How to Trace a Drawing on a Cake
Intro: How to Trace a Drawing on a Cake
With this technic, you can trace any shape wou want on your cake (even if you are bad in drawing...).
STEP 1:
This is what I want to trace on my cake.
Put the sheet on a folded towel and punch lines with a wool needle (I didn’t say a knitting needle !…).
Keep main lines of the drawing.
Mark at most angles and intersections of lines.
Put the sheet on a folded towel and punch lines with a wool needle (I didn’t say a knitting needle !…).
Keep main lines of the drawing.
Mark at most angles and intersections of lines.
STEP 2:
I obtain a punched drawing.
STEP 3:
After having rolled my marzipan (fondant, sugarpaste...), I put the sheet onto the cake and spread cocoa powder.
Don’t forget any hole and press a little with your finger.
ESPECIALLY DON’T MOVE THE SHEET OF PAPER.
Don’t forget any hole and press a little with your finger.
ESPECIALLY DON’T MOVE THE SHEET OF PAPER.
STEP 4:
You can see the drawing, poitillism way.
STEP 5:
Fill your frosting pen with melted chocolate and draw onto the dotted lines.
If you are right-handed start with the upper left corner (the upper right corner if you are left-handed).
If you are right-handed start with the upper left corner (the upper right corner if you are left-handed).
STEP 6:
Not so bad !
This tuto shows you the error not to be made : use chocolate powder when you want to draw with a clear color (you can see every not covered dot…).
A better example : this dragon cake !
(Original post here ).
This tuto shows you the error not to be made : use chocolate powder when you want to draw with a clear color (you can see every not covered dot…).
A better example : this dragon cake !
(Original post here ).
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LaceyD 10 years ago