Quiz winners – Favourite cake

Quiz winners – Favourite cake

QUIZ WINNERS

by Saracino

THANK YOU!!!

We would like to give a huge thank you to all of you who took part in our quiz. Huge congratulations to all the winners. As promised we will publish your creations with pleasure.
We have also chosen one lucky person that will receive a few goodies from Saracino.
The Prize goes to Sylwia Sidorkiewicz-Bęś. 

By Marisa Kemp aka

Cake Angel Page

By Yvonne Eggers aka

Eve’s Zucker-Himmel

Sylwia Sidorkiewicz-Bęś

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DECORATING EASTER COOKIES

DECORATING EASTER COOKIES

Skill level: BEGINNERS

Royal Icing Consistencies:

  • Stiff: for contour and volumes
  • Medium: to fill

You will need:

  • Saracino Royal Icing – Stiff: for outline and volumes
  • Saracino Royal Icing – Medium: For run-outs / filling.
  • Saracino Gel Colours: yellow, orange and green
  • Saracino Powder Colours: blue, black, yellow, orange, brown and green
  • Black edible pearls
  • Brushes: 20/0, 4 and 8
  • Needle tool
  • Piping nozzles: 1, 2, 3 and leaf
  • Piping bags
  • Pencil
  • Parchment paper
  • Clear alcohol
  • Round cookie

Step 1

Transfer your template to a piece of parchment paper using a pencil (lead free).

Step 2

Transfer the template to your cookie by placing the parchment paper over the cookie and outline the drawing with the pencil.

Step 3

Using the previously mixed stiff royal icing fill your piping bag and using a No. 2 piping nozzle outline the top eggshell and the eyes.

Step 4

Repeat the process on the bottom eggshell.

Step 5

Fill the inner of both eggshells using ‘let down’ royal giving a flowing consistency. Piping nozzle No. 3 should be used here.

Tip: To achieve the perfect run-out consistency the Royal icing should be ‘let down’ to give a flowing consistency. When you mix and lift your spatula the Royal should level and flow into itself in a count of 10 seconds. It can be let down with a small amount of water or pre-mixed diluted Albumen.

Step 6

Sometimes when we pipe air bubbles form. If this happens they can be popped using a needle tool. Allow to dry.

Tip: You can use a cocktail stick instead of the needle tool.

Step 7

Allow the shells to dry slightly and form a ‘crust’. Repeat the same process for both eyes and place one black pearl on each eye before the royal icing dries.

Step 8

Carefully, using piping nozzle No. 1 (or even the end of a cocktail stick) make one small dot of white royal icing on each black pearl.

Using the Yellow Gel, colour some of the White Royal Icing and put in a piping bag with nozzle No. 2. Outline the body  

Step 9

Pressure pipe the feathers for the wings using the ‘Stiff’ Royal mix. Apply even pressure when piping so you achieve a smooth finish. The feathers should have definition between each one. 

Step 10

Run-out the inner of the chick body using flowing consistency Royal Icing and piping nozzle No. 3.

Step 11

Pop any air bubbles using the needle tool and allow it to dry.

Step 12

Using the Orange Gel, colour some Royal Icing and let-down to give a run out consistency. Run-out the beak using piping nozzle No 3.

Step 13

Pressure pipe the carrot with orange royal icing (stiff consistency), using piping nozzle No. 2, apply even pressure and drag from top to bottom of the right wing to give the tapered carrot shape.

Step 14

Using the Green Gel, colour a small amount of the Royal Icing. Using piping nozzle No 1, pipe the leaves to the top of the carrot.

Step 15

Using the stiff green Royal Icing and a leaf piping nozzle, pipe a line of leaves under the bottom eggshell and allow them to dry.

Step 16

Make a second layer of leaves on top of the first layer. The second layer is to be staggered from the ones below. Allow the icing to dry completely before the next stage.

Step 17

Colour the top of the eyes using the Blue dust and a soft brush.

Step 18

Dust between the eyes and the bottom of the top eggshell with black.

Step 19

Dilute some of the black powder colour with clear alcohol. Using a fine paint brush outline the broken egg shells.

Tip: You can use any clear alcohol for this. 

Step 20

Using the black paint and the fine paintbrush paint lines of cracking and dots on both eggshells.

Step 21

Paint a smile on the beak with the black paint and the fine paintbrush.

Step 22

Paint some fine lines on the carrot.

