62:
Finally to complete the milk pour and splash roll a few teardrop shapes of varying size and position over any seams at the top, take a couple down the length and finish the splash at the bottom with some mini ones. You don’ t want to go overboard with them, you only need a few to get the desired effect!
Step 63:
Roll a band of your 50 / 50 long enough to trim the top edge of your bowl and cut your strip roughly 1” wide. Keep it thick. Soften the edges with your fingers
Step 64:
For easier handling I like to coil this so I can hold it in my left hand while attaching with my right.
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Brush a layer of piping gel around the top ½” of your bowl. When attaching the band you want it to sit up above the bowls edge so it is enclosing the‘ batter’. You may find the use of a turntable helpful here.
Trim the excess with a sharp blade and blend the join.
Continue to smooth and shape this band at the top of your bowl and pay attention that the bottom edge is reasonably straight.
Roll a thick sausage of blue fondant and trim each end with a sharp knife.