How To Make An Archery Themed Cake

In the image above you can see that I applied the green fondant in stages. I started at the bottom and worked my way up the board. TOP TIP : Make the hills big so the next layer of fondant will easily curve around them.

For the sky, I mixed blue and white fondant together and then rolled it out. I trimmed it to a similar shape to the hills and then stuck it on the board. I trimmed the edges and then used a cake smoother to smooth out all the fondant and ensured all the shapes fitted together seamlessly.

To make sure I put the back leg in the correct place, I used a 7 inch cake board as a guide, as can be seen above.

I marked the outline of the back leg with a knife.

Then I cut out the section.

Next I filled the section with brown fondant.

Next, I placed the cake on the cake board.

Then I made the two front legs by shaping two pieces of brown fondant. They needed to be bigger than the back leg to give a 3D illusion. You can see from the image above that I made the back leg a little longer as I felt it looked too short when I added the cake.

I rolled out the black fondant on some greaseproof paper (parchment paper) and cut out my circle. I left this for about 20 minutes to firm. This helped to prevent distorting the shape when placing it on the cake.

When ready, I carefully peeled the fondant off the greaseproof paper. I used greaseproof paper so I could peel it away, so not distorting the circle. Using a little vodka around the edges of the circle, I stuck the circle on the cake.

I marked the next circle.

I cut out and removed the circle.

Next, I used the same item to create the second circle out of blue fondant. It’s a good idea to use the greaseproof paper to help maintain a circle shape.

Placing the blue circle inside the black I then smoothed with a cake smoother.

My next circle was a pastry cutter. If yours is a cutter you can gently cut it out. If not, make an imprint of the circle and then cut it out.

Using the same cutter I made a red circle and placed it on the cake.

For the smallest shape, I used a fondant circle cutter.

Using that same cutter, I made a yellow circle. I placed it on the cake and smooth with a smoother.

To mark the centre of the target I gently made an indent with the larger end of a piping tip.

It was at this point that I added my words. I just cut them out using letter shape cutters. The fondant was again strengthened with CMC Powder.

Firstly, I placed the the skewer in the cake to see how far it went down. You can mark this with an edible pen if you have one. I also trimmed the skewer at the top to about 16cm long, as I felt it was too long and may bend under the weight of the fondant.

Next, I rolled some black fondant into a thick sausage shape.

I brushed some edible glue onto the skewer.

I then carefully inserted the skewer through the middle of the black fondant. I turned the skewer as I inserted it.

Once all the way through, I gently rolled the fondant spreading it along the skewer. Remember to keep the pointed end free up to the depth of the cake.

Using a cake smoother helps to ensure a nice smooth finish. Keep rolling until you can no longer see the end of the skewer.

To keep the skewer upright I put it in a glass filled with rice.

I added some CMC Powder to blue and yellow fondant and then shaped some fletchings as can be seen above.

I stuck the fletchings on the skewer, as can be seen above. Note, that you may have to hold them in place for a while to fully secure. Lastly, I stuck a small piece of red fondant on the top, shaped it in line with the skewer and marked a line indent.