Black Rose Engagement Cake

FOR THE CAKES

I3cm (sin) and 20cm (8in)

round cakes

l 3cm (sin) round cake card

30.5cm (l2in) round cake drum

butterc]€am and jam

TO DECORATE

1.skg (3lb 3oz) white su8arPaste

2009 (7oz) white flower paste

Rainbow Dust Co|ourc PrcGel in

Pink and Black 3

Rainbow Dust Colours Click-Twist

Brush in Metallic Light Silver

l m (3ft 3in) of Ismm (72an) black

satin ńbbon

t.5m (4ft l l in) of 25mm (l in) btack 4

satin ńbbon

a small length of silver ! Smm (Zin)

satln ribbon

Trex or any white vegetable fat

§PEclAL EQUlPMENT

dowels

multi rose mould

heart mould

scńber

edger

icing smoother

roya! icing in a piping bag fitted

withano.2tube

Black Rose engagement cake

Co|our the white sugarpaste using the

Pink ProGel. Sp|it and fill the cakes with

jam and butlercream, leaving enough

buttercream to coverthe cakes with

a thin layer:

Place the 20cm (8in) cake in the centre

ofthe 30.5cm (l2in) cake board,securing

with a litt|e buttercream underneath.

Spread a thin |ayer of buttercream all

overthe top and sides ofthe cake. Roll

out the pink sugarpaśe to approx.7mm

and coverthe cake and board a|l in one

go, Use the edger and smoother to give

a neat flnish a|| overthe cake.

Place the l 3cm (5in) cake on the cake

card, securing underneath with a little

buttercream. Cover as with the larger

cake, trimming the sugarpaśe neatly to

the base of the cake. Leave to dry

Colour all the white flower paśe using

the Black proGe| and knead in a little

Trex to make it a little more pliab|e.

Using the multi rose mould, make |5

roses using the second size mou|d and 3

roses using the |arge size mou|d. Do this

by pushing a ball of well kneaded flower

pasŁe into the mould and press down

firmly.Trim off any excess paśe so that

the back ofthe rose is flat, then using the

scriber carefu||y push into the centre of

the rose at an angle and pop the f|ower

paste out.This wil| prevent any damage

to the rose petals by pushing it out.

Using the heart mou|d, push out

6 hearts, making sure that paste is

pushed firmly and neatly around the

edges so that a|| the detail is picked out.

put to one side.

Dowe| and stackthe cakes.

Attach the 25mm ( lin) ribbon around

the base of both cakes, securing with a

little royal icing. Make two bows with

more black ribbon and use the silver

ribbon as the centre ofthe bow.Attach

to the front of each cake with royal icing.

Pipe small dots along the top of the

ribbon on both cakes using the roya|

icing and the no, 2 tube.

9 Using royal icing, attach 4 hearts to the

bottom tier and 2 to the top ( | at the

front and l at the back). Stick a rose in

the centre of each heart and a rose in

between the heańs on the bottom tier

and 2 roses in between the hearts on

the top.

l OAttach the 3 large roses around a smalI

ball ofpaśe on the top ofthe cake.

Leave to dry.

l l Using the Click-Twist Brusho, paint all the

icing dots above the ribbon and carefully

paint the detail around the edges ofthe

hearts. Brush the roses from the outer

edges inwards, this will give a defined

look to the rose. Finish by attaching the

l5mm (źin) ribbon to the board.

How to make a fireworks cake

Leve| the large cake and turn it upside

down. Split and fl|| the centre with

buttercream. Reassemble the cake and

place in the centre ofthe board. Coat

the top and sides with buttercream and

cover with the white sugarpasle. Smooth

the sugarpaste into p|ace and trim and

neaten around the base, Keep a little bit

back to use for the eyes |aten

Knead and thin|y roll out the green

sugarpaste. Cut out a long, tapering

triangle for a b|ade of grass. Paint a light

line of water down the length of the

blade and stick it up the side of the cake,

letting the base cover the exposed cake

board and oveńang it just a Iitt|e.

Continue around the cake, scrunching

up and re-ro||ing the sugarpaste where

necessaryThe blades ofgrass do not

need to be the same length. Keep the

section where the flrework stick will

hang down shorter than the top ofthe

cake.when done, run a knife around the

edge ofthe board to neaten. Place the

cake to one side.

