We all want the perfect birthday or celebration cake for our kids, and there’s nothing more special than making your own!
Kids cake decorating is really easy,
Firstly you need to decide what design you want. Your kid may be into the latest cartoon/TV character, draw your inspiration from this.
Search the internet for images of the chosen character and print off, use this image as your basic design. Next, you need to work out how big the cake must be. Are you expecting a large group, or is it just a close family tea?
Bake, or buy your cake, (if your pushed for time) in the size required and cover it with sugarpaste.(see icing a cake) (some supermarkets sell celebration cakes already covered!)
Kids cake decorating can be done in many different styles,
BAIS RELEF, This is where we take the chosen design and cut out the basic shape from sugarpaste, then carefully placing it on top of the cake, but don’t stick it down.
Next we roll up small amounts of sugarpaste and place them underneath the cut out design, this adds texture and shape to the design, giving it a 3D effect. When you are happy with the image shape, stick down the edges with a very small amount of sugar syrup, (mix water with icing sugar to form a glue consistency), leave this to dry, then paint the image with food colourings.
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