The Versatile Cloud Cutter
Follow these step-by-step instructions to make this amazing fluffy clouds cake.
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Add CMC/Tylose to fondant to make modeling paste. Dust your work surface with your Dab-a-Dust to prevent paste from sticking. Refer to Cloud cutter instructions on pack for thickness and cutting. Attach decorations to cake with water.
Instructions for Train Cake Topper are not included. A toy train can be used.
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Equipment you will need
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- FMM Cloud Cutter Set
- FMM Flute & Vein Tool
- FMM Knife & Scriber Tool
- FMM Arches Cutter Set
- FMM Stone Wall Impression Mat
- FMM Ejector Plunger
- FMM Firm Foam Former Pad
- FMM Dab-a-Dust
- FMM Blossom Set of 3
- FMM Multi-Ribbon Cutter
- Small Non Stick Rolling Pin
- Cake Baked and Covered on a Board
- Pot of Water
- Green modelling paste (3 shades)
- Light & Dark Grey modelling paste
- Pink modelling paste
- Red modelling paste
- Yellow modelling paste
- Brown modelling paste
- Beige modelling paste
- White modelling paste
- Small Paintbrush
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Shrubs
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- Cut 2 clouds in different shades of green. Overlap cloud 2 on cloud 1. Place the cutter for cloud 2 over the top of cloud 2 and cut in to cloud 1 below it. Remove any excess paste. Cloud 1 will now fi t neatly in to cloud 2 like a jigsaw puzzle. Continue this with your clouds until you have enough to cover the bottom tier of your cake in shrubs.
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Flowers
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- Cut out some blossom flowers. Eject the blossoms on to your FMM Foam Former, roll small balls of white paste for the centres and secure in place.
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Clouds
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- Cut out your clouds from your white modelling paste.
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Tunnel
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- Cut out an arch shape from the dark grey modelling paste. Roll out your light grey modelling paste to 4mm thick and lay your stone wall impression mat on top. Using the palm of your hand apply a firm amount of pressure on top. Remove the mat and cut out strips of modelling paste with your knife tool. Attach to the edge of the rim of your tunnel.
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Tracks
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- Using your FMM Multi-Ribbon Cutter on the smallest setting. Cut out thin strips of beige paste and cut them to size with your knife tool to fit neatly around your cake on the cake board. Repeat this for the track rails using the grey modelling paste. Make the strips of modelling paste as long as possible.
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