Sweet Magazine 2013 - A Sweet Year Volume One, 2013 | Page 87

tutorial

Roll out some white
gumpaste until it is
approximately 1mm thick.
Place the wings template
on top and cut around with
a scalpel.

Roll between your hands,
or on a flat surface until
smooth.
Let the ball dry for at least
30 minutes then insert a
toothpick.
Use the end of a
paintbrush to mark an
open mouth. Roll a tiny
ball of gumpaste to make

a nose and stick it onto the
face with some sugar glue.
Cut off the tip on a
polystyrene cone (6.5cm).
This will form the body.

Use the white veining tool
to put some texture on the
wings. This will press the
paste out further until it is
quite thin.
Once you are happy with
the markings, place the
template on top and cut
around again.

Colour some gumpaste
grey. Roll out 60 grams of
grey paste thinly.
Cut a 15cm x 6 cm
rectangle then gather it in
a zigzag fashion along the
length.

Colour some gumpaste a
flesh colour with the Claret
and the Autumn Leaf
colour.
Moisten the polystyrene
ball with some sugar
glue then flatten about
10 grams of paste on the
palm of your hand and
wrap it around the ball.

Apply sugar glue to the
gathered rectangle and
adhere to the polystyrene
cone. This will form the
skirt.
Press it on firmly around
the top of the cone.