Our Serenity Rose collection uses Pantone s Colours of the Year for a beautiful summer wedding look. The light and elegant hues are used alongside delicate lace and pretty floral decorations, making them the perfect choice for on-trend feminine brides. The four gorgeous tiers are completely interchangeable and are designed to be used either individually or combined to create a multi-tiered cake, catering to any wedding budget, theme or size. PREPARATION Prepare each cake ready for sugar paste Colour 1.2kg Culpitt white with Colour Splash gels: Navy Blue and Violet to create a pale purple. Add small, equal amounts of each colour at a time, kneading the paste to obtain your colour. To achieve a sharp neat 90 top edged finish, cover the cake in, and then use the Belissimo cake smoothers. Place one smoother against the side of the cake level with the top edge, take the other smoother and gently ease/push the paste on the top of the cake against the side smoother forming an angled edge. Place the 12 cake onto the 12 round cake drum. Place the three remaining cakes on their respective cake boards. Cover the 11 cake with the pale purple. Cover the 12 and 10 with Culpitt white. ASSEMBLY/DOWELLING Please be reminded that for tiered cakes dowels will be needed for support. For each of the tiers in the design shown (apart from the top tier) dowels have been used three for the smaller sized cakes and four for the bottom two sizes. For more information on how and where to dowel a cake correctly and safely and to give maximum stability, see Cakes from Concept to Creation by Kathy Moore.
1 VEINING 8 TIER 75104 Cake Splash petal pink dust 1. Practice on a small piece of first. Too little paste colour will give only a weak veining effect, while too much colour may not disperse evenly and the result could be too heavy. 2. Knead the white into a smooth ball and flatten slightly. 3. Use a cocktail stick to add some petal pink dust colour in lines to the paste. Fold paste over and roll out to achieve the veining effect. 4. Cover the 8 cake. 2 LACE TIER 87024 House of Cake blossom cake lace 75115 Colour Splash white dust 75104 Colour Splash pink petal dust 75117 Colour Splash pale pink dust White: Use a white covered sugar paste tier and add the House of Cake readymade lace pieces - these are pearl in colour so use the Colour Splash white dust to achieve a white finish. You will need 4 strips of lace to go around the cake base, plus a small section for the pleated base tier. Attach using edible glue. Purple: Use the Purple tier and add the House of Cake ready-made lace pieces - these are pearl in colour so use the Colour Splash white dust to achieve a white finish. Colour the bottom third of each piece with Colour Splash pink dust colours. Dust lightly the bottom section of the lace, graduating the colour paler and paler to create an ombré effect on the bottom third of the lacework. You will need 4 strips of lace to go around the cake base, plus a small section for the pleated base tier. Attach using edible glue. 3 ROSE MOULD CAKE 75117 Colour Splash pale pink dust 84871 fashion texture mat - rose 75082 Colour Splash pearl dust 1.Dust the bottom 1 inch of the cake pale pink or paint fine veins to match the veined tier. 2.Mix 200g Squires Kitchen white SFP with 200g Culpitt white (as for the pleated cake tier). 3.Roll out a long strip of the paste the same depth as the mould and long enough to reach all the way around the 10 cake. Press the mould firmly into the paste, lift gently and place the mould further along the paste, ensuring a good pattern match. Continue until the strip has been moulded. Dust with the Colour Splash pearl dust. Trim the paste to follow the shape of the rose pattern at the top and bottom edges. Very lightly moisten the cake sides using cooled boiled water and attach the rose design so it sits just above the top edge. Trim to neaten the join.
4 PLEATED BASE CAKE 84871 fashion texture mat - pleat 87024 House Of Cake blossom lace cake lace 421 Culpitt brooches sugar pipings 1. Mix 250g Squires Kitchen white SFP with 250g Culpitt white to create a firm paste. 2. Roll out the paste. Press the mould down firmly onto the paste using a small rolling pin, ensuring an even finish. 3. Carefully remove and trim the paste to the height required and attach to the cake using either cooled boiled water or edible glue. 4. Repeat Step 3 until the cake is covered or, to achieve the buttoned design as in the image, follow Step 5 & 6. 5. Repeat Step 3 until you are left with a gap of approximately 10cm. Roll out the paste and mould two further sections of pleats - turn each one 90 and cut diagonally. Try for size against the cake and trim the left hand section as in the image. Try the right hand section for fit in the same way but leave an overlap as in the image. 5. Cut a piece of edible lace and tuck it in above the pleats, securing with edible glue. Attach some small Purple Cupcakes pearlised dragees and non pareils with royal icing or edible glue. Use a section from the top edge of the edible lace and attach to the horizontal join with edible glue. Finally, attach three Culpitt readymade sugar brooch decorations to create the buttons.
