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  • a piece of styrofoam - approx. size: 13 cm (length) x 10 cm (width) x 3.5 cm (depth)
  • styrofoam cake dummy (covered with cling film)*
  • chopping board
  • serrated knife
  • edible marker
  • sandpaper (a piece large enough to wrap around a smoother)
  • smoother
  • small rolling pin
  • a piece of greaseproof paper (approx. 18 cm x 15 cm)
  • small knife
  • bone tool/ball tool (9 mm or similar size)
  • round cutter – 4 cm (or similar size)
  • wooden skewer (bbq stick)
  • cocktail stick
  • brushes (for glue and dusting)
*It should be the same depth (or deeper) than the cake on which you are planning to put the topper on. For details go to step 16-17.
  • Sugarpaste (fondant)*
  • Flower paste (gum paste)*
  • Piping gel
  • Edible glue
  • CMC (Carboxymethyl Cellulose)
  • Corn flour
  • Edible marker (with a fine tip)
  • Dust colours
    • green
    • dark green
    • brown
    • pink

*You'll find the amounts in the 'AMOUNTS' tab.
11.5 cm
  • Sugarpaste (fondant):
    • light yellow - 80 g
    • green - 90 g
    • brown - 18 g
  • Flower paste (gum paste):
    • black - 2 g
    • white - 1 g
    • pink - 5 g 
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