Welcome
to PME’s 60th Birthday Celebrations Wow! Where has the year gone and to round up our celebrations our competition this time focuses on a new range of products called ‘Colour-In’ and with Christmas in mind the perfect gift for everyone. The holiday season is the perfect time to try something new and the Candy Button Cupcakes and Bark are great fun and taste great at the same time. So why not give them a try, you may be pleasantly surprised If you are looking for Inspiration for that special seasonal cake then look no further. The ‘Noel’ cake is a classic design that could even be used to decorate a pre coated cake purchased from the supermarket or your local supplier. Whilst the elegant ‘Frozen Delight’ cake provides the opportunity to develop your skills further. So Have Fun, Enjoy and ‘Seasons Greetings’ from the ‘CakeIt’ team
Pat
Knightsbridge PME Ltd Publisher
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candy bark
christmas cupcakes
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candy ba rk
This simple to treat is ideal make candy for the Christmas Holiday seaso n.
christmas cupcakes If you can cut
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these cupcak es are for you.
noel
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PME Cand y Butto ns – choos 11 differ ent e from PME Gold colours PME Silver Sugar Strands (ESV928) PME Gold Pearls (SPS9 49) Buttercrea Lustre Spray (LS694) m
A simple classic
noel
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SPS949 CB012 Green CB013 Red CB015 White LS694
Mix and match the PME Candy Butto ns, Belgian Chocolate Curls, Cigar ellos Sprinkles to create wond and gifts, or just erful ‘yumm y’ to share with friends and family.
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Trim the tops of the cupcake them level. s to make
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203mm (8”) Squa 254mm re (10”) Squa Cake 1 kg White re Cake Board PME Red Sugarpaste Sugar PME Gree Pearls (SPG941) PME Class n Sugar Pearl s (SPR PME Squa ic Dot Impression 919) PME Smoo re Cookie Cutte Mat (IM194) r Set (PNS PME Plung ther (ES75) 4) er Holly Cutter Set (HLL6 64)
ESV928
Luxury Belgian Chocolate Sprinkle with Bark PME White Belgian Chocola PME Caramel te Curls (CHC14 Belgian Chocola 3) PME Strawber te ry Belgian Chocolat Curls (CHC145) PME Belgian e Curls (CHC14 Striped Mini Cigarellos (CHM14 5) 7)
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Luxury Belgian Chocolate Line a baking Bark tray the candy buttons with Parchment Paper, melt and pour into the tray.
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Halloween Bark Spoon the white melted chocolate and candy onto the pull to create a tail.
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Spread a thin layer of Buttercr the top. eam across
Preparation
Prepare the cake and board with white by coating sugarpaste.
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Roll out a piece of sugarpas te to an even thickness. Place the impressi press down on mat on firmly using top and the smoothe r.
Halloween Bark PME White Vanilla Candy Buttons (CB015) PME Black Sugar Pearls (LPK45) PME Green Sugar Pearls (SPG941) PME Orange Sugar PME Eyes (PM143 Pearls (SPO943) )
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Mint Flavour ed Layere d Bark Allow the first adding a second green layer to set before white layer.
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To create the Flower, Tree, Candle and the buttons Star cut in half and push into the Complete the designs using the Silver buttercream Sugar Strands Pearls, and Lustre Spray.
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Spread the candy out evenly your chosen and sprinkle with decorations. Either break Set in a cool into place. bars or squares. shards or carefully cut into
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Using a square cutter taking up with the care to line it embossed detail cut out square shapes. four
Mint Flavour ed Layere d Bark PME White Mint Candy Buttons (CB006) PME Light Green PME Milk ChocolaCandy Buttons (CB011) te Candy Buttons (CB004)
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Press the pearls firmly into the out each letter paste to spell in turn before cutting to shape.
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Place the letters onto the cake with Holly and decorate to complet e the design.
