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It is amazing to see how much our cakes are influenced by the modern day trends. Sometimes it’s just a different twist and other times a completely new direction but whatever the inspiration it’s always exciting to see.
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We begin by looking to the stars, a simple Galaxy themed cake that with the help of PME Edible Lustre Spray is so easy to achieve. So don’t be afraid this is definitely a fun time cake
Galaxy Magic
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Gaze into the stars and planets with this easy to create galaxy cake
Homemade cookies are our featured family bake. They not only taste great but with a little imagination can also create an amazing decorated cake. Now that’s a WOW!
Online video tutorial: How to use Edible Lustre Spray Cookies Galore Homebakes
Retro is back with a bang and what better way to embrace all of those Hollywood movies than with an American Diner cake. I’m sure like me you have a favourite film in mind and maybe even a song or two to go with it. Last but not least some simple Cactus themed cupcakes, now that’s a trend with a difference.
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Place all of the ingredients into a bowl.
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Blend everything together until it forms a firm dough.
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Gently knead into a smooth shape. Cover with cling film and place in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes.
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You will Need Basic recipe makes approximately 24 cookies 8ozs (200g) Butter 8ozs (200g) Sugar – Granulated or Caster 1lb (400g) Plain Flour 1 large Egg
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Chocolate 8ozs (200g) Plain Flour 8ozs (200g) Cocoa Powder
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We all take inspiration from everything around us so don’t forget that we would love to see pictures of your cakes and who knows that may even feature in a future issue.
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Coloured PME Concentrated Paste Colours Berry Red (PC1052) Sunny Yellow (PC1052) Ocean Blue (PC1066) Hot Pink (PC1063)
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Bring the dough back to room temperature. Roll out to an even thickness ideally using Marzipan Spacers (PME MS99) and cut to shape.
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Chocolate Flavoured cookie dough can be used either to create classic shapes or as a decoration.
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To colour with food colour simply knead a small quantity of paste colour into the prepared dough.
Preparation Ideally all ingredients should be at room temperature. Prepare the Cookie Sheets by lining with Parchment Paper
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Place the cut out or moulded shapes onto a cookie baking sheet and bake at 160°C for approximately 9-11 mins. Cool before decorating.
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Cookie and Cake A fun way to decorate and theme your cake using iced cookies
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Online video tutorials: How to use plastic, easy cut and wooden dowels
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Mr P’s Diner Create your own personal diner with this fun retro cake Contact your local stockist or email stockist@knightsbridgepme.co.uk
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Online video tutorials: How to use the Square Geometric Multicutter 10
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Online video tutorials: How to use disposable Piping Bags Succulents and Cacti
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You and your cakes
Kelly Garrish A fun cake taken from a small selection that Kelly sent us.
This issue’s Thank You gift for all featured readers’ pictures is... PME Tool Caddy TC606
A modern take on a decorated cupcake
You will Need
Assorted sized cupcakes 1kg Buttercream colours Assorted Green food JEM Nozzles Nos 1, 22, 103 & 2ES Bags PME Disposable Piping
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Eve Wareham
A typical teenager’s bedroom!
This is one of my recent cakes. I hope that you like it.
Florence Ephgrave This is my cake I made with my puzzle cutters. JEM 2ES
JEM 103
– Star no 2ES Spiked Cacti and with onto the cupcake Touch the icing lifting the bag squeeze firmly, size, an even pressure Pipe to the required slowly as you squeeze. and release. stop squeezing
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Pat Trunkfield Paula Macleod Janet Smith Pauline Moody
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and add two in the piping bag Place the nozzle . of green buttercream different shades
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Marie Scott I made this cake with handmade sugar flowers made by myself for a joint birthday cake for my mum and dad.
Peter Harper Olivia Sualdea Carmen Alaimo
Just Lillibit Cakes/Lisa Moultrie I made it for my 8-year old niece, Amber, who had to do a school project on Egypt/Pyramids and she had the great idea to do it as a cake. She was a great helper on the day. I want to do this every day :D
up, pipe a tube either way Using the petal around curved petal shapes series of gently that it is taking care to ensure the star shape, The petals hidden from view. fully covered and size of the lengths and the can be different
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Jacqueline South - Jax Design & Illustration Fuller Davies - Printer
Sharon Dawkins
and no 22 nozzle for the dots Using the no 1 decorate as required. for the star flowers
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Petal no 103 Succulents – nozzle to the number 22 Pipe a star with create the centre.
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Galaxy Magic Gaze into the stars and planets with this easy to create galaxy cake
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You will Need 8” (203mm) round cake 2” (50mm) deep PME 10” (254mm) round Silver Mirror Card (CMR S919) 750g White Sugarpaste 100g White Gumpaste PME Edible lustre Spray Blue (LS692) Black (LS698) Red (LS690) & Silver (LS699) PME Lustre Spray Adaptor (SG1003) optional PME Concentrated Paste Colours Sunny Yellow (PC1051) Ocean Blue (PC1066) Tiger Lily Orange (PC1050) & Midnight Black (PC1055)
PME Silver Sugar Pearls 4mm (SPS951) & 6mm (SPS952) PME Half Ball Moulds set of 3 (HB166) PME Star Plunger Cutter set of 3 (SA700) PME Sunflower Gerbera Plunger Cutter Medium (SD614) PME Scriber (PME6) Round Cutters Paint Brushes
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Whilst the cake covering is still soft, place the half ball moulds onto the cake and press firmly into the icing to create the crater shapes.
Preparation Coat the cake with white Sugarpaste
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Sun – Roll out yellow gumpaste and using the sunflower cutter cutout the shape by first pressing the plunger, then the cutter and eject using the plunger once more. Secure a yellow half ball in the centre.
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Sky effect – Begin by spraying the blue in a circular motion. Place coils of sugarpaste onto the cake and spray with the black, red and silver. Remove the coils.
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Stars – Roll out a variety of different coloured gumpastes. Place the star cutter onto the paste and press down firmly to cut out the shape. Eject the paste using the plunger. Create a collection of different colours and sizes.
To paint the constellations and highlights, spray a small quantity of silver into the lid and using a variety of different sized brushes create areas of interest.
Spheres for planets – Use a 50-50 mix of sugarpaste/gumpaste and coloured as required. Push the paste firmly into the ball moulds and release using a scriber. Allow to set.
Planet – Using black gumpaste cutout a circular shape and secure a marbled coloured half ball in the centre on either side.
Secure the planets and stars to the cake and complete the decoration by adding the silver pearls.
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Cookies Galore Homebakes 1
Place all of the ingredients into a bowl.
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Blend everything together until it forms a firm dough.
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Gently knead into a smooth shape. Cover with cling film and place in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes.
You will Need Basic recipe makes approximately 24 cookies 8ozs (200g) Butter 8ozs (200g) Sugar – Granulated or Caster 1lb (400g) Plain Flour 1 large Egg Chocolate 8ozs (200g) Plain Flour 8ozs (200g) Cocoa Powder Coloured PME Concentrated Paste Colours Berry Red (PC1052) Sunny Yellow (PC1052) Ocean Blue (PC1066) Hot Pink (PC1063)
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Bring the dough back to room temperature. Roll out to an even thickness ideally using Marzipan Spacers (PME MS99) and cut to shape.
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Chocolate Flavoured cookie dough can be used either to create classic shapes or as a decoration.
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To colour with food colour simply knead a small quantity of paste colour into the prepared dough.
Preparation Ideally all ingredients should be at room temperature. Prepare the Cookie Sheets by lining with Parchment Paper
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Place the cut out or moulded shapes onto a cookie baking sheet and bake at 160°C for approximately 9-11 mins. Cool before decorating.
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Decorating
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Buttercream – This can be used as a filling or top decoration. Dipping and Piping using Candy Buttons – A wonderful way to add flavour and texture as well as a great decoration. Sprinkles – Choose from a wide range including Chocolate Curls, Shapes, Sprinkles and Sugar Pearls.
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Cookie and Cake A fun way to decorate and theme your cake using iced cookies
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You will Need
GMC114 set of 3
2 x 3”deep (76mm) 6” round (152mm) cakes 2 x 3”deep (76mm) 10” round (254mm) cakes 6 – 8 small cookies 3 large cookies on sticks Name and number cookies 6”(152mm) round cake card 14” (355mm) round cake board 1.5kg buttercream 500g sugarpaste assorted colours 500g royal icing + assorted powder colours PME paste colours Lime Crush (PC1054) Turquoise Blue (PC1065) & Sunny Yellow (PC1053) PME T shirt cookie cutter set of 2 (SC616) PME tall side scraper (PS41) PME geometric multicutter small triangle (GMC111) PME Quilting Tool (QT425) JEM No 2 Piping Nozzle Piping bags
Preparation Sandwich the cakes together to create the double height and dowel the bottom tier. Coat the cakes with a thin layer of buttercream, chill until firm.
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Spread blue and yellow buttercream onto the side of the top tier creating a random design. Smooth the cake by holding the scraper against the side of the cake and drawing it evenly around the side. Use Green and blue icing for the bottom tier.
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Soften the royal icing to a thick creamy consistency using a few drops of water and place into a bag. Cut the end of the bag to the size of a pin hole and gently squeeze the icing onto the cookie. Gently tap the cookie to level the icing.
