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20cm (8tn) $quaro cako (see p.11)

30cm (12in) ovul-shapcd cako board

1 3kg (2lb 10oz) sugarpaste (rolled foodani)

345g (11oz/1V. cups) buttereream

Black, green. brawa cream. blue and dark red food colounng pastes leing (confectK*>er's) Sugar in a sugar shaker

Sugar giue

■410g (13oz) modettmg pastę

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Large and smali rolling pms

Smali knrfo

Serrated single curve cnmpmg tool

Smali brush for sugar gluo Miniaturę circlc eutter Tempiates ($ee p9J)

A few cocktail sticks (toothpicks)

TIME SAVIHG TIP

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The picnickers in Jellystone Park are just too much of a temptation for Yogi Bear and Boo Boo. Before the visitors know what's happened, their baskets are whisked away from right under their noses!

CAKE BOARD AND CAKE

IRoii out 4i0g (1302) cf the sugarpaste (rolled fondant) and cover the cake board compietely. tnmmmg away arty excess. Decorate around the edge by pinching gently with the cnmping toot. then put it aside to dry.

2Tnm the crust from the cake and sltce the top fiat. Cut the cake exactty m half. One haif will be the base of the ranger Cut an 8cm (3m) stnp from the second half to form the front and trim one &de of it to stopę downwards. For the back, cut a 6cm (2V.in) stnp and trim it to slope downwards as before. Slice this in half to reduce its height. From the remain.ng cake trim a smali oblong shape for the pienie basket. cuttmg it narrower towards the base to create sloping sides

3Sandwich the layers together with buttereream. then spread a thm layer over the surface of the cake to help the sugarpaste sbek. Place the ranger cake on the centre of the cake board and put the pienie basket cake aside for later

THE RANGER

4Colour lOOg (3’Aoz) of the sugarpaste Wack. Thmly roli out and cut a stnp 56 x 4cm (22 x 17;in) to ccver around the base of the cake Dust this v/ith icmg (confectioners) sugar to prevent it sticking and then roli :t up from one end. Put it m place and then unroll it around the base of the cake. trimming excess and smoothing the join closed

The r angor's base is mado from half of the cako. Cut the rcmammg half to crcate the front, back and basket.

Once the cake has been covered in buttereream. thinly roli out and cut a black strip to cover around the base.

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