Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network November 2018 Cake! Magazine | Page 66

Making the Wooden Log Step 7: Step 1: Ganache the RKT to create the log, it doesn’t have to be a smooth finish. Step 2: Roll out about 500g of Ivory fondant, and then apply it on the log. Make sure to cover the underside of the log that’s raised above the cake board. Step 5: Step 6: Make them into thin sausages and twist the fondant several times to create a marbled effect. Roll the marbled fondant out and leave it exposed for several hours to achieve crackling effect. If you want to speed up the crackling effect, use a blowtorch and run it all over the top of the fondant. If it starts to blister and caramelise, that is perfectly fine as it will add to the wooden effect. Step 3: Step 4: Step 8: On the ends of the log, slowly flatten and pinch the edges. To create the bark of the log, make a few colours using the leftover Ivory fondant, some are mixed with the Teddy Bear brown, some are coloured using Progel colours - Chestnut and Brown. Add some CMC to them so they will develop a skin faster. Use your rolling pin and slowly roll it out in both directions - length and width; to approximately 4mm in thickness - you will start to see the crackling effect.