Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network November 2019 Cake! Magazine | Page 46

Cut hole and shape cake to form a wreath shape (large donut) place cake on a 13” cake board, put a little fondant glue on board for the cake to sit upon. Cover with a thin layer of fondant, brush the cake with sugar syrup or apricot jam that has been boiled with a little water and strained. Cut out leaves with a maple leaf cutter and vein with veiner. Attach with a little water on the spine of the leaf and attach to cake, starting at the base and working up in a random fashion, overlapping slightly. Keep going until cake is completely covered. Roll out gumpaste for leaves and cut, vein and wire (24 gauge) set aside to dry on apple tray overnight before dusting or painting.