Bake me I'm Yours... Cupcake Love. Zoe Clark

       for the bird

      7 Start by rolling a small marble-

      sized ball of white flower paste and

      shaping it into a cone shape for the

      bird’s body. Roll a pea-sized ball for

      the head and make a tiny triangular

      piece for the beak. Attach in place

      with some edible glue.

      8 To make the wings and tail, cut

      out teardrop shapes using the

      cutters. You will need four small

      teardrops and one slightly larger

      one per bird. Stick two smaller

      teardrops either side of the larger

      one to make the bird’s tail. The

      two remaining teardrops are for

      the bird’s wings. Set the birds

      aside for 30 minutes or so to dry.

      9 Stick the birds on to the cupcakes

      using a small amount of royal icing.

      Cut some more teardrop shapes from

      thinly rolled-out green flower paste

      to form the leaves and attach them

      to the cupcakes with the blossoms.

       to finish

      10 Use the small piping (pastry)

      bag with a no. 1.5 tube (tip) and

      white royal icing to pipe a snail trail border around the edge of the cupcakes.

      Insert a cocktail

      stick (toothpick) into

      the underside of the

      bird’s body so that

      you can hold and build

      it without damaging

      it, then set in a cake

      dummy to dry

      The folded blossoms are so pretty and very simple to make.

      back to basics sugarpaste … flower paste … blossoms … royal icing …