5 DAHLIAS 75104 Colour Splash petal pink dust 75124 Colour Splash leaf green dust See list for details on tools required on back page Dahlias are made of a series of graduating circles of petals, so using a daisy cutter allows the petals to be cut out as one piece rather than individual petals. After the bud stage, it is preferable to allow each petals layer to dry before proceeding to the next layer to allow the petals to sit separately from each layer. The finished flower takes approximately 10 layers of petal giving around 140 petals in total. You can cut out a number of layers, form and leave to part dry whilst working on the next layer which saves time. Dahlia s come in all sorts of colours, shapes and sizes. Make your Dahlia to suit your colour scheme and add more layers if required to obtain an even, well balanced shape. Colour some white Squires SFP pink (or colour of your choice). The amount you need will depend on how many flowers you want to make. Centre Using pink petal paste, make a small ball using approximately 1g of paste. Attach to the 18# gauge wire with edible glue and colour the top of the ball with Colour Splash leaf green dust. Daisy cutter size 1 2 layers Roll out some pink paste thinly and cut out the small daisy shape. Transfer to a petal pad and smooth each of the petals using either a Jem no.12 veining tool or the small end of the dog bone tool. Lightly moisten the ball of paste and attach the layer of petals until the ball is completely covered and the petals overlap each other on the top. For the next layer, repeat as for the first but elongate the petals slightly and allow the petals to slightly sit away from the first layer as if the flower is just starting to open. Moisten the base of the flower and partway up the first layer of petals to secure in place. Daisy cutter size 2 1 layer Roll out the paste and cut out a shape. Using a cocktail stick, roll each petal from side to side to allow a tube/whorl to form. Moisten the base of the flower only and attach the whorls to the bud. Allow the whorls to sit up from the flower bud see image. Leave to dry. Daisy cutter size 2 3 layers Add 30 50% white petal paste to lighten the pink. 1st layer repeat as above and attach to flower. 2nd and 3rd layer repeat as for first but leave petals just slightly curled. Leave these layers to partially dry before attaching. Attach using edible glue to the base of the bud. Leave to dry until firm. Daisy cutter size 3 2/3 layers Add 30 50% white petal paste to lighten the paste. Repeat as before for the final 2/3 layers, ensuring they are dry before attaching. Calyx Use a small pointed daisy cutter and green petal paste. Attach a small ball of green paste to the base of the flower and mould to create a gentle curve Roll out the paste and cut two layers of petals. Smooth and attach to the back of the flower shaping over the curved mound. Colour with Colour Splash leaf green dust. Finishing Sparingly dust some of the petal tips pink. - you may very carefully steam to set the dusting. Glaze the calyx.
FULL PRODUCT LIST Cake bases 12 x 6 deep 11 x 3 deep 10 x 5 deep (25cm x 8 x 3 deep (20cm x 7.5cm) Cake boards round: 11, 10, 8 Cake drums round: 12 Culpitt white : (74226 5kg; 74227 1kg x 10) 12-2.4kg 11-1.2kg 10-1.6kg 8-750g Buttercream/ganache or suitable cake filling/crumb coating Marzipan for rich fruit cakes/madeira Icing sugar for dusting/rolling White fat/shortening for rolling Cakes: Non-stick board Non-stick large and small rolling pin Cake smoothers (84785) Squires Belissimo Flexi smoothers (81200, 81201, 81202) Dahlia s Small non-stick board and rolling pin Dog bone tool ) Culpitt modelling set (84784)Dresden tool) Jem no 12 veining tool (JC762) Petal pad Flower formers FMM Multi daisy cutter set (86121) Small sharp craft knife Small palette knife 18 & 24# green florist wires (1381G & 1384G) Confectioners glaze, brush and glaze cleaner. Squires SFP white: (59621) Dahlia s - 250g 12 250g 10 200g Culpitt edible glue (5599) Colour Splash Gels : Violet (75060), Navy Blue (75065) Colour Splash dusting colours: White (75115) /Pearl (75082) /Petal Pink (75104) / Pale Pink (75117) / Leaf Green (75124) Culpitt Sugar Piping Brooch decorations (421) White fat/crisco HOC Ready Made Cake Lace x 4 (87024) Purple Cupcakes Vintage Pearls 4mm and Non Pareils Pearls (25025) Culpitt Fashion Texture Mat (84871) Rose Pleat Dowels Flower pics