How to make booties from mastic?

Mastic is a cake decoration that almost every pastry chef uses. If earlier in the arsenal of people there was only butter and cream, creating figures from which was almost an impossible task, then in our time the arsenal of culinary experts is quite large. Decorate the cakes even if you are not a professional. In this article, we will tell you how to make booties from mastic. Let's get started!

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First way

First of all, prepare all the necessary ingredients:

• White mastic - 100 g.
• Powdered sugar - 2 tbsp. l
• Dye. In our case, the booties will be in pink. Dye choose the appropriate. But you can use any other colors.
• Cardboard.

Working process:

1. To facilitate the work, first we make patterns from cardboard. Measure the parameters of your booties and act on the basis of them. You should get three details: the front and back, as well as the toe.
2. The second step is to take a piece of mastic, drip a little dye and knead until the color becomes completely uniform.
3. Roll it out with a rolling pin. It will be cool if you have it with a picture.
4. Put the patterns that we made on the mastic and carefully cut the parts along the contour. Connect them together by wetting the edges with glue.
5. Crumple small paper and place in booties so that they retain their shape.
6. From the remaining mastic, make flowers, as well as laces - install them.

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Second way

The steps of the second method are quite similar to the steps of the first. The shape of the booties is different.

Items that you will need to make do-it-yourself booties from mastic:

• Mastic.
• Food glue.
• Food coloring (your choice).
• Rolling pin.
• Cardboard.

Working process:

1. From cardboard, cut out the following details: the sole, oval, a small strip of Velcro and a figure with the outline of a hare or a bear.
2. From the oval in the center, cut another small oval, and then connect this part with the sole.
3. Glue the “bear” to the front (sock). From the remaining mastic make him eyes, nose and mouth.
4. It remains to attach the Velcro.

Your booties are ready!

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Third way

For the third method you need to prepare:

• The most important ingredient is mastic. Choose your own color. As an option - you can buy plain white and dye it with dye. The best companies are Karaya, CMC, Gum Arabic.
• Food glue.
• Sharp knife.
• Powdered sugar.
• Napkins
• Rolling pin.
• Teeth roller.

Working process:

1. From mastic cut out the sole, sock, tongue and “fabric” for the sneaker.
2. Moisten the parts with water and connect. For greater fixation, use food glue.
3. As an option - you can make small strips on the sides of the booties.

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Cake “booties on a hat”

If one of your friends is expected or has already replenished, then a great idea would be to make a gift in the form of this confectionery. To prepare it, the following ingredients will be required:

• Mastic.
• Water.
• Brush
• Corolla.
• Knife.
• Napkins

How to act:

1. For starters, of course, you should prepare the cake itself. It should be made in two floors.
2. Cover the sweets with white mastic.
3. Roll up three strips from blue and place them at the foot of the upper floor. On them, make and attach a bow.
4. Now we move on to creating “cherries” on the cake - booties.
5. Roll out the mastic with a rolling pin and cut out the following details from it: the sole and two ovals (one slightly larger).
6. Moisten the edges of the parts with water and connect them - round one oval around the sole at the back, and form the so-called “tongue” from the other.
7. The last moment is to roll the laces from the remaining mastic and carefully thread them into booties, making small holes with a toothpick.

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Tips and tricks:

• No matter how trite it may sound, but do not forget to wash your hands with soap before you start making sweets.
• Whatever type and company of mastic you choose, remember that it is very sensitive to humidity. Cake bases, at least from the outside, should not be wet. For example, a dry biscuit is ideal. If you do not follow this recommendation, then there is a high risk that your cake will fall apart at the most inopportune moment.
• Keep the cake with such decorations in a cool place.
• If you can’t make any booties or any other jewelry, it is most likely because the layer of mastic is too thin. As a rule, it should be at least three to four millimeters.
• To make the rolling process easier, sprinkle the mastic with starch or powder. Alternatively, you can also do this by placing the material between two plastic bags, oiled.
• If you want the figures on the cake to shine, grease them with a solution of honey and vodka.

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In this article, we have offered you several different ideas on how to make booties from mastic step by step. and other figures. As you can see, this is not a super challenge. So feel free to arm yourself with everything you need, and go ahead - create confectionery masterpieces, because the main thing here is desire, accuracy and diligence!