While not everything on this list is absolutely required, these are the things used in this tutorial video. Of course you are welcome to find alternative ways of doing things and we would love to hear if you’ve discovered an easier method or better tool to achieve good results.

What you will need

• Palette knife
• Set of knives + plastic knife
• Gloves
• Small rolling pin
• Round cutter (50mm diameter)
• Corner modelling tool
• Pen shell (no ink insert)
• Dry & wet towels
• Blue cake board
• Rafia (sand colour)

Recipes & Ingredients

• 75mm(H) x 150mm(diameter) Cake coated with fondant
• 75mm(H) x 250mm(diameter) Cake coated with fondant
• Almond dragees
• Instant coffee powder
• Royal Icing
• Pastillage
• Sugar coral
• Water spray
• Oil spray
• White chocolate

References

• Pictures of starfish and sea shells

Recommendations

• Have a wet and dry hand towels to clean knives, blades and cutters regularly to consistently achieve clean cuts. Also be sure to clean the table with your wet towel, and than the dry towel each time you are about to roll out any pastillage. Use a bit of shortening or vegetable fat to prevent the pastillage from sticking to the table.
• This is art, and no method or technique is set in stone. This is why we recommend you watch the entire tutorial first before you start gathering all the things in the list above. You may think of ways you might substitute tools or techniques with your own ideas.