Cake
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. The focus will not be on the preparation of the "Mermaid" cake recipe. You can use any cake layers and your favorite cream. The main thing about this cake is modeling figures from fondant, which everyone can recreate following the step-by-step photos.
Instructions
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1. To make the "Mermaid" cake at home accessible to everyone, you can use a regular doll. This not only shortens the process but also simplifies the task for beginners. The doll should be thoroughly washed, its hair removed, and its legs wrapped securely with regular food wrap.
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2. The first color to work with is green. Roll out a piece of fondant one-third larger than the doll's legs.
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3. Carefully wrap the piece around the leg. Smooth it out well so that the fondant lies evenly.
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4. Using a sharp knife, cut the tail to shape it.
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5. To make the tail look natural, it should be slightly bent and have small indented stripes on it. For decoration, you can border it with a small twisted rope.
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6. Make bra pieces from pink (red) fondant.
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7. Firmly attach to the doll, pressing the strips as on a tail.
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8. If there is a small piece of green gum paste left, it can be used to decorate the mermaid's belt.
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9. The little mermaid on the cake won't be alone, but with her sea friends. Shape the base of Flounder the fish from yellow fondant.
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10. Gently, without pressing too deeply, press to form the mouth and eyes.
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11. Make small strips from blue (blue) marzipan and attach them on top.
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12. Make a small cut on top (you can use a pizza cutter).
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13. Insert the pre-formed fin into the resulting opening. In the same way, you can attach the tail and side fins.
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14. Finally, decorate the face as your imagination suggests.
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15. Another constant companion of the Little Mermaid is Sebastian. He should be molded from red marzipan, pressing in the areas for the eyes and mouth.
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16. Shape two large claws and small legs—3 on each side.
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17. Shape the shell from a small amount of fondant.
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18. Shape the face, making fairly large eyes.
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19. If desired, you can use leftover fondant to create additional cake decorations. Shape into small details.
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20. Using a ball, make small indentations.
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21. Combine all the prepared components together.
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22. You can use thin sticks to create seaweed curls.
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23. The easiest sea creatures to model from clay are sea stars.
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24. From leftover fondant, you can shape seashells of various colors and sizes. Now you know how to make a "Mermaid" cake and delight your child with a real culinary masterpiece made by your own hands.