3 Snowflake Cutters

I have a variety of these sorts of cutters that I have bought from Lakeland over the years. They are easy to use and great to clean. I find them much easier to use than the traditional cutters.

I bought this set of snowflake cutters with the idea of using them to cut decorative designs for the tops of my mince pies. The sweet pastry mix that I use can be hard to handle but I had no problem cutting and releasing the pastry. I used the middle and large sized cutters and the largest size was easiest to use. I also intend to use them with icing for the Christmas cake.

Great set of cutters! I have very limited cake decorating ability, and was nervous about buying these cutters after reading some of the reviews, but I was really pleased with how my cake turned out. I used ready to roll icing. In order to prevent sticking you need to use cornflour, not icing sugar. Press the cutter down firmly and give it a little twist before lifting. Occasionally it still doesn't cut fully, so if this happens just press the icing into the cutter with your finger before depressing the plunger. I got perfect snowflakes every time.