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BRUSHES
• Big brush: to paint big areas.
• Flat brush: ideal to make shadows
• Round brush: ideal for petals
• Liners: ideal to make very thin lines (eyes,
eyebrows, etc)
• N°000: it is used for painting little eyes.
CLAY EXTRUDER OR CLAY GUN
It has been designed for working with gum paste, porcelain paste, etc. (any edible soft paste). It is made in metal or plastic and it has different discs to make different forms like hair, grass, flower stamens, ribbons, lattice, etc.
Suggestion: it is ideal to have one for edible pastes and other for not edible pastes. Otherwise, wash it very well when changing from a not edible paste to an edible one.
DECORATING BAG AND SPATULA
• Spatula: it is made from plastic and it is used for beating icing (not
Australian icing)
• Decorating bag: It is used for icing and it has sometimes a plastic coupler where it can be used different tips for different types of decoration.(not all tips are able to use with couplers)
FLOWER CUTTERS AND VEINING MOLDS (MARKERS)
• Petals veining molds for flowers made in gum
paste, porcelain, etc.
• Veining molds for leaves made in gum paste,
porcelain, etc.
• Flower cutters: they are made from plastic or
metal to cut petals.
ICING FLOWER NAIL
They are made in plastic and are essential for making icing flowers.
Once the flower is finished, place stamens from different sizes and colors in the center before drying (it can be used fishing line with glitter)
KNIVES AND SCISSORS
• Knife is used for shaping the cake
• Scalpel: it is ideal for cutting pastillage, gum
paste, etc.
• Small scissors: they are ideal for cutting fingers
molding in gum paste, almond paste, pastillage,
etc.
• Large scissor: they are used for cutting all kind
of materials: papers, ribbons, fabric, gum paste,
• Electrician pliers: they are used for cutting and
bending wires.
MARKER AND CUTTER
They are made from plastic and they mark or stamp a design at the same time that cut the paste.
The paste must be previously rolled out.
MODELING AND BALL TOOLS
• Modeling tools: they come in different sizes and
shapes. They are used for eyes, mouth, hair,
• Ball tools: they are made from metal and are
used for shape petals made in gum paste,
It is used for painting paste, royal icing, creams, etc.
It is edible.
It can be watered down or also dilute it with alcohol.
There is a rainbow of colors.
It is advisable to use small amount of it because it comes very concentrated.
PATTERN PRESS FOR BORDERS AND CORNERS
Once the cake is covered with fondant, almond paste or chocolate paste, place the border pattern press (border marker) and then outline in icing.
(Imprints elegant designs for easy overpiping and get the same design in all your cake)
PATTERN ROLLER
They are made from plastic or acrylic. They have different patterns, widths and sizes.
This easy-to-use roller adds an exciting texture to fondant, gum paste, porcelain, almond paste cake decorations.
To roll out fondant use a smooth rolling pin.
POWDERED FOOD COLORING
It is used for painting. It can be watered down or diluted with alcohol.
SKEWER OR TOOTHPICK
Large or small to hold molded figures.
SPARKLE AND GLITTER
• Sparkle: it comes in a rainbow of colors. Makes
you cakes look shinny.
• Glitter: it is used to give a shine. There are
edible and not edible ones.
TIPS
They are used for decorating cakes with royal icing: basketwave, flowers, leaves, etc.
There are different sizes and shapes.
WIRE, TAPE AND FISHING LINE
• Wire covered in White or green color: it is used
for icing, pastillage, porcelain flowers.
• Fishing line: it is used to make pistils, stamens.
There are in different colors and sizes.
• Floral tapes: they are used in flower arranging
and for covering wires. There are in many
widths and different colors. The tape is a little
waxy feeling.
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