Rosalind Chan decorating her fondant-covered cake with stringwork which is regarded as 'the Rolls Royce of cake decoration'. Colour your cake IN cake designing, colour is an important factor to consider and is determined by the occasion, date and gender of the recipient. According to Chan, the colour of the cake can transmit feelings of warmth, coolness, femininity, masculinity, joviality and formality. Warm colours are brown, yellow, orange, rust, pink and red while coolness can be conveyed by blue, green and violet. For femininity, opt for lighter shades such as lavender, pink and peach.
Masculinity calls for bold and full shades of blue and brown.
Colours that represent joviality are bright, loud colours like red, yellow, orange and bright blue. To capture formality, use white, pale yellow, pale green and pale blue. All colours should look appetising. Here are some icing recipes taught by Chan at the course, published with permission. PUT gelatine and water in a small pan and heat gently until dissolved.