Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network November 2017 | Page 24

Other 3D Elements
Step 6:
I used an extruder with a small circle piece to extrude the flamingo’s legs, attaching them the same way as the
body and neck.
Step 10: Step 11:
To really make this a party flamingo, I added some
Christmas lights around his neck. Using the extruder
and small circle piece again, extrude the wire of the
lights in green fondant. Using yellow and red fondant,
roll small teardrop shapes for the lights.
Attach the green fondant to the cake with a little
water or piping gel. To give the effect that the wire
is wrapping around the flamingo, use short pieces,
sticking the end of each to the sides of the neck. Once
you have enough attach the teardrops of red and
yellow to the green, a