You can also trim the top (but not back into old wood).
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Trim the top of the cake to level it and slice horizontally into three.
The Sun
Line the dariole with bread: first the base, then fit the 4 triangles like a jigsaw, using scissors to trim the top.
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Trim the top of the tentacles to remove the hard beak.
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Remove the coarse outer layers from the lemon grass and trim the top and base.
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