Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network November 2018 Cake! Magazine | Page 56

Creating the Koala in Cake
Step 3:
Use gloves for this part
so it won’t be so messy
on the hands. Apply
Step 1:
shortening and rub it all
Make your Rice Krispies Treat (RKT) to create bulk for over the gloves. Using
the log, and the lower portion of the koala’s torso. Heat your hands, mix through
200g of marshmallows, 1/4 cup of white chocolate in
the rice pops in the
the microwave until it has melted. Then add 200g of
melted marshmallow mix
rice pops to it.
until it is well combined. Let the RKT cool down
a little before using it on
the structure. Use some
melted marshmallow on
the armature wire so the
RKT has something to
stick on. Apply RKT little
by little along the wire on
the cake board to create
the “log”. If it’s starting to
fall off the structure, do
not fret and just try to hold
it together.
Step 25: Step 4: Step 5: Step 6:
Cover the rest of the cake board with aluminium foil
too, it doesn’t have to be smooth so the more creases,
the better. Apply melted
marshmallow or chocolate
underneath the cake
board and add RKT to the
bottom of the lower cake
board. This is the bottom
part of the torso of the
koala. Once you are happy with the overall shape of both the
torso and the log, use cling wrap and wrap around the
RKT so it holds it in place and doesn’t fall off. Let it set
overnight before working on it. Add cake to the rest
of the structure. Apply
ganache at the bottom
of the board, and build
cake layer by layer. The
height between the two
cake boards is about 4”,
so adjust the height of the
cakes accordingly.
Step 2:
Step 24:
Step 23:
Use hot glue again around the said nut and let it set.
Use aluminium foil tape
and cover the areas
where the hex nuts are
exposed, both on top of
the cake board and under
it. Cover the armature wire
too.