The Christmas Table: Christmas recipes and tutorials A celebration of all things Christmas! | Page 35

Cut hole and shape cake to form a wreath
shape (large donut) place cake on a 13”
cake board, put a little fondant glue on
board for the cake to sit upon.

Cover with a thin layer of fondant,
brush the cake with sugar syrup or
apricot jam that has been boiled
with a little water and strained.

Cut out leaves with a maple leaf cutter
and vein with veiner. Attach with a
little water on the spine of the leaf and
attach to cake, starting at the base
and working up in a random fashion,
overlapping slightly. Keep going until
cake is completely covered.

Roll out gumpaste for leaves and
cut, vein and wire (24 gauge) set
aside to dry on apple tray overnight
before dusting or painting.

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