Cake, Decor and Cairns!

Welcome to Part 4 of my Back To Basics series! This edition is a little over due, but you know that's what happens when I make cakes for my daughter in-between blog posts! (More on her cake during the week)   Well I have to say it has been so much fun exploring the 6 different shapes included in the popular 18 piece cutter set currently available from Kmart Australia. (If you don't have the set don't worry you can still buy them individually elsewhere.) So let's continue to be inspired to make some gorgeous sugar decorations that you can store and use up to 6 months later! As you can see by the header photo I am so excited to say that I  have twisted this into a Christmas theme!! Please ensure that you have read   Part 1 Using Butterfly Cutters   as I will not be repeating the basic step of using a plunger today, and of course it would only be logical to recommend checking out  Part 2 Using Snowflake Cutters.   Each...

Welcome to Part 2 of my Back To Basics series. It is a pleasure to have you all join me over the next few weeks exploring the 6 different shapes included in the popular 18 piece cutter set currently available from Kmart Australia. (If you don't have the set don't worry you can buy them individually elsewhere) Be inspired to get your cutters out and make some gorgeous sugar decorations that you can store and use up to 6 months later. So come on let's get started. Ensure you have read Part 1 Using Butterfly Cutters as I will not be repeating the basic step of using a plunger today. Get yourself set up with your cutters, a mat, rolling pin, corn flour,  CMC/Tylose  treated fondant in your colour choice, and let's have some sugar play! **New Items needed today:  Some new Chux style dish cloths. (Any brand will do) CMC/Tylose Glue (Recipe here)  Set Two: Snow Flake Cutters The second set from this fabulous box is the Snowfake Cutters in two ...

Attaching decorations with edible glue. In cake decorating there are so many different definitions,  products and methods.  It can all get a bit confusing at times! Depending on what country/ city you live in the terminology will be different.  For example sugar paste, gumpaste and fondant can mean the same thing depending on your culture!  Gum  Tragacanth:  Tragacanth is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes. It's a natural edible gum. When added to fondant makes it more pliable and stretchy, improves structure and a better dried end result. Expensive.  CMC :  Carboxymethyl Cellulose is pretty much the man made cheap version of gum tragacanth and does the same thing but is easier to find. Tylose Powder:  Is the same as CMC but a different chemistry name... I am not a scientist so I don't really know exactly how they are different but you will o...