Paula MacLeod shows you how to make a cute collection of sugar sporties! These sporty modelling paste characters are the perfect cake toppers for someone special who loves to get active. Choose between a tennis player, swimmer, golfer, footballer, gymnast or even a windsurfer. The constituent parts of each sportsperson are shown with the step-by-step instructions, and annotated for clarity, then each finished sporty is beautifully photographed. Only a few simple tools and techniques are used, so anyone can have a go at making these treats. Sport lovers will be thrilled to see any of these fun characters on top of a celebratory cake. The designs will also appeal to makers of polymer clay models.

Author Biography

Paula Macleod is an expert at cake making and decorating. She is best known for carving and modelling novelty creations in particular, for which she has won numerous international gold awards. She regularly runs workshops and teaches both nationally and internationally. Paula currently works as the Deputy Head of the cake decorating school at Knightsbridge PME Ltd. She is also a regular contributor to Cake Craft and Decoration Magazine and she lives with her family in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.