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Guide to skill levels

1 – Beginner

2 – Intermediate

3 – Advanced

TECHNIQUES

CREATING A DRIP EFFECT, USING GOLD LEAF

GOLD NEW YEAR’S EVE CAKE

Dani Brazier from Blue Door Bakery (www.bluedoorbakery.co.uk) shows you how to create a simple showstopper to ring in the New Year. Why not add a sparkly cake topper to complement the look?

YOU WILL NEED

FOR THE CAKE

• 15cm (6in) black fondant-covered cake

TO DECORATE

• royal icing

• gold lustre dust

• rejuvenator spirit

• edible gold leaf

• sprinkles (I used a gold and white mix from Super Streusel)

• piping gel

EQUIPMENT

• piping bags

• paintbrush

• cake tweezers

1 Mix some royal icing with water, starting with 4-5 tbsp of royal icing to

1 tsp of water. Mix well. If it’s not quite the right consistency, add more royal icing or water as needed.

2 You want a thick paste that ribbons easily off the spoon. Now leave to settle and count to 12-15 seconds.