ruffle folowers and marzipan by Katarzynka

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If you're short of time it's good to have a quick and easy idea up your sleeve for your Christmas cake. This quilted version is more a technique than a design and although I've just used almond paste (marzipan) you can do it in just the same way with a Christmas cake covered in both almond paste and ready to roll icing. If you're looking for something different I have loads of Christmas cake decorating ideas just take a look here - there's lots to choose from. You will need: Apricot jam 500g…

How to marzipan a Christmas Cake or other celebration cake. Recipe and step-by-step guide to producing an even surface for fondant or royal icing.

This cake was created for a golden wedding celebration. It was a cinnamon cake with apple and a salted caramel buttercream filling. I don’t make many marzipan decorated cakes but it is a nice change.

Your baked bean tin cakes should be nicely fed now so it’s time to get covering them in marzipan. You need to leave at least 24 hours between covering the cake marzipan and icing to allow the…

Making almond paste roses and leaves is actually pretty easy. As usual you just need to practise a little and suddenly one day your roses are coming out all bloomin’ lovely! Do you need pati…