You will also need eight dowelling rods, eight cake pillars and different sized sugar flower cutters. All of these are available from specialist cake shops. For the sugar flowers, knead the white ...

You will also need four dowelling rods and four cake pillars (available from specialist cake shops). Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Grease and line the 23cm/9in cake tin and 15cm/6in cake tin.