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  • cake dummy (5 x 5 inch round)
  • round cutter (88 mm)
  • serrated knife
  • smoother
  • a piece of sand paper
  • large rolling pin
  • small rolling pin
  • small knife (plain blade)
  • scalpel
  • pieces of lace (or a texturing mat)
  • greaseproof paper
  • two cake drums (size larger than the diameter of the hat)
  • paper towel
  • dresden tool
  • dusting brushes
  • brushes for glue
  • a fine painting brush (or a fine edible marker)
  • brooch moulds 
  • florist wire - #22
  • marker with a fine tip
  • Sugarpaste (fondant):
    • green (to cover the dummy)
  • Fower paste (gum paste):
    • pink
    • light ivory
    • dark ivory (gold)
    • green
    • blue 
  • SP/FP mix* with added CMC:
    • green (to cover the top of the hat and to make the brim)
  • Dust colours (colours given in steps)
  • Brown or black paste colour (or a fine edible marker)
  • White vegetable fat (f.ex. trex)
  • Alcohol or rejuvenator (a few drops)
* SP = sugarpaste = fondant; FP = flower paste = gum paste; mix the two types of paste - about 5/6 sugarpaste and 1/6 flower paste)
5 inches (hight)
In this tutorial I'll show you how to make a Mad Hatter's Hat Cake Topper. It can be used as a decoration or a top tier. If you want the hat to have cake inside, simply substitute the polystyrene with cake.
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