Step 23

Using the Yellow Powder colour and a fine brush dust the top of the top egg shell.

Step 24

Using a flat soft brush shade the entire outline of the body and feathers with orange dust to add highlight and definition.

Step 25

Dust the corners of the beak with orange.

Step 26

Dust both shells with brown, from outside to the inside.

Step 27

Using the soft brush shade the outline of each leaf with green dust to add depth.

BIRTHDAY BUNNY TUTORIAL

BIRTHDAY BUNNY TUTORIAL

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

  • Saracino modelling paste – White
  • Saracino gel colours: Brown, Pink(Soft Pink), Orange, Yellow
  • Cocktail sticks
  • Two edible black pearls
  • Edible glue
  • Soft Pink dust
  • Round cutter
  • Ball tool
  • Small brush for glue
  • Small brush for dusting
  • Foam pad
  • Pointed silicone modelling tool
  • Scapel / sharp knife
  • Rolling pin
  • Spatula

Step 1

Use Saracino Brown gel colour to colour white modelling paste. Roll the brown model paste about 4 – 5mm thick.

Step 2

Cut out 3 triangle pieces.

Step 3

The triangles must be the same size

Step 4

Use a little bit of edible glue to fix the three triangles together

Step 5

Use pink gel colour to colour white modelling paste. Roll the pink paste to a long thin string (you can also use an extruder to make the string)

Step 6

Put a little glue between the brown triangle layers and fix the pink between the brown layers, so it looks like the buttercream filling in the ‘piece of cake’

Step 7

Use white modelling paste and roll out a thick sausage shape to create the legs. Cut the sausage in half to give two equal pieces

Step 8

Use your fingers to form the rounded feet

Step 9

Bend the paste at approximately one third of the leg to make the foot / ankle. Push the paste towards the heel with your fingers to blend. Repeat this for both legs

Step 10

Put a little glue on two lengths of cocktail sticks. Stand the legs upright and put a stick in each leg. The sticks should be sticking out of the top of the legs.

Step 11

Take the piece of brown ‘cake’ we made earlier and put the ‘cake’ on top of the legs. It’s important to divide the weight of the ‘cake’ over the legs so it balances. If necessary support with sponges until dry enough to support itself.

Step 12

Use some of the colored pink paste and mix some white paste to it to lighten the darker pink paste. When the pink and white is mixed, roll it with a rolling pin until you have a thin layer. Cut a triangle out of the paste. This pink triangle is to be slightly larger than the brown ‘cake’. Glue the pink triangle onto the brown ‘cake’. The pink paste is to look like a pink frosting on the ‘cake’.

Step 13

For the head roll a ball of white modelling paste. The size must fit on top of the ‘cake’.

Step 14

Using your fingers roll one end of the ball so it forms an egg shape.

Step 15

Make a sausage of white model paste to make the arms (not to thick), cut the roll in two pieces.

Step 16

Flatten one end of the two pieces.

Step 17

Put a little glue on the flattened sides

Step 18

Put the head on top of the two flattened pieces.

Step 19

Put a little glue on the ‘cake’. Position the head on the ‘cake’ (make sure that you glue the head directly above the legs)

Step 20

Roll out soft pink modelling paste (1-2mm thick) and cut out a circle that’s a little bigger than the top of the head.

Step 21

Using your fingers make ‘pointy’ edges around the circle, so it looks like pink drip.

Step 22

Using a little edible glue fix the pink ‘drip’ on top of the head (so it looks like the head is covered with pink dripped glaze).

Step 23

Use the pointed silicone modelling tool to form two holes in the top of the head, the holes need to be large enough to fix the ears into later.

Step 24

Roll out white modelling paste to a thin sausage shape, make sure the ends of the sausage are slightly pointed.

Step 25

The sausage is to make the ears, use a knife to cut the sausage in half

Step 26

Use your ball tool to flatten the ears slightly and to create the inside of the ear

Step 27

Using your fingers squeeze the end of each ear to fit the holes previously formed in the head

Step 28

Put a little glue in the holes in the head

Step 29

Put the ears in the holes and bend them in the shape you want them to be

Step 30

Make a small ball out of the pink coloured modelling paste

Step 31

Roll the ball to form a thin sausage. This is to make the candle on top of the head.

Step 32

Put a cocktail stick in the sausage, roll the stick back and forth while putting the stick in the paste.

 

Step 33

Leave a small piece of the cocktail stick sticking out of the bottom of the candle and fix into the top of the head.

Step 34

The candle should be inserted until no cocktail stick is visible. Use a little piece of the pink modelling paste to create a small triangle nose and fix it to the front of the face.

Step 35

Use the pointed silicone tool to form two small holes in the head to create the eye sockets and push the black pearls in the holes (you don’t want them to stick out of the head)

Step 36

Use a little yellow and orange paste and mix them together slightly to give a marbled effect. Roll out to form a teardrop shape for the candle flame. Put the flame on top of the candle, using a little glue.

Step 37

Roll long white teardrops. Twist each of them up to form the ‘whipped cream’. Fix on top of the pink ‘cake’ covering. Roll small pink balls as  cherries and fix on top of the whipped cream.

Step 38

The ‘whipped cream’ with ‘cherries’ should be fixed as shown.

Step 39

Use a small brush with soft pink dust colour and lightly brush the cheeks and the inner ears. Make sure you don’t use too much dust as this will over colour. If you want to add an extra touch you can roll long drops of pink modelling paste, and fix it to the candle (so it looks like the candle is melting).

Step 40

Your happy birthday bunny is now ready!

DUTCH GIRL TUTORIAL

DUTCH GIRL TUTORIAL

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

  • Saracino modelling paste white
  • Saracino modelling paste skin tone
  • Saracino modelling paste black
  • Saracino modelling paste red (optional)
  • Saracino powder colours Orange, Blue, Light Blue, Red, Green and Black
  • Small rolling pin
  • Circle cutter
  • Frill tool
  • Ball tool
  • Dresden tool
  • Silicone modelling tools
  • Small paintbrushes
  • Exacto knife
  • Edible glue
  • Clear alcohol
  • Skewers or uncooked spagetti

Step 1

For the legs take two lengths of skin tone modelling paste (about 10cm each). Roll the knee cavity in the middle with your finger.

Step 2

Model the foot and bend the leg at the knee. Put a skewer in the top of the leg.

Step 3

Place the legs on a surface. Cross the feet.

Step 4

Form a 3cm ball of white modelling paste and cut the top off with a knife.

Step 5

Attach to the legs with the flat side up.

Step 6

Thinly roll out white modelling paste approximately 30cm long x 6cm wide. Frill with the veining tool.

Step 7

Attach to the lower body

Step 8

Roll out two lengths of blue modelling paste. 30cm and 15cm.

Step 9

Roll this wafer thin to a width of approximately 5cm.

Step 10

Insert a skewer in the middle of the body. Attach the shorter 15cm strip of blue modelling paste to the back. Make folds.

Step 11

Attach the 30cm length of rolled out blue paste to the front and make folds here too.

Step 12

Form a ball of blue modelling paste and flatten slightly to form a torso. The piece needs to be approximately 5cm high.

Step 13

Attach the Torso to the lower body.

Step 14

Form two 2cm balls of blue modelling paste. Press lines into the balls with the Dresden tool. Form two smaller balls of white modelling paste and press flat. Frill the edge with a ball tool to create a lace border. Press the white lace into the blue sleeve with the ball tool.

Step 15

Attach the puff sleeves to the torso with edible glue

Step 16

Cut out a triangular piece of thinly rolled white modelling paste for the apron. Using a round cutter remove the top of the triangle. From the rolled out white paste cut a thin strip 8mm wide for the belt of the apron.

Step 17

Attach the apron and thin strip to the torso.

Step 18

Using thinly rolled out white modelling paste cut out a 7cm long x 2.5cm wide rectangle. Make a patterned border with the ball tool.

Step 19

Draw a line around with the silicone modelling tool.

Step 20

Press in the middle of the skewer.

Step 21

For the cheese take a 1.5cm thick piece of yellow modelling paste and cut out a circle with the circle cutter. Dust with orange dust powder.

Step 22

Roll out skin tone modelling paste for the arms. You will need two at 6.5cm long. Press to form the wrist and hand shape. Cut out fingers to make the hand.

Step 23

Attach the arms in the puff sleeve with edible glue. Place the cheese on the apron between the hands.

Step 24

Roll a 4.5cm ball using skin tone modelling paste. Using your fingers form the neck.

Step 25

Flatten the centre of the ball slightly with your finger

Step 26

Make the eye recess with the ball tool

Step 27

Cut a 1.5cm slit for the mouth with a knife. Press with the Dresden tool from the corners of the mouth to form the chin.

