Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network May 2016 | Page 15

Step 9: Use small amount of light brown/golden paste to make a triangle, roll up to make croissant Step 13: Add two blue 4mm sugar pearls for eyes. Cut slit for mouth with scalpel and add dimple with small ball tool at each end of mouth Step 10: Roll small pea size piece of flesh paste, and smooth down ends of paste. Cut out small ‘V’ for thumb (like mittens). Mark in fingers and use end of scribe tool to push in ends of fingers. Mark in nails with tip of scribe tool and twist just below hand between thumb and index finger to make wrist Step 14: Use small ball tool to add top lips, by drawing an ‘m’ shape tapering to the outside edge Step 11: Glue croissant to body and place hand in position, thumb to the top Step 15: Re-define the opening with an orange stick Step 12: Head – wrap 40g flesh around 3cm polystyrene ball and smooth. Roll tiny ball and glue into middle of the face for the nose. Use pointed tool to make nostrils Step 16: Use the dresden tool, smoothing down towards the top lip to create cheeks and define top lip more