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Add additional detail to the jacket using the quilting tool before placing onto the shirt and cookie.
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Allow to dry before adding any additional piping detail.
Bunting – use a thin sausage of paste to create the string and attach to the cake. Layer a selection of coloured sugarpaste and roll out finely. Cut out the bunting using the triangular shaped multi cutter.
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Decorating Cookies with Royal Icing Place coloured icing into a piping bag with a No 2 nozzle and pipe the outline and design of the cookie.
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Decorating Cookies with Sugarpaste Using white for the shirt and coloured for the jacket cut out two T shirt shapes. Add a collar by attaching a thin sausage of paste.
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Complete the bunting effect by adding the bunting and small cookies. Attach the large cookies on sticks and the cookie numbers and name.
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Mr P’s Diner Create your own personal diner with this fun retro cake
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You will Need 6” (152mm) square cake 8” (203mm) square cake 12” (305mm) square cake board 10” (254mm) square cake card 5” (127mm) round cake card 2.5kg white sugarpaste 500g black sugarpaste 250g red sugarpaste 300g white gumpaste 100g red gumpaste PME edible lustre spray Silver (LS699) Pearl (LS695) PME edible glaze spray (EG700) PME concentrated paste colours Hot Pink (PC1063) Teddy bear Brown (PC1057) & Sunny Yellow (PC1053) Square Geometric cutter set (GMC144) Create ‘n’ Press Message set (CP302) JEM Strip Cutter No 1 (106M006) Lollipop Sticks Round cutters
To create the black and white tiles and using sugarpaste rolled out evenly, cut out a selection of both black and white squares. Decorate the base cake board and trim the bottom of the smaller cake.
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The retro trim is prepared using gumpaste rolled out fairly thickly. Place over the strip cutter and using a rolling pin take it once across the paste to obtain the embossed effect.
Preparation Coat the board with green sugarpaste.
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Trim the base of the cake and add strips to each of the corners.
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Highlight the strips by painting with a blend of silver and pearl lustre spray. Add red retro trim prepared in the same way and cut to a V shape at the top.
GMC144 set of 3 CP302
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Bar Stools – begin by preparing the red cushions. Roll out red sugarpaste and overlay with cling film before cutting out with a round cutter. Make a hole in the bottom for the sticks.
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Using white gum paste cutout the base of the stools, add the sticks and allow to dry.
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Trim the cushions with white paste before joining the base and top together. Allow to dry.
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Diner signage – Prepare the donut by rolling out a thick sausage of brown sugarpaste and joining into a circle. Decorate the top with a circle of pink sugarpaste.
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Press and emboss each individual letter of the name of the diner into the soft pink sugarpaste.
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Place the red coated board onto the base tier and add the top cake.
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Prepare an assortment of food, drinks and accessories and place onto the counter.
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Add the large donut using a lollypop stick and trim the shape with a sausage of paste. Add a V shape at the end to create an arrow. Complete the cake by adding sugar pearls for the neon lights.
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Succulents and Cacti
A modern take on a decorated cupcake
You will Need Assorted sized cupcakes 1kg Buttercream Assorted Green food colours JEM Nozzles Nos 1, 22, 103 & 2ES PME Disposable Piping Bags
JEM 2ES
JEM 103
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Place the nozzle in the piping bag and add two different shades of green buttercream.
JEM 22
Spiked Cacti – Star no 2ES Touch the icing onto the cupcake and with an even pressure squeeze firmly, lifting the bag slowly as you squeeze. Pipe to the required size, stop squeezing and release.
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Using the no 1 nozzle for the dots and no 22 for the star flowers decorate as required.
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Succulents – Petal no 103 Pipe a star with the number 22 nozzle to create the centre.
Using the petal tube either way up, pipe a series of gently curved petal shapes around the star shape, taking care to ensure that it is fully covered and hidden from view. The petals can be different lengths and the size of the succulents may vary.
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You and your cakes
Kelly Garrish A fun cake taken from a small selection that Kelly sent us.
This issue’s Thank You gift for all featured readers’ pictures is... PME Tool Caddy TC606
Sharon Dawkins
Eve Wareham
A typical teenager’s bedroom!
This is one of my recent cakes. I hope that you like it.
Florence Ephgrave This is my cake I made with my puzzle cutters.
Marie Scott I made this cake with handmade sugar flowers made by myself for a joint birthday cake for my mum and dad.
Just Lillibit Cakes/Lisa Moultrie I made it for my 8-year old niece, Amber, who had to do a school project on Egypt/Pyramids and she had the great idea to do it as a cake. She was a great helper on the day. I want to do this every day :D
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