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fearlessbaker
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Joined: Mar 07, 2006
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:32 am |
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I thought they lifted the ban here about a year ago. I may be able to look this week. Get back to me because I may forget . You can cut your mat smaller to get it around the smaller cakes. |
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becklynn
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Joined: May 28, 2007
Posts: 453
Location: Metairie, LA
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:37 am |
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Don't try to bend the impression mat around the cake. After your buttercream has crusted, hold the mat against the cake with one hand and rub up and down as you go around, but don't rub the last inch or you'll imprint the edge of the mat. Then just realign it and repeat. It will never line up evenly from where you started so just make sure you start at the back of your cake. I saw this demonstrated by sugarshack in her "Perfecting the Art of Buttercream" DVD.
Good luck! |
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toodlesjupiter
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Joined: Sep 26, 2007
Posts: 363
Location: Riverside, CA
Birthday: Feb 21
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:40 am |
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I live in So. CA and I buy dragees in my local cake supply store all of the time. They just have a little sticker that says non-edible now to cover their a$$. |
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malishka
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Joined: May 12, 2008
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Location: Hollywood, Fl
Birthday: Mar 17
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:53 am |
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how do you attach them unto a cake. I would think that buttercream just sticks to them, but how would you attach the dragees unto a fondant covered cake? |
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toodlesjupiter
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Location: Riverside, CA
Birthday: Feb 21
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:01 pm |
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A dot of royal icing would work. |
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malishka
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Location: Hollywood, Fl
Birthday: Mar 17
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:10 pm |
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thanks for the advice. it would have to be a really teeny tiny dot so it wouldn't show. right? |
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OCakes
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Joined: Oct 16, 2005
Posts: 332
Location: Sonoma, California
Birthday: Jan 28
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:15 pm |
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I'm in CA & have also heard of the ban, so I'm not longer "wasting" the ones I have in stock. One other thing about dragees though - there is always "one guest" who will bite one wrong or complain about them... I made a beautiful cake for my Uncle & one of his guests said she almost broke a tooth. (was she using her "buckers"? ha ha!)... these are not THAT hard! It's sugar! so anyway, I always use BC now... but if you wanted perfect little dots, maybe you should take the time to use fondant for that part? I just encircled a 3-tier wedding cake with fondant "dots" & I sure wish I would have done it in BC! =) |
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ladybuglau
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Joined: Jan 12, 2007
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Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:24 pm |
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| malishka wrote: | | how do you attach them unto a cake. I would think that buttercream just sticks to them, but how would you attach the dragees unto a fondant covered cake? |
gum glue works the best and you don't have to worry about it showing. I used butercream the 1st time I used them and 1/2 of them fell off! royal icing would porbably work too, but you have to worry about it showing if you use too much. Try the gum glue (gumpaste dissolved in water) |
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dcabrera
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Joined: Jun 22, 2008
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Location: Los Angeles
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:23 pm |
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| ladybuglau wrote: | | malishka wrote: | | how do you attach them unto a cake. I would think that buttercream just sticks to them, but how would you attach the dragees unto a fondant covered cake? |
gum glue works the best and you don't have to worry about it showing. I used butercream the 1st time I used them and 1/2 of them fell off! royal icing would porbably work too, but you have to worry about it showing if you use too much. Try the gum glue (gumpaste dissolved in water) |
Do you mean wiltons gum tex disolved in water? Or the actual gumpaste broken apart in water? I just bought the gumtex and I'm thinking of returning it. The pre packaged stuff seems easier. |
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spunkybear
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Joined: Feb 07, 2007
Posts: 65
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:41 pm |
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To attatch I use a #1 tip on a pastry bag with piping gel. Haven't had any fall off yet!'
Oh and you can get them from GlobalSugarArt...all sizes and colors! |
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loriemoms
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:54 pm |
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why not just make your own? They arent hard to do...(there was a tutiorial on here somewhere...dont know if it still here or not..using a number 10 tip to cut them out and roll them up and then put them in luster dust...) |
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loriemoms
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:56 pm |
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| malishka wrote: | | how do you attach them unto a cake. I would think that buttercream just sticks to them, but how would you attach the dragees unto a fondant covered cake? |
I use clear piping gel...put a small dot with like a number 1 or 2 tip. Works great! |
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flowers40
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Joined: Mar 15, 2007
Posts: 103
Location: Indiana
Birthday: Apr 01
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:17 pm |
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Just a suggestion for those in california who can't get dragees. How about using that button candy that comes on those strips of paper. U know, the old fashion dot candy that is multi colored. I thing you could probably cover them in a dark color then use luster dust to paint them to make them seem matalic. And the are flat on the buttom, so they would go on the cake a lot easier. But I guess if you where going to do that you might as well make dots on paper with royal frosting let them dry hard and cover them with luster dust. These seems like fewer steps. Personally, I would not want to make my own drangees, that seems like it would be really time consuming. |
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OCakes
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Joined: Oct 16, 2005
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Location: Sonoma, California
Birthday: Jan 28
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:10 pm |
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I don't get a lot of customers asking for dragees (in CA), so if I do, I'll probably just let them know they've been "outlawed" & I can use an alternate medium to obtain a similar look - even BC dots as long as they didn't have to be metallic looking, however you could always go over them with a brush of luster dust as well... I cannot STAND the people (especially in CA!) who are always sueing... so I read that they're outlawed because a kid ate too many & had a reaction? I haven't looked it up, but I bet his tongue was silver for a couple of days, or he was very hyper from all the sugar - so, control your child? I'm sorry if it was a lot worse of a reaction, however I still feel there needs to be parental control. I believe my bottle had a disclaimer regarding the metallic substance used. |
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dcabrera
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Location: Los Angeles
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:37 pm |
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| OCakes wrote: | | I don't get a lot of customers asking for dragees (in CA), so if I do, I'll probably just let them know they've been "outlawed" & I can use an alternate medium to obtain a similar look - even BC dots as long as they didn't have to be metallic looking, however you could always go over them with a brush of as well... I cannot STAND the people (especially in CA!) who are always sueing... so I read that they're outlawed because a kid ate too many & had a reaction? I haven't looked it up, but I bet his tongue was silver for a couple of days, or he was very hyper from all the sugar - so, control your child? I'm sorry if it was a lot worse of a reaction, however I still feel there needs to be parental control. I believe my bottle had a disclaimer regarding the metallic substance used. |
Well said OCakes! |
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