Little Squirrel Cake Decoration
Pipe a squirrel design onto the cake using fresh cream and chocolate fondant.
Ingredients
European scraper (for scraping out the round base)
1
Fruit paste (spread evenly on the cake surface)
as needed
Whipped cream (for piping the squirrel's body, head, cheeks, nose, ears, front legs, and hind legs)
as needed
Piping tip (small round flower tip) (for piping the squirrel's body part)
1
Chocolate paste (for detailing the ears, eyes, and mouth)
as needed
Instructions
1
Base Scraping and Foundation
Use the European scraper to scrape out a round base, pipe fruit paste onto the cake surface and spread evenly, and pipe various borders along the bottom. Use a small round flower piping tip to pipe the squirrel's body part.
2
Head
Use whipped cream to pipe the squirrel's head.
3
Hind Legs
Pipe the squirrel's hind legs at the lower end of the body.
4
Tail
Pipe the squirrel's tail at the back of the body.
5
Cheeks, Nose, and Ears
Use whipped cream to pipe the squirrel's cheeks and nose, and pipe the squirrel's ears.
6
Front Legs
Pipe the squirrel's front legs at the upper end of the body.
7
Detail Refinement
Use chocolate paste to detail the ears, eyes, and mouth on the squirrel's head.
8
Fur Refinement
Use whipped cream fine piping to detail the fur on the squirrel's body, completing the squirrel.
