The model shown measures 50x38 cms. The cake boards mentioned
measure 25x25 cms for the square and 25cms in diameter for the
circular.
What to do with the blank canvas – that's up to the cheflets.
Here's a photo with a few bits and pieces :
The additions speak for themselves – the pile of logs are wafer
rolls - the muddy puddle in the centre of the logs is the caramel
glue. You could if you wished melt chocolate as an alternative. The
flowers – I use the term loosely – are meringue kisses with a
hole in the bottom – punched through gently with a cocktail stick
and a chocolate mint stick cut in half inserted for the stalk/stem.
The pink versions are mini raspberry macaroons.
In other words, fill all the remaining space on the boards and in
between, directly on to your table cloth.
The list of what can be added is huge but here's a few ideas :
Fresh
fruit – strawberries, cubes of fresh pineapple,
ditto
of mango – convenient to dip into muddy puddles
any
other fresh fruit of your choice
cubes
of Madeira cake or lemon drizzle
meringue
nests filled with blueberries and raspberries
Remember the squeezy bottles mentioned – you could make up one each
of lemon drizzle syrup, orange syrup, sticky toffee sauce and
strawberry coulis.
I mentioned in the original shopping list that you might like to
include the ingredients for Rocky Road and Malteser cake. Have a
look at the photos of each below and I hope you'll agree that either
or both of these scattered creatively of course, would make a great
addition.
The recipes for all of the above are on the blog.
Note:
If you
decide you'd like to give the cheflets either or both of these then
they'll need to be made ahead but neither are difficult or time
consuming.
Now for the good news – when your party is over any leftovers can
be boxed, fold up the table cloth and bin – Marigolds (aka washing
up gloves) not required!
Ta Dah!
Just before I go, a big thank you to my mate Susie Q who helped me
translate the idea in my head to the model – mwah.
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