Edible Artists Network Magazine Fall 2015 | Page 7

How to decorate with

ROYAL ICING

Free-hand
A tutorial by
David “Cakes” MacCarfrae

Cake maker to British Royalty,
David “Cakes” MacCarfrae has
enjoyed over thirty five years of
cake decorating with royal icing.
Living in Liverpool, England, UK,
David shares the secrets of his
trade as he shows you how to
decorate free hand with royal
icing, embracing old school, freehand techniques combining the
centuries old traditional approach
with his own modern ideas.

The Royal Wedding Cake
for HRH Prince Andrew
and Miss Sarah Ferguson.

With emphasis on ‘creating as
you feel’, ‘creating through your
emotions’, the David Cakes
method encourages piping
directly onto the cake surface
without the use of any stenciled
pattern guides or templates.
Totally unrestricted in its
approach, this technique allows
the creation of unique patterns,
resulting in an individual
signature style created by the
decorator.
As the piping is applied in a more
random manner, the patterns
created are always slightly
different. Piping more layers on
top of each other and around
each other creates more lavish
patterns that can become more
complex.

The Royal Wedding Cake
for HRH Prince Edward
and Miss Sophie
Reece Jones.

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This style of cake decorating can
be very challenging, but with practice
and self-confidence, everyone can
enjoy free hand piping to create
something completely different and,
ultimately, a unique work of art.

Tools & Supplies

Royal Icing • Piping Tips
Piping Bags

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