You will also need eight dowelling rods, eight cake pillars and different sized sugar flower cutters. All of these are available from specialist cake shops. For the sugar flowers, knead the white ...

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Neatly brush a large gold circle on top of the cake and set aside to dry. Reserve any leftover paint. To make the sugar flowers, knead the paste on a work surface greased with vegetable fat until ...