Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network May 2018 Cake! Magazine | Page 12

Step 17: Step 18: Step 25:
Assemble the legs on
each side of the body
and attach the ears. Add
a small brown pyramid
shape for the nose. Cut a brown circle,
making a smaller circle
mark in the middle as a
cutting guide. Cut around
the circle with a razor. Step 19: Step 20: Step 26:
Fluff the mane slightly
using a veining tool. Attach the mane to the
back of the lions head. Attach the body to a foam
block with a skewer. Add
the head and add eyes,
using a piping tip for the
shape.
Step 21: Step 22: Step 23: Step 24: Step 29:
Cut a small brown circle,
use a razor to cut lines,
and pinch together to
form a fringe. Cut off one
end and flatten. Add the fringe to the lion,
eyebrows and then add
blush to the cheeks with
pink petal dust. Allow to
dry. For the giraffes body,
make a tear drop shape,
then roll out the neck until
its elongated. Form a bean shape for
the head. For the ears, cut circles
Push holes into the head
with smaller darker circles for the ears and horns,
in the centre. Pinch the
then glue them in place.
ends. Make the horns as
pictured.
Step 27: Step 28:
Add a mouth using a
Dresden tool. Add dimples in the mouth
and nostrils using a ball
tool. Using a blunt knife tool or
a colour shaper, make a Y
shape for the nose.
Step 30: Step 31: Step 32:
Start painting on the
giraffe pattern with
food colouring, this is
Americolor Airbrush
brown. Paint random
geometric shapes. Continue painting the
body, then smaller shapes
on the back of the head,
and the top of the horns.