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SPR939 Red SPG941 Green
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frozen delight frozen delight
You will Need
2 x 5” (127mm) Round Cakes 10” (254mm) Round Cake Board 1.5kg White Sugarpaste 100g White Gumpaste PME Concentrated Paste Colour – Ocean Blue (PC1066) PME Mix n Paint (MP030) PME Lustre Spray Blue (LS692) Pearl (LS695) PME Silver Pearls 6mm (SPS952) & nonpareils (SPS948) PME Veined Holly Set (HLL664) PME Modelling Tools Bone Tool (PME1) Scriber (PME6) & Tapered Cone/Star (PME8) PME Quilting Tool (QT425) PME Straight Edge Smoothers (ES75) JEM 3D Christmas Trees (102CI012) JEM Roller Pad (109SE013) PME Craft Paint Brush Set (CB1007)
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christmas trees
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christmas trees
Capture the essence of a Winter Wond erland with this glorious icy blue cake.
JEM modelling tools Making the m your JEM modelling
Quilling Tool
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JEM
109SE011 As the name suggests this helping to ensure an even tool has been designed for use coil/spiral, the bases for most when making Sugar Quilling. The quilling designs. twin
prongs
Preparation
Sandwich the two cakes together to create a double height cake and coat the cakes and the board with White Sugarpaste.
Basic Techn ique the JEM Roller using Pad
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If you are lookin g for inspiration then these JEM cutter s maybe the answer.
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Place the cutter into the pad rolled out and using finely place the paste over Gum Paste the cutter. To cut out the shapes roll the pin across the paste pressing rolling down firmly. Remove the cut outs using a scriber before lifting the tree out of the cutter using the scriber. also
The embossi ng detail will need to be added whilst the surface is still soft so if necessar y be sure the cakes covered to keep with plastic or cling film.
Using Gum Paste out even narrow rolled out finely cut strips. The Cutter No JEM Strip 3 (106M008) is ideal for Fit the cutter this. into the JEM Roller Pad (109SE013) and place the paste over cutter. Roll the the rolling pin across to cut out the paste the strips.
Veiner/ Friller
This double
Veining
Christmas Scroll Tree
Create trees with style and elegance that are ideal for Cookies , Cupcakes and Cakes of all sizes
Christmas
Tree Borde
Cut out the r shapes and before releasing make sure that the is pressed paste firmly into the cutter create the to embossing detail.
3D Christmas
JEM 117CH01 8
JEM 117CH02 1 small size
Trees
/Scallop Tool
ended tool
has a wide
JEM 109SE
variety of uses.
Place the modellin g tool onto simply roll the paste and backwards to create the Ideal for petals, veining. leaves and creative textures .
JEM 102C101 2 set of 4 sizes
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Stand the strips of paste on their edge the two prongs and place across the paste and twist the modellin tool to create g the size coils required.
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Frilling To create a frilled effect simply press firmly as the tool is rolled A wonderf ul way to add across the paste. texture whilst creating all those frilling techniques.
Scallop Tool
Sometimes known as a smiley face it is great for tool as creating the simply embossi detail on faces ng directly by into the paste.
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Dry the trees before fitting the two halves together so that they will stand up. JEM 117CH01 9
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seasonal treats!
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candy bark This simple to make candy treat is ideal for the Christmas Holiday season.
Mix and match the PME Candy Buttons, Belgian Chocolate Curls, Cigarellos and Sprinkles to create wonderful ‘yummy’ gifts, or just to share with friends and family. Luxury Belgian Chocolate Bark Sprinkle with PME White Belgian Chocolate Curls (CHC143) PME Caramel Belgian Chocolate Curls (CHC145) PME Strawberry Belgian Chocolate Curls (CHC145) PME Belgian Striped Mini Cigarellos (CHM147)
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Luxury Belgian Chocolate Bark Line a baking tray with Parchment Paper, melt the candy buttons and pour into the tray.
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Halloween Bark Spoon the white melted candy onto the chocolate and pull to create a tail.
