Art in Almond flavoured marzipan

Most of my special occasions never pass without baking a cake.  Some frostings with small decorations is enough to make the cake very unique. 

Ingredients :

1. Powdered almonds - 1/4 cup
2. Milk powder - 1/4 cup
3. Icing sugar - 1/2 cup
4. Almond essence - 2 drops 
5. A little egg white or condensed milk to mix

Direction to mix :

Combine the first 4 ingredients and add enough condensed milk (or egg white) to make a soft dough.


Have Fun !!

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Gum Paste & Flower for cake decoration

Another interesting & easy flower, which look pretty on the cake. I used light yellow & red color for this flower. We can also use multicolor for more attractive. Gum paste can be used to make this pretty flower. But the only issue is it becomes hard very soon. So we have to act little fast & decorate it over the cake.

GUM PASTE

Ingredients :

4 cups icing sugar
1 cup cornflour
Few drops of peppermint essence (or use fav flavour)
1 1/2 tbsp gelatine
6 tbsp water

Directions to assemble :

# Soak gelatine in water for 10 mins. Then cook over double boiler until transparent.

# Make a well in the middle of the powders. Pour gelatine mix into the middle. Gradually incorporate the surrounding flour and knead till you get a good dough. Cover with wet cloth.
Use the dough to make numerous items such as flowers, animals, birds etc....

Making a Flower

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STEP : 8

Happy decorating :)

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Marzipan roses

Cake decorating is another interesting subject. I personally feel experience is the key for the perfection. As a beginner, I tried making roses using marzipan, gum paste & with fondant which looks pretty decent.

Baking and decorating the cake r equally important. Marzipan are used to cover the cake as well as making attractive flowers and fruits for decorating over the cake. It taste yummy & looks pretty when used with different food colors.

Ingredients :

1. Powdered cashew nuts or almonds - 1/4 cup
2. Milk powder - 1/4 cup
3. Icing sugar - 1/2 cup
4. Almond essence - 2 drops (when prepared with almonds only)
5. A little egg white or condensed milk to mix

Method :

Combine the first 4 ingredients and add enough condensed milk (or egg white) to make a soft dough.

Roses to decorate

STEP 1 : Make a cone from a small ball. This is the base.

STEP 2 : Make small balls for the petals.

STEP 3 : Roll them to a small circle or oval. Either thick or thin.


STEP 4 : Wrap them arround the cone.


STEP 5 : Wrap all the petals arround the cone overlapping each other.



STEP 6 : Can wrap any number of petals. Depends on size of rose required.

Enjoy !

TIPS :

1. Dont make sticky dough.

2. Use edible food colors.

3. Try to make thin petals. Thick petals r preferred to decorate it as a single rose over the cake.

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