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scalpel
wooden skewer (bbq stick)
cake dummy (covered with cling film*)
dresden tool
ball tool - 9 mm
piping nozzles**:
- 1 mm (or similar size)
- 3 mm (or similar size)
brushes:
- glue - medium round, fine round
- painting - very fine round
- dusting - medium flat x 2, medium round, small round x 2
painting palette
teardrop cutter - 10 mm x 8 mm (or similar size; or use a wheel tool)
foam pad
paper towel (a few pieces)
florist wires #24 (or similar thickness) - 4 cm long pieces x 3
pliers (to trim sticks and florist wires)

* I cover the cake dummies on which I build the cake toppers with cling film. That way the small bits of polystyrene don't get into the paste and the dummy doesn't move around the board.

** If you don't have piping nozzles roll tiny balls of paste and flatten them.

You don't have to use the same types of pastes as me. Please feel free to use products which you are used to and like the most.

Flower paste*:
- brown - 12 g
- green - 1 g
- black - 2 g
- white - 1 g
FP/MP mix**:
- brown - 55 g
Edible glue
Dust colours:
- Green
- Brown
- Dark brown
- Pink

* Flower paste = gum paste. It holds the shape well and dries out fast. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste.

Alternatively you can use:

modelling paste (you can add some CMC to speed up the drying time)
sugarpaste + CMC (add quite a lot of CMC; if the parts are too soft the cake topper will sink)

** 50/50 FP/MP mix = a mix of flower paste and modelling paste (1:1 ratio). Mix similar size pieces. The FP/MP mix doesn't dry out as fast as plain flower paste so you have more time for modifications. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste and Saracino modelling paste.

Alternatively you can use:

plain flower paste (you will need to model the head quite quickly, otherwise you will get cracks)
plain modelling paste
sugarpaste + CMC (add quite a lot of CMC; if the parts are too soft the cake topper will sink; don't add too much CMC because you will get cracks)

GROOT - TEMPLATES

Print these templates in 1:1 scale ('Actual size'). You'll find more information on how to use the templates here.

If you need a different size cake topper, print the templates smaller or larger.

Height:

with the branches - 10.5 cm
without the branches - 8 cm

Width:

body - 2.5 cm
head - 6 cm

If you want a different size cake topper, print the templates smaller or larger.

You don't have to use the same types of pastes as me. Please feel free to use products which you are used to and like the most.

Flower paste*:
- brown - 12 g
- green - 1 g
- black - 2 g
- white - 1 g
FP/MP mix**:
- brown - 55 g

* Flower paste = gum paste. It holds the shape well and dries out fast. I used Squires Kitchen flower paste.

Alternatively you can use:

modelling paste (you can add some CMC to speed up the drying time)
sugarpaste + CMC (add quite a lot of CMC; if the parts are too soft the cake topper will sink)

plain flower paste (you will need to model the head quite quickly, otherwise you will get cracks)
plain modelling paste
sugarpaste + CMC (add quite a lot of CMC; if the parts are too soft the cake topper will sink; don't add too much CMC because you will get cracks)

36.

Roll out about 1 g of green flower paste to about 1 mm (or thinner*). Let the rolled out paste dry from both sides for a few minutes. It needs to hold the shape well. Use a small teardrop cutter** to cut out a few leaves.

Place them on a foam pad. You can use the round end of the dresden tool or a ball tool to thin the edges. Use the fine end of the dresden tool to indent lines as shown in the photo.

* If the leaves are too thick they will be too heavy and might detach.

** I used a 10 mm x 8 mm teardrop cutter. If you don’t have a cutter that or similar size, use a wheel tool to cut out the leaves. Alternatively make small teardrop shapes and flatten them.

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