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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.

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*:
- 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)

GROOT - TEMPLATES

Print these templates in 1:1 scale ('Actual size'). You'll find more information on how to use the templates here.

If you need a different size cake topper, print the templates smaller or larger.

Height:

with the branches - 10.5 cm
without the branches - 8 cm

Width:

body - 2.5 cm
head - 6 cm

If you want a different size cake topper, print the templates smaller or larger.

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*:
- 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)

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)

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Trim the base of the branches. Bring them close to the head to check how much you need to trim them and at what angle.

Apply a small amount of glue on the florist wires. Insert them in the branches (rotary motion; to about 1/3 length).

If the branches are losing shape while inserting the wire it means that the paste is too soft. Leave them to dry for a little longer.

Trim the wires so that they stick out about 1-2 cm.

Use a spare piece of wire to make tunnels in the head (at the same angle you want to attach the branches).

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