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.
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)
34.
When the pins dry out completely paint them with gold dust. I used Rolkem gold dust dissolved in rejuvenator. I dusted the gems with white satin lustre dust.
Please note: Rolkem gold dust is not considered edible in all countries. In some it's considered as non-toxic, but not edible. If you want to use this dust, check the food safety guidelines in your country. You can use a non-toxic colour on non-edible cake parts f.ex. fake tiers, but not on the surface of the cake which will be eaten.
If you are making a cake (not a cake topper with styrofoam inside): Since the wire shouldn't be inserted into the cake (food safety), use thin wooden skewers instead of wires. The cakes are usually bigger than the topper in this tutorial, so the wires shouldn't look extremely thick comparing with the whole cake.
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