Black & Silver Bas-Relief Cake

Julie’s Cake in a Box shows you how to create a striking look in your cake decorating using our Mini Cherubs and Bas-Relief moulds. Read on to see how…

Katy Sue moulds used:

• Serrated Rope Borders
• Mini Cherubs
• Rose Stems Mould
• Blossoms and Birds Mould
  

Edibles required:

• 6′ round sponge cake
• Buttercream
• Black Sugar paste
• Dinkydoodle Airbrush paint in ‘Pearl’
• Tylose powder
• Edible glue 
• Royal icing

Equipment required:

• 10′ round cake drum
• Rolling pin
• Smoother
• Airbrush
• Black 15mm ribbon
• Non-toxic glue stick
• Paintbrush (for edible glue)

Step 1

Cover 10′ round cake drum with sugar paste.
Fill and crumb coat 6′ sponge cake with buttercream, then cover with black sugar paste and attach to cake drum with royal icing or sugar paste mixed with a little water.
Add tylose powder to black sugar paste and make 3 lengths of rope border with the Serrated Rope Borders mould. Attach to bottom of cake with edible glue.

Step 2

Using the black sugar paste (with added tylose powder) make 5 pairs of cherubs/hearts using the Mini Cherubs mould and a selection of embellishments, using the Rose Stems and Blossoms & Birds moulds.

Step 3

Airbrush the black embellishments with Pearl airbrush paint until they turn silver.

Step 4

Attach the cherubs and hearts evenly in pairs around the top edge of the cake, using edible glue.

Step 5

Arrange the remainder of the embellishments around the side of the cake using edible glue to attach.

Step 6

Finish by attaching 15mm black ribbon to the edge of the cake drum using a non-toxic glue stick.