Spread the candy out evenly and sprinkle with your chosen decorations. Set in a cool place. Either break into shards or carefully cut into bars or squares.
Mint Flavoured Layered Bark Allow the first green layer to set before adding a second white layer.
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Halloween Bark PME White Vanilla Candy Buttons (CB015) PME Black Sugar Pearls (LPK45) PME Green Sugar Pearls (SPG941) PME Orange Sugar Pearls (SPO943) PME Eyes (PM143)
Mint Flavoured Layered Bark PME White Mint Candy Buttons (CB006) PME Light Green Candy Buttons (CB011)
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christmas cupcakes If you can cut a Candy Button in half then these cupcakes are for you.
You will Need
PME Candy But tons – choose fr om 11 different colo urs PME Gold Suga r Strands (ESV 928) PME Silver Pear ls (SPS949) PME Gold Lust re Spray (LS694 ) Buttercream
SPS949
CB012 Green CB013 Red CB015 White
LS694
ESV928
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Trim the tops of the cupcakes to make them level.
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Spread a thin layer of Buttercream across the top.
To create the Flower, Tree, Candle and Star cut the buttons in half and push into the buttercream Complete the designs using the Silver Pearls, Sugar Strands and Lustre Spray.
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noel A simple classic design
You will Need
203mm (8�) Sq uare Cake 254mm (10�) Sq uare Cake Boa rd 1 kg White Suga rpaste PME R ed Suga r Pearls (SPG 941) PME Green Su gar Pearls (SPR 919) PME Classic Do t Impression M at (IM194) PME Square Co okie Cutter Se t (PNS4) PME Smoother (ES75) PME Plunger Holly Cutter Se t (HLL664)
IM194
Preparation Prepare the cake and board by coating with white sugarpaste. SPR939 Red SPG941 Green
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Roll out a piece of sugarpaste to an even thickness. Place the impression mat on top and press down firmly using the smoother.
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Using a square cutter taking care to line it up with the embossed detail cut out four square shapes.
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Press the pearls firmly into the paste to spell out each letter in turn before cutting to shape.
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Place the letters onto the cake and decorate with Holly to complete the design.
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Special BIG PME Prize Giveaway! 6 LUCKY WINNERS
will receive all of the products featured on these 2 pages
Looking forward The PME product range is constantly growing but the one thing that never changes is it core value for Innovation and Quality
Adult Colouring comes to Cake Decorating It’s time for the world of Cake Decorating to transfer this wonderful, fun and creative hobby to everyday cakes, cookies and cupcakes
A modern trend that captures the imagination of everyone
For children the fun of colouring in has never gone away and to be able to colour your own cakes has to be a recipe for success
To enter the competition go to the Cakeit website www.cakeit.education or send a card to: Cakeit, 23 Riverwalk Road, Enfield, EN3 7QN, giving your name, address, email, contact telephone number. The closing date for this competition is the 09th December 2016
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You will Need
Cakes 2 x 5” (127mm) Round ke Board Ca d un Ro m) 10” (254m 1.5kg White Sugarpaste 100g White Gumpaste te Colour – PME Concentrated Pas Ocean Blue (PC1066) 30) PME Mix n Paint (MP0 5) e (LS692) Pearl (LS69 PME Lustre Spray Blu m (SP S952) & PME Silver Pearls 6m nonpareils (SP S948) (HLL664) PME Veined Holly Set Bone Tool (PME1) PME Modelling Tools ) ered Cone/Star (PME8 Scriber (PME6) & Tap l (PME10) Flower/ Leaf Shaper too T425) PME Quilting Tool (Q oothers (ES75) PME Straight Edge Sm es (102CI012) JEM 3D Christmas Tre E013) JEM Roller Pad (109S Set (CB1007) PME Craft Paint Brush
frozen delight Capture the essence of a Winter Wonderland with this glorious icy blue cake.
