How to decorate cakes with mastic - step by step instructions

No one will argue that on the festive table all dishes should be decorated accordingly. In addition, a beautiful cake with a declaration of love will please both a woman and a man. How to make a luxurious dessert that will not leave anyone indifferent? In fact, everything is very simple - you can make any culinary art work. To do this, you can decorate the cake with mastic at home, focusing solely on your imagination. If you want to pleasantly surprise guests or make a sweet gift to your second half - read the instructions below.

In order to cook this unusual dessert, you will need 2 packs of semi-finished cakes, a sufficient amount of marshmallow mastic, any red jam and red and pink food colorings. This recipe will tell you how to decorate cakes with mastic.

Step 1-st. Test preparation

Prepare in two different bowls two packs of semi-finished cakes in accordance with the instructions on the package (or make the dough according to your favorite recipe). In one part, add a pink food color and mix well.

Step 2-nd. Baking

Put a layer of pink dough in the oiled form and distribute it evenly. Above is a layer of any red jam. Then put the white dough, the second layer of jam and evenly lay out the remaining pink dough. Bake according to the instructions for preparing the semi-finished product. If you do not have a heart shape, you can cut it out of the finished cake.

Step 3-rd. Cooking mastic

Culinary mastic is prepared from marshmallow with the addition of butter. You can make it at home or buy a finished product. One way to prepare it is as follows.

Ingredients:

• 1 packing Marshmellow (soft small marshmallow) weighing 150-200 g;
• Sugar powder, mixed with starch, - about 400-500 g (sift all lumps);
• Butter - about 1 tbsp. a spoon;
• Milk - 1 dessert spoon.

Put marshmallow in a bowl and add milk and butter. Put in the microwave for about 30 seconds (if your microwave is high power - can last 10 seconds). If desired, you can put a bowl in a hot water bath, stirring constantly. The mass will increase in size and start to melt.

After that, add about 70-100 grams of powder, stir until smooth. If you wish, you should now put the food color and flavor. Gradually add the required amount of powder and mix until the consistency of the dough. It should be a thick mass, which can not be stirred with a spoon.

Transfer this mass to the powdered table, sprinkle your hands with butter and mix the mastic to a plastic state, adding the necessary amount of powder.

In advance, consider that if you want to follow the instructions on how to decorate cakes with mastic, you will need a large rolling pin with rings to give the whole mass the same thickness all over.

Put the mastic on a large cutting board. Start rolling it from the center to the edge in both directions. When it becomes thin enough, cut the ends with a sharp knife.

The advantage of mastic is that it provides a very smooth surface and will hide all the irregularities and drawbacks of your cake.

Step 4-th. How to decorate cakes with mastic: covering its surface

When everything is ready, spread the mass on the cake and carefully attach, creating a heart shape.

Note

It is desirable to apply a thin layer of glaze on top to help the mastic to attach to the cake. Starting from the center to the edges, stretch it over the entire surface of the cake. Use a sharp knife to cut out most of the excess amount. Remember that the glaze (shop semi-finished or home-made) should be light, so as not to disturb the appearance of your dessert.

Step 5-th. How to decorate cakes with mastic: shaping

As soon as you cover your cake with an equal layer of the received mass, cut a small sharp knife all superfluous on the edges.

Step 6th. Decoration

With the help of food coloring and confectionery brush, make beautiful drawings and inscriptions on the cake. You can also transform the dessert by putting on it chocolate candies of beautiful shape. In addition, you can make a cake decorated with flowers from mastic. In fact, your imagination is not limited to anything - you can make any design.