Twenty to Make: Sugar Dogs

Sugarcraft expert Frances McNaughton has designed twenty wonderful sugar dogs, from a labrador puppy to a Great Dane, that you will want to make using simple techniques and readily available ingredients.

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Frances McNaughton shows how to make adorable sugar dogs for cake decorating using sugarpaste and a few simple tools and techniques. First we learn about the materials and tools that are needed. Then it is straight on to making twenty popular breeds of dog including a border collie, dachshund, bichon rise, bassett hound, dalmatian, King Charles Spaniel, poodle, shitzu, St Bernard and yorkshire terrier. The models are all recognisable as particular breeds but with plenty of humour and character built in. The constituent parts of the animals are shown with the step by step instructions, and annotated for clarity, then each finished dog is pictured in all its splendour. Cake decorators will want to making these appealing pooches as cake toppers that dog lovers will adore.