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                                                                                                                                     Method



                                                                                                                                     A  Place iced cake on temporary board
                         Halloween Silhouette

                                                                                                                                     B  Make rough sketch of your cake design on paper to                    A                     B
                                                                                                                                        correct size of height and circumference of your cake.
                         Cake Tutorial                                         by Leesa Collins                                      C  Roll out a small amount of black fondant to about 2mm



                                                                                                                                        thickness.


                                                                                                                                     D Trace houses onto the black fondant using  your rough                 C                     D

                                                                      You’ll need:                                                      sketch.

                                                                                                                                     E  Cut out houses and set aside.
                                                                      Airbrush
                                                                      Cake and board covered in White Fondant                        F  Cut circles out of thinly rolled black fondant.
                                                                      Black Fondant (sugarpaste)
                                                                      Rolling Pin                                                    G  Stretch and shape circles to desired pumpkin shapes.                 E                     F
                                                                      Sharp Craft Knife
                                                                      Round cutters                                                  H  Cut out pumpkin faces.
                                                                      Scribing tool
                                                                      Paint brushes                                                  I    Add eyes and stalks and set aside.
                                                                      Paint palette
                                                                      Black gel colour                                               J   Roll out white fondant approx. 2mm and cut a medium                  G                     H
                                                                      Piping gel                                                        size circle for the full moon.
                                                                      Cornflour
                                                                      Small cup of water                                             K  In the position on the cake you would like the moon just
                                                                      Sky Blue, Black , Pearl, Yellow and Orange                        spray  lightly  with  your  pearl  colour  and  stick  circle  to
                                                                      airbrush colours                                                  cake.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              I                     J
                                                                                                                                     L   Spray around the moon lightly with your sky blue.


                                                                                                                                     M Spray top of 2/3 of cake with sky blue and the base in
                                                                                                                                        black leaving around 1/3 white. Spray lightly with your
                                                                                                                                        black in patches over the blue to give the appearance of
                                                                                                                                        a stormy night.                                                       K                     L


                                                                                                                                     N   When the airbrush colours are dry remove the moon with
                                                                                                                                        the back of your knife – carefully as you do not want to
                                                                                                                                        tear the iced cake.


                                                                                                                                     O  Roll out some white fondant about 1mm in thickness and                M                     N
                                                                                                                                        spray yellow and orange.


                                                                                                                                     P   Stick the yellow/orange fondant behind the houses to be
                                                                                                                                        the light from the windows and trim of the excess.


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