Tutorial Gumpaste Swan cake topper

This tutorial was presented the teachers of sugar.

You need the following: two dimensions adequately cutters. These are two Tinkertech Amaryllis cutters. Any cutter Giglio-how it will work for this. Veiner – a chestnut or similar. White Ribbon florist and florist wire, 20 and 24 gauge. As you can see, I only had green. I think I might go shopping for toys cake again soon. What a burden (or not). You also need gumpaste, but that's probably already realized that one. And a pair of scissors and glue rubber.

Start with the neck. Roll a sausage shape and a spout at the end. Soak a piece of wire 20 gauge in glue, rubber neck at the wire. Bend it and let it dry for 24 hours.

For wings, roll out on a table gumpaste and grooved cut out 4 forms. If you use cutters bent, as here, make sure you have two opposite each way. Dip pieces of 24 gauge wire, rubber glue and put all the feathers on the wire. Then li vein. Make sure that you are bruising so vein on the front and the back.

Now take your scissors and cut the edges so it will look like feathers. With a ball, the outer edges so the curve and more like feathers. I forgot to take a picture of that, sorry.

For the queue, make 3 small feathers in the same way as you did the large ones. Leave all 7 feathers to dry overnight. Turn them over something. Can an empty Pringles is the perfect size for the larger feathers (and a great excuse for eating Pringles) and tail feathers, an empty kitchen roll towels work well. Or 4.5 oz bottle of Americolor. Let it dry for 24 hours. Remember, drying times can vary from place to place. Humidity is very low in Denmark now, so I only had to let them dry for 6 hours, but I know that some of my friends from the southern part of the United States could be needed far longer drying time, especially in summer.

When everything is nice and dry, it is time to assemble. It is quite simple, almost like a lily. With the neck as a Center, attach feathers in pairs, two large feathers on each side.

The tail feathers are taped together as one, then folded into a corner and attached to the neck. I managed to break a feather in the process – always make extra!

Here is a top view of the Swan assembled, complete with tail feathers two and a half. These swans are stored better here, with wire stuck in a small pot with dried beans. In this way do not break or tilt.

If you wish, you can paint the Bills and make eyes with a marker. They make for a great Topper wedding cake. I cut out drinking straws of any length and paste it into the cake. Then I stand by the wire in the straw, so it is not in contact with the cake.

You can make the Swan any color you like. Have fun!

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