Several weeks ago I shared with you my Christmas cake, shaped like a bird cage and then how to marzipan bird cage shaped cake. After putting off icing and decorating for as long as I could, I finally iced and decorated it just in time for Christmas Eve! Decorating my bird cage shaped cake coming next Saturday!
How to ice bird cage shaped cake
Ingredients
- Gluten free birdcage shaped Christmas cake covered in a layer of marzipan
- White, ready to roll icing ('rolled fondant' in the US)
- Icing sugar (confectioner's icing)
- Wiltons teal icing colour
Method
- Lightly sieve icing sugar on to your work top
- Knead 500g of white icing until soft and pliable
- Using a tooth pick, add a drop of food colouring
- Knead icing until the colour is completely even
- Roll icing into a round shape
- Using a rolling pin, roll out icing, turning the icing so it stays in a rough circle and does not stick to your work top
- Roll until about 5mm thick - I used rolling pin measures to get a super even layer of icing
- Using a cake smoother, buff the icing until you have a nice, shiny, smooth circle big enough to cover your cake
- Position cake onto cake stand or plate
- Lightly brush cake with cooled, boiled water
- Carefully lift up icing and place on cake
- Very lightly run your hands over icing so it adheres to the marzipan
- Using a sharp knife, cut off excess icing from bottom of cake
Have a sweet day!
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