| Candles create excitement, whether with | | | | decorated cake. Chunky candles in the shape |
| children, or adults. Blowing candles out | | | | of a number give impact on a cake, and |
| makes a special celebration of any event. | | | | children love them. They even go up to the |
| There are many types of candles on the | | | | age of fifty! If there isn't any room on top |
| market, and many different colours. Always | | | | of the cake, candles can be placed on the |
| make sure the colour of the candles blends | | | | board. Cut the spike off a candleholder and |
| with the decoration on the cake. Although | | | | stick down with strong glue. Or, pipe a star |
| candles aren't normally seen on wedding | | | | shape in stiff royal icing and place the |
| anniversary cakes, red, gold or silver | | | | candle into it. Run-outs (colourflow) candles |
| candles on these cakes would make a talking | | | | can be either flat on the cake surface or |
| point. Make sure candles stay upright. | | | | upright. Make the flame of yellow icing, and |
| Instead of than pushing them into the cake | | | | immediately flood in a small amount of red |
| surface, place them in a candleholder. | | | | and swirl it around with a cocktail stick. |
| Candleholders are available to match the | | | | Finally, another type of homemade candle, but |
| colour of the candles. They are also sold in | | | | this time, one that can be lit. Mould a piece |
| gold and silver. Candles look better if | | | | of marzipan until it is free of cracks and |
| grouped together - it gives them more impact, | | | | roll into a sausage shape. Cut one end at a |
| and make it easier to blow out in one puff! | | | | slant and stick a flaked almond in. Because |
| And on a grown-ups cake candles look more | | | | the almond contains oil, it will light. |
| interesting if they are cut to slightly | | | | |
| different levels. Self-lighting | | | | Pat Lock is a cake decorating expert with |
| candles give everyone a surprise, especially | | | | over 25 years experience who runs the |
| the person who is trying to blow them out, | | | | excellent website. She has won awards at the |
| and finds the candles re-light themselves | | | | prestigious international competition at |
| again and again! Twisted (spiral) candles are | | | | Hotel Olympia, London and is also an |
| another choice. They look best on a simply | | | | accomplished author. |