Mastic is a relatively simple way to decorate cakes, but by no means the most affordable. The matter concerns not even the price of the product, but the complexity in its search, since it can not be found anywhere except specialized stores.
Alternatively, you can prepare a cake without mastic, which can also be decorated in a variety of ways. We will share ideas and master classes below.
Beautiful cakes without mastic
Let's start with general ideas regarding the decor of cakes with the help of cream and available sweets.
The first to mind comes decor with a variety of nozzles for pastry bags. With the help of a standard star-shaped nozzle of a large diameter, an oil cream and a minimal assortment of food dyes, the whole surface of the cake can be decorated with ornate patterns resembling pink buds.
With the help of a flat nozzle, the sides of the cake can be covered with lace in just a couple of minutes, simply distributing the stripes of the cream undulating.
Take on the arsenal of decor ideas with sweets, marshmallows, waffles and other delicacies, which can be found in any supermarket. Emphasize the slight negligence that modern confectioners like. Spread the cream on the surface of the cake, and put a handful of various sweets in the center of the top and pour them with chocolate - simply, but as effectively.
Cake without mastic with berries and fruits - an absolute classic, for the embodiment of which you do not need to have special culinary skills, it's enough just to cover the cake with cream from all sides and arrange berries on the sides of each tier.
Another idea with regard to the decor of two-tiered cakes without mastic is also incredibly popular with modern confectioners around the world. Such cakes cover with cream only between the cakes, and the outer part is left naked, or minimalistically decorated with flowers and fruits.
If you prefer a simple and youthful decor of sweets, then cover the cakes with a perfectly even layer of ganache, and on the surface carelessly sprinkle the stripes of colored chocolate.
How to decorate a cake with your own hands without mastic?
A minimalistic cake with small pink buds will become a worthy guest at the holiday for any occasion, especially since it is easier to decorate it.
Paint cream for flowers with three different food colors: light and dark pink. Leave the third portion white, and the fourth color in green.
Using a small tip for a cream with a star nozzle, lay the rosebuds on the parchment leaf, just moving in a circle.
The "tails" of the cream should be gently smoothed with a brush soaked in water to make the buds look neat.
Do the same with white and dark pink cream.
Pull off the petals with a thin nozzle. Give the flowers from the cream to freeze in the freezer for about 10-15 minutes.
Cover the cake with a basic layer of cream, and after carefully, using a patisserie trowel or an oil knife, transfer the flowers to the surface.
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Children's cake without mastic
Rainbow children's cake can be cooked, using only one large round nozzle. For decoration here, we also use an oil cream, whipped with a variety of dyes.
Cover the finished cake with a basic layer of cream to collect all the crumbs. In a row otsadite portions of cream of different colors. Then, using a spatula, gently spread half the cream to get a shape similar to the petal.
Repeat with the subsequent portion of the cream and so on until the very end, until you cover all the side surfaces of the cake.
Decorating the tip is easier: you place the portions of the cream around in a circle and smear from the edges to the center, and so on until the entire surface is filled.
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