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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.
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.
Thank you, will try one and see how I get on.
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.
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.
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.
Thanks for this, will be practicing it next week and will let you know how it goes.
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 ……