GROOT - TEMPLATES
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Templates
Equipment
- scalpel
- wooden skewer (bbq stick)
- cake dummy (covered with cling film*)
- dresden tool
- ball tool - 9 mm
- piping nozzles**:
- 1 mm (or similar size)
- 3 mm (or similar size)
- brushes:
- glue - medium round, fine round
- painting - very fine round
- dusting - medium flat x 2, medium round, small round x 2
- painting palette
- teardrop cutter - 10 mm x 8 mm (or similar size; or use a wheel tool)
- foam pad
- paper towel (a few pieces)
- florist wires #24 (or similar thickness) - 4 cm long pieces x 3
- pliers (to trim sticks and florist wires)
* I cover the cake dummies on which I build the cake toppers with cling film. That way the small bits of polystyrene don't get into the paste and the dummy doesn't move around the board.
** If you don't have piping nozzles roll tiny balls of paste and flatten them.
Edibles
You don't have to use the same types of pastes as me. Please feel free to use products which you are used to and like the most.
* Flower paste = gum paste. It holds the shape well and dries out fast. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste.
Alternatively you can use:
** 50/50 FP/MP mix = a mix of flower paste and modelling paste (1:1 ratio). Mix similar size pieces. The FP/MP mix doesn't dry out as fast as plain flower paste so you have more time for modifications. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste and Saracino modelling paste.
Alternatively you can use:
- Flower paste*:
- brown - 12 g
- green - 1 g
- black - 2 g
- white - 1 g
- FP/MP mix**:
- brown - 55 g
- Edible glue
- Dust colours:
- Green
- Brown
- Dark brown
- Pink
* Flower paste = gum paste. It holds the shape well and dries out fast. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste.
Alternatively you can use:
- modelling paste (you can add some CMC to speed up the drying time)
- sugarpaste + CMC (add quite a lot of CMC; if the parts are too soft the cake topper will sink)
** 50/50 FP/MP mix = a mix of flower paste and modelling paste (1:1 ratio). Mix similar size pieces. The FP/MP mix doesn't dry out as fast as plain flower paste so you have more time for modifications. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste and Saracino modelling paste.
Alternatively you can use:
- plain flower paste (you will need to model the head quite quickly, otherwise you will get cracks)
- plain modelling paste
- sugarpaste + CMC (add quite a lot of CMC; if the parts are too soft the cake topper will sink; don't add too much CMC because you will get cracks)
Size
Height:
If you want a different size cake topper, print the templates smaller or larger.
- with the branches - 10.5 cm
- without the branches - 8 cm
- body - 2.5 cm
- head - 6 cm
If you want a different size cake topper, print the templates smaller or larger.
Amounts
You don't have to use the same types of pastes as me. Please feel free to use products which you are used to and like the most.
* Flower paste = gum paste. It holds the shape well and dries out fast. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste.
Alternatively you can use:
** 50/50 FP/MP mix = a mix of flower paste and modelling paste (1:1 ratio). Mix similar size pieces. The FP/MP mix doesn't dry out as fast as plain flower paste so you have more time for modifications. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste and Saracino modelling paste.
Alternatively you can use:
- Flower paste*:
- brown - 12 g
- green - 1 g
- black - 2 g
- white - 1 g
- FP/MP mix**:
- brown - 55 g
* Flower paste = gum paste. It holds the shape well and dries out fast. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste.
Alternatively you can use:
- modelling paste (you can add some CMC to speed up the drying time)
- sugarpaste + CMC (add quite a lot of CMC; if the parts are too soft the cake topper will sink)
** 50/50 FP/MP mix = a mix of flower paste and modelling paste (1:1 ratio). Mix similar size pieces. The FP/MP mix doesn't dry out as fast as plain flower paste so you have more time for modifications. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste and Saracino modelling paste.
Alternatively you can use:
- plain flower paste (you will need to model the head quite quickly, otherwise you will get cracks)
- plain modelling paste
- sugarpaste + CMC (add quite a lot of CMC; if the parts are too soft the cake topper will sink; don't add too much CMC because you will get cracks)
This little tree-sprout character is a sweet topper to make — simple shapes, a cute expression, and clean details.
The tutorial is broken into clear steps, with printable templates included to guide proportions and sizing, so you can work without guessing.
It’s a quick, satisfying project with a neat finished look.
The tutorial is broken into clear steps, with printable templates included to guide proportions and sizing, so you can work without guessing.
It’s a quick, satisfying project with a neat finished look.
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