This dinosaur topper was inspired by an illustration sent over to me by one of my lovely customers :) Thank you Sara for letting me share this design with other cake decorators! :)
small rolling pin
scalpel
mini palette knife tool
dresden tool
wooden skewer
small ball tool
piping nozzle - 3 mm
teardrop cutter - 8 mm (or a similar size round cutter)
round cutter - 3 mm
cocktail sticks
50/50 FP/SP mix* with CMC**:
blue - 340 g(colours: sky blue + violet)
50/50 FP/SP mix:
cream - 12 g
dark blue - 2 g
white - 3 g (amount depends on the depth of the indentation)
Flower paste:
red purple - 4 g (rose + violet + dark brown)
ball grey - 5 mm
light blue - 10 mm ball
violet - 5 g
bright green - 8 mm ball (lemon yellow + a touch of sky blue)
Edible glue
* FP = flower paste = gum paste; SP = sugarpaste = fondant; to make the 50/50 mix, mix similar size pieces of both types of paste f.ex. 20 g of FP and 20 g of SP.
**Keep on adding the CMC until the paste gets thick but you can still roll a smooth ball. Add more to the body and head than to the legs or arms.
12.5 cm (without the hat)
16 cm (with the hat)
4.
Apply some glue on a skewer and insert it in a rotary motion, all the way down. Roll a 9 g ball of cream paste. Form a sausage and flatten it. Stick it on as shown in the photo. Thin the edges and smooth the surface with your fingers.
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