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asked October 8th 2015

Cutting out of silouettes

Hi, I have a wedding cake to make in November and need to cut out a complex silouette of a bride and groom with the bride holding a bouquet of flowers. I’m worried about getting the fine detail right without breaking pieces of and stretching the paste. I have time to practice and any advice on best technique and knife to use would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Hi, I have a wedding cake to make in November and need to cut out a complex silouette of a bride and groom with the bride holding a bouquet of flowers. I’m worried about getting the fine detail right without breaking pieces of and stretching the paste. I have time to practice and any advice on best technique and knife to use would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Thank you, will try one and see how I get on.

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Hi suzyq

I have X-Acto craft knife set. They’re very sharp and each blade is angled for different cutting positions. See them here:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=X-Acto+knife+set&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=1KQWVpepCYXXU9LYvOgE

Hope this helps.

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Just wandering about how long to leave it to start drying before adding to the cake. It has to go on a round cake so I’m worried about trying to curve it round the cake and it cracking.

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If you have a round dummy, wrap some parchment around it place your figure on it to dry on a curve as you would want it on your cake.
Let me know if this helps or if you need more information.

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Thanks for this, will be practicing it next week and will let you know how it goes.

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Hi
I shape mine round the cake tin that the cake was cooked in with some non-stick paper in between. I stand the cake tin on its end and then block it off so it doesn’t roll away!
Just my way ……

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