Step 28

Make the lower lip

Step 29

Take two 8mm balls of white modelling paste and press them into the eye sockets.

Step 30

For the teeth, make a small half moon shape of the white modelling paste and place it in the mouth. Smooth with the modelling tool.

Step 31

Mix blue dust powder with clear alcohol and paint the irises with a fine paintbrush.

Step 32

Take a small piece of black modelling paste and roll out to make the eyelashes.

 

Step 33

Fix the eyelashes to the lid of the eyes. Take black dust mixed with clear alcohol and paint the pupils.

Step 34

Make a nose using a 5mm ball of skin tone modelling paste.

Step 35

Fix the nose to the face and blend using your tool. Repeat Step 32 with black modelling paste to make the eyebrows. Fix each brow to the forehead.

Step 36

Colour the white pasta model with yellow gel colour. Form tear drop shapes and mark the hair with the Dresden tool.

Step 37

Attach the hair to the head.

Step 38

Roll out thinly a 12cm x 4cm rectangular piece of white modelling paste for the hat. Cut out a semicircle on one side.

Step 39

Fold a seam in the middle.

Step 40

Stick the straight sides together. Fully at the back and a small section at the front.

Step 41

Attach the hat to the head.

Step 42

Cut out two triangles with sides of 4cm. Apply texture on both sides with the ball tool.

Step 43

Attach the triangles to the front of the hat.

Step 44

Using the steps shown on this example. We will paint tulips using Saracino green and red colour dust. Mix the powder colour with clear alcohol.

Step 45

Paint tulips on the bib

Step 46

Paint tulips on the apron

Step 47

Using tiny white balls of white modelling paste apply highlight to the eyes.

Step 48

Tah Dah! Your pretty Dutch Girl is complete…….

HYDRANGEA FLOWER TUTORIAL

HYDRANGEA FLOWER TUTORIAL

Skill level: BEGINNERS

TIP:

You may find the flower paste a bit sticky. Use corn flour to prevent this.

You will need:

  • Flower paste Saracino – Pasta Bouquet
  • Non stick board with grooves for petals / leaves
  • Florist wires white #28 or #26 and #26 green
  • Florist tape – green
  • Saracino colour gel – green
  • Saracino colour dust – green, pink, red, violet
  • Saracino Liquid Shiny
  • Balling tool
  • Non- stick rolling pin
  • Cutter & veiner hydrangea flower and leaves
  • Foam pad
  • Paint brushes
  • Kitchen paper

Step 1

Thinly roll out white paste – Pasta Bouquet Saracino over the grooves on your rolling board. Cut out petals with the cutter.

Step 2

Move the petal onto a foam pad. Insert a white wire #28 half way.

Step 3

Thin the edges of the petal with your balling tool.

 

Step 4

Make hydrangea imprint with a veiner.

Step 5

Let them dry ideally on a foam mat.

Step 6

Hydrangea has a lot of petals (this one had 32) so make yourself plenty.

Step 7

To make the flower centre bend the end of the flower wire and insert into a teardrop shape piece of paste.

Step 8

Make a cross on top with a jagger cutter.

Step 9

Add a bit of green Gel Colour to white paste. Roll it out over the groove on your rolling board and cut out the leaves.

Step 10

Make imprint with a leaf veiner.

Step 11

Put them on a foam pad to dry.

Step 12

Now for the colouring. Dust the buds with green and pink Saracino powder.

Step 13

Dust the petals with pink powder, add a bit of green. Dust a little violet powder on the edges.

Step 14

Colours combine seamlessly.

Step 15

This hydrangea is autumnal so try to match the leaves to the flower. I added a bit of red and violet to the green dust.

Step 16

Dust the petals and leaves on both sides.

Step 17

Wrap the wire to the leaves with green florist tape.

Step 18

Steam the leaves to make the colour more natural and permanent.

Step 19

Apply Liquid Shiny from Saracino for a natural effect.

Step 20

Wrap the wire to the bud with green florist tape.

Step 21

Add two petals to the bud with green florist tape.

Step 22

Add another two petals on the outside.

Step 23

All four need to be at the same height.

Step 24

Wrap the wire to the end.

Step 25

Make 8 like shown. Each should have 4 petals on each stem.

Step 26

Use three stems to form the centre.

Step 27

Add the remaining stems on the sides. Tape all together.

Step 28

The bouquet is ready.

Step 29

Add the leaves where required with florist tape.