Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network November 2015 | Page 21
Step 3:
Press in and up in the
middle of the lower
sphere, create a small
protrusion to make the
nose. With the help of a
pointed clay shaper from
the nostril and define the
nose. Draw the dividing
line between the lips.
Define lower lip and
upper lip with a small ball
tool.
Draw the two drops for the eyes, gently hollow the eye
shapes and apply a piece of white sugar paste to the
eye sockets.
Step 6:
Step 7:
Step 8:
Roll small pieces of black
fondant for the eyelashes.
Then take a toothpick and
dip the tip in the white
colour and make eye
highlights. Apply pink
colour to the lips and
then dust some pale pink
dusting powder on her
cheeks.
Roll out a very fine brown
thread, cut in two. Position
the eyebrows. Allow the
head to dry.
Using a Styrofoam block carve the body. Attach a floral
wire where the legs will be and glue in to secure.
Step 5:
Step 4:
Roll out some brown
sugar paste and cut
two circles with a mini
circle cutter, moisten and
attach them. Use gold
icing colour to blend the
iris, cut the pupils with a
round tip #5, and glues
them to the eyes. Add a
line for the eyelid.