Every Tuesday here on the Kiwicakes blog in conjunction with The Whole Cake & Caboodle we'll be bringing you tutorial Tuesday. Today's tutorial is these gorgeous fish cupcake toppers (see previous tutorial for octopus).
Use the following cutters to make these required
shapes (2 hearts) medium dove plunger cutter, 3 prong holly large plunger
cutter or single holly leaf, 1 cm heart plunger cutter or similar
cutters.
Cut the three prong holly in this spot to
separate the leaves
Then cut the leaves down the centre, this will
give you enough fins for 6 fish
Cut the tail from the dove shape like so
Then gently squeeze into a more fish tail look
Roll a ball of fondant or gumpaste about the
size of a large marble. If using plain fondant with no stiffener it can be
done but will be very soft. We recommend using tylose to harden your icing.
Squeeze the end drawing it out into a teardrop
shape around this shape but not quite as long as the octopus
Use a medium sized ball or dog bone tool to add holes for
eyeballs. A paintbrush end or even a clean earbud can make impressions
Use a touch of edible glue to stick the tail
under the body
And stick the fin to the top of the body like so
Stick the heart shape fins to the sides like so
Roll a small ball of fondant for the mouth,
stick on and poke a hole in the centre with a toothpick or similar tool
Use a small piece of fondant and roll into a
oval shape then halve it. This gets you two eyes the same size. Its easier
to half an oval shape than a ball. If the ball is too large start again
with a smaller piece. Use a touch of glueto stick the eyeballs
in then either dot a pupil with gel. If you use a toothpick you get an
even dot instead of trying to paint a circle. Or use a slightly damp
paintbrush to pick up small non-pariels and stick with a touch of glue.
Here I have made small holes to help the
non-pariels stay in place
Voila...eyeballs can be made on the sides of the
head for a different look
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