Course Title: Novelty cake making for beginners.
Tutor Name: Jeni Neil
Ingredients (General):
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6 inch round sponge cakes, enough sponges to make a depth of 6 inches
(dummy cakes may be used for all or some of the cakes).
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6 inch cake card (can be trimmed to size if necessary).
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500g buttercream.
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200g flower paste
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2.5kg sugar paste (covapaste recommended, can be brought from
www.almondart.com or duston bakery). Paste colours vary depending on choice
of design (Birdcage, Princess Tower or Castle/Haunted Tower).
Cake drum, 10 inch diameter and 12mm deep.
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Ribbon for cake drum (colour of choice).
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10inch box to take cake home in.
Ingredients (Birdcage):
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6 Rice Krispie Square Bars.
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Paste Colours: Dusky Pink, Baby Blue, Brown and Leaf Green.
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Dust Colours: Dusky Pink.
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Blossom cutters (small).
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Bird Cutter or you can make a model of a bird – instructions given.
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Royal Icing – small quantity – This can be provided on the day for 80p.
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Dusting paintbrush.
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Butterfly Cutter – optional.
** these items are available to use from the equipment held at the venue but
there may not be enough for each person so you may have to share.
Ingredients (Princess Tower):
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Paste Colours – Brown, Leaf Green and a colour of your choice for the tower,
e.g. pink, purple etc. You will also require a different colour for the flowers
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Fairy or princess cutter or remade figures or you can make a model – Instructions
shown
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Length of plastic pipe – 68mm diameter, 80mm length. This can be purchased on
the day for 50p
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Bag of sweets to fill the top turret – do not bring sugar coated sweets.
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Small Square Cutter (1cm)
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Brick and wood embossing mats**.
Ingredients (Castle/Haunted Tower):
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Paste Colours – Black, blue
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250g pre coloured black sugar paste
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Soldier figure to put on cake or make a basic model – instructions shown
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Length of plastic pipe – 68mm diameter, 80mm length. This can be purchased on
the day for 50p
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Bag of sweets to fill the top turret – do not bring sugar coated sweets.
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Small Square cutter (1cm)
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Bat/Ghost cutters for haunted house
** these items are available to use from the equipment held at the venue but there may not be
enough for each person so you may have to share.
Equipment list
Required equipment:
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Large non stick rolling pin **
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Icing sugar for dusting
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Edible glue
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Icing Smoother **
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Sharp Knife
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Metal Side Scraper **
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White Vegetable Fat for greasing (TREX)
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Small non stick rolling pin **
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Small non stick board **
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Greaseproof paper
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Cling film
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Pritt Stick
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Scissors
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Paintbrush
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Cocktail Sticks
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Medium Pallet Knife
** these items are available to use from the equipment held at the venue but there may not be
enough for each person so you may have to share.