Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network May 2015 | Page 30

Step 3: When you’re ready, repeat the process of painting the stamp but this time stamp your iced cookie. Apply the stamp from directly above the cookie and press firmly but gently. Lift off in an upward motion taking care not to drag the stamp as you lift. If you find the image has not transferred completely, fill in the details with a tiny paint brush dipped in the ivory colour and remember to apply a little more Step 4: colour to the stamp for the next cookie. Re-“ink” the stamp for each Allow the stamped cookies to dry for about 15 minutes. cookie. Add drops of sky blue, leaf green and soft pink gel pastes to your palette. With small paint brushes (one for each colour) mix with a little vodka or water. Blot the brush well on paper towels then paint the sky and grass background with light backward and forwards strokes, avoiding the stamped image. Paint the inside of the bunny’s ears and the tiny heart with soft pink. Step 6: Step 7: To finish, add some flowers with the white royal icing, add yellow dots for the flower centres, and paint the stems with leaf green. Switch the tip on the ivory piping consistency bag to a #1.5 and pipe a decorative border on each cookie. Step 5: