Essential tools

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BAKING TOOLS

An assemblage of tools used to bake cakes and create structures

1 SHEET AND ROUND PANS

2 VINYL WRAP for covering boards

3 MINIBALL PAN / CUPCAKE PAN

4 MEASURING CUP

5 FLOWER POT for baking flowerpot-shaped cake

6 SPORTS BALL PAN for baking sphere shapes

7 SIFTER

8 HOT-GLUE GUN used to attach ribbon

9 CUPCAKE LINERS

10 DRILL for attaching screws

11 COPPER TUBING for creating ax handle, etc.

12 PLIERS for bending copper

13 SIDE CUTTERS for cutting copper

14 WOOD SCREWS AND SCREWDRIVER used to secure dowels to board

15 DOWELS used as supports

16 WOOD BOARD used as a base for cakes that require screws/dowels

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DECORATING TOOLS

A collection of traditional and unconventional tools used to decorate and complete the cakes.

1 LIGHT BOX for tracing

2 CRÈME BRULÉE TORCH for scorching and searing

3 SCALE

4 AIRBRUSH / COMPRESSOR to color cakes

5 FONDANT SMOOTHER

6 STYROFOAM BALL to create lightweight, inedible shapes

7 BURLAP for adding texture on icing

8 PAINTBRUSHES

9 MODELING TOOLS to add detail

10 CRAFT KNIFE

11 ROTARY FONDANT CUTTER a cutting wheel to cut even fondant strips

12 LARGE ROLLING PIN to roll out larger amounts of fondant

13 COFFEE STIRRERS to add detail

14 RULER

15 AIRBRUSH COLORS specially formulated colors to be used in the airbrush

16 LUSTER AND DISCO DUSTS edible dusts for adding sparkle and sheen

17 CMC to add firmness to fondant. When added to sugarpaste, it acts as a quick-drying, synthetic form of gum tragacanth, ideal for modeling paste.

18 SILVER HIGHLIGHTER to create shiny, metallic paint

19 GEL COLOR edible color for tinting and painting fondant

20 PALETTE to mix colors

21 SMALL ROLLING PIN

22 SCISSORS

23 SCRUB BRUSH to add textures

24 WAVY KNIFE to cut fondant fries

25 SERRATED KNIFE

26 SPATULA

27 MONOFILAMENT to make whiskers

28 LINED VINYL used as an impression mat

29 WAFER PAPER edible paper for logos, signs, etc.

30 METAL MESH for adding texture

31 TOOTHPICKS to secure fondant pieces

32 WIRE for antennae

33 FLOWER VEINER to add detail on gelatin pieces

34 GLOVES for mixing colors

35 PARCHMENT TRIANGLES to create icing bags

36 FLORAL WIRE to create legs, stems, etc.

37 WIRE CUTTERS for cutting wires

38 EDIBLE MARKERS used to draw logos, add detail, etc.

39 LARGE ICING BAG / QUICK ICE TIP

40 BENCH SCRAPER to smooth icing

41 DECORATING TIPS nozzles used to pipe icing/cut shapes

42 SQUARE CUTTER

43 ROUND CUTTER SET

44 PLASTIC CUPS to hold colors and glazes

45 CURVED SPATULA, SMALL OFFSET SPATULA, SMALL SERRATED KNIFE for icing curved surfaces

46 MEASURING SPOONS