Preparation Sandwich the two cakes together to create a double height cake and coat the cakes and the board with White Sugarpaste. The embossing detail will need to be added whilst the surface is still soft so if necessary be sure to keep the cakes covered with plastic or cling film.
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To create the design on the sides of the cakes begin by embossing the triple holly design. Hold the cake firmly in place with the smoother polisher as you gently but firmly press the holly cutters against the side. Draw the veining tool across the paste to create gently curving lines.
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PME10
Use the quilting tool to add a stitch effect.
QT425
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Complete the embossed design by adding additional points of detail using the star modelling tool.
PME8
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Create shading and highlights to the board and sides of the cake by spraying with the Blue lustre spray.
For the painted leaves place a small quantity of Mix n Paint into a paint pallet or something similar. Add a tiny amount of blue colour and mix well to create a very pale shade of blue.
MP030 LS692
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Paint the Holly Leaves ensuring that the brush strokes are taken from the tip of the leaf and follow the veining detail.
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To create the low lights blend an almost white painting consistency using just a touch of blue colour and water. Carefully paint the low lights on the tips of the leaves.
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Deepen the colour slightly and paint strong brush strokes on the left hand side of the leaves.
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Deepen the colour yet again and paint the right hand side of the leaves in a similar way.
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The final definition is painted in a really dark blue and used to bring the leaves to life. To complete the holly add the large silver pearls as berries and smaller ones as accent detail to the sides of the cake.
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Using gum paste rolled out finely cut out a selection of holly leaves taking care to press the plunger firmly to create the veining detail before releasing from the cutter.
HLL664
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Place the leaves onto the roller pad and using the bone tool positioned half on and half off, of the paste, slide the tool backwards and forwards to soften the edges.
PME1
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Place the leaves onto paper towel and spray with the pearl colour. Allow to dry before using to decorate the cake board.
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To complete the cake add a selection of different sized 3D Christmas trees to the top of the cake and cake board.
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christmas trees
If you are looking for inspiration then these JEM cutters maybe the answer.
Basic Technique using the JEM Roller Pad
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Place the cutter into the pad and using Gum Paste rolled out finely place the paste over the cutter.
To cut out the shapes roll the rolling pin across the paste pressing down firmly. Remove the cut outs using a scriber before lifting the tree out of the cutter also using the scriber.
JEM 102C1012 set of 4 sizes
Christmas Scroll Tree Create trees with style and elegance that are ideal for Cookies, Cupcakes and Cakes of all sizes
Christmas Tree Border Cut out the shapes and before releasing make sure that the paste is pressed firmly into the cutter to create the embossing detail.
3D Christmas Trees
JEM 117CH018
JEM 117CH021 small size only
JEM 117CH019
Dry the trees before fitting the two halves together so that they will stand up.
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Making the most of... your JEM modelling tools - part 6
Quilling Tool
JEM 109SE011
As the name suggests this tool has been designed for use when making Sugar Quilling. The twin prongs helping to ensure an even coil/spiral, the basis for most quilling designs.
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Using Gum Paste rolled out finely cut out even narrow strips. The JEM Strip Cutter No 3 (106M008) is ideal for this. Fit the cutter into the JEM Roller Pad (109SE013) and place the paste over the cutter. Roll the rolling pin across the paste to cut out the strips.
Veiner/ Friller/Scallop Tool
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Stand the strips of paste on their edge and place the two prongs across the paste and twist the modelling tool to create the size coils required.
JEM 109SE012
This double ended tool has a wide variety of uses.
Scallop Tool
Veining
Frilling
Place the modelling tool onto the paste and simply roll backwards to create the veining. Ideal for petals, leaves and creative textures.
To create a frilled effect simply press firmly as the tool is rolled across the paste. A wonderful way to add texture whilst creating all those frilling techniques.
Sometimes known as a smiley face tool as it is great for creating the detail on faces by simply embossing directly into the paste.
Contact your local stockist or email stockist@knightsbridgepme.co.uk