This weekend I have been working on decorations for a couple of cakes I will be working on in the next couple of weeks. The first for my Nan's birthday, and the second is a commission for a colleague at work.
To make the large open roses for my Nan's cake, I followed a tutorial in the Cake Masterclass book by Mich Turner (If you don't have it get, it, such a useful book!) using white fondant icing. I had never used a ball tool or a petal pad before, but thinning and shaping the petals turned out to be a lot easier then I had imagined, and they looked almost life-like when they were placed on the crinkled foil. For the centers I used a fairly runny dark grey icing and then dotted the detail on with a thicker white icing.
The second items were snowflakes for a wintry themed cake! (I wont let the cat out of the bag until I've finished it but I will make sure I put up some photos) I bought some cutters last year to use for a christmas cake, but until now I've never got around to using them. The detail is really intricate and when dusted with some edible silver luster and a pearlescent ball in the centre, I think they will look really pretty!
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