Level the top ofthe baked bean can cake

and tum it upside down. Coat the top

and sides with buttercream and cover

with the yellow sugarpaste. Smooth the

sides and trim around the base. Dust

yourwork suńace or a spare board

with sugar to prevent the flrework from

sticking and careful|y turn it the other

way up so that the uncovered cake is

now forming the top. Using the end of

a paintbrush poke a little ho||ow into

the base of the flrework for his mouth,

Dab a little more buttercream onto the

exposed cake,

Knead and shape l 20g (4oz) red

sugarpaste into a round pointed shape

for the top of the flrework and stick it in

p|ace. Make two smal| white sugarpaste

ba|| shapes for the eyes, flatten them and

stickthem onto the front of the f']rework.

Add two smaller black ova|s and make a

tiny yellow ball shape for a nose.

Dab a |ittle water on the edge of the

cake and carefully place the flrework in

position. lt should overhang the edge of

the cake a littie but not too much or it

wi|l topple ofl Cut a length of breadstick

to length and carefu||y insert it into the

base of the firework,you can also use a

dab of buttercream to secure it against

the side ofthe cake.

3 Paint a |ight line of water around the

base of the flrework's red top and the

base of the firework itself knead and rolI

out about l5g (l/zoz) blue sugarpasle

into a thin slring about 30cm ( |2in) |ong,

Starting from the back, stick it around the

base ofthe firework, Repeat around the

basć ofthe red top.

$$ To make the matchbox, roll 45g (l|/zoz)

red sugarpaste to lcm (%in) Cut out a

rectang|e about 5x4cm (2x | .|/zin), Press

a line across the top of the box with

the back of your knife and make sure it

stands upright securely

W Make two tiny white sugarpaste |eaf

shapes for his eyes and stick on the front

of the box. |Yake two tiny red sugarpas|e

'S' shapes for his eyebrows and stick

them on top of his eyes. Make a tiny

carrot shape for his nose and stick in

p|ace. Paint black food colour dots on the

eyes and a mean smile on his face! Whi|e

you have the black food co|our out, paint

two eyebrows on the yellow firework.

i *Make a tiny black ball for the matchstick

head and poke a short length of

spaghetti into it. Make two tiny red

sugarpaste sausage shapes for his arms

and śick against his sides. Poke the match

behind his arm so it loola as though he's

holding it. Place the matchbox in position.

l 3 Dab a little watered-down green food

colour around the top ofthe cake,

yHF l Dont overfill the centre ofthe cake

with buttercream or the weight of

the f'jrework cake sitting on the edge

of the cake will squash that side of

the cake down and make it look a bit

Iop-sided. lf you're concerned that

this will happen cut a thin cake card

down to size and place the firework

on top ofthat. Support it from

beneath with a cake dowel,

S-fiffi il lf you don't have a bake bean tin

shaped cake forthe f']rework, use

a circle cutter or temp|ate to cut a

small round cake out of a larger piece

of cake. A|ternatively, you could use

a stack of biscuits - anything that wil|

produce the right cylindrica| shape of

a f'irework,

How to make an egyptian mummy cake

First you will need to roll two ping

pong bal| sized eyeballs from the white

sugarpaste.You wi|| need to let the

sugarpaste firm s|ight|y

Split the cake in half and flll with the

green br.rltercream. Cover the whole

of the cake with the remaintng green

buttercream using a palette knife.This is

the perfect colour buttercream to use

as if it oozes through the bandages it vlill

look like slime or gunge.

Roll outthe white sugarpaśe untiI it is

around 3mm (l/8in) thick Cut lots of long

strips using the pizza wheel,

Start by adding the eyes to the centre of

the face and then begin placing the strips

of bandage across the face. Build it up

around the eyes and smooth it into the

buttercream gent|y to helP it stick. lf you

need to add a layer overthe sugarpaste

just dampen the other side of the strip

to he|p it stick.

Once you have covered the who|e head

in bandages it's time to give the mummy

some personality l have used green

edible ink forthe pupils but you could

use blue or any colour you prefer:The

zig-zag red lines are ideal for making the

mummy look a little crazy - and don't

forget to add small pupils.

To finish the cake l have surrounded it

with lots of jelly creepy crawlies,These

are available in most supermarkets.