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DesignerCakes
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Mon May 21, 2007 5:42 pm |
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OMG, after much torment with buttercream, I gave up and just dedicated myself to just fondant. I recently purchased some edgers made in the U.K. that are used to smooth the edges of cakes covered in marzipan and fondant. I've been using them for awhile and really love them.
Under pressure (of my own accord) to work with buttercream, I decided to test the sharp edgers on a buttercream test cake. I was shocked!!! I waited for the buttercream to crust and then used a Viva paper towel. I used a fondant smoother for the sides, then used the sharp corner edger and Viola! - absolutely perfect edges. Shocked and in disbelief of my new amazing discovery, I couldn't wait to share it here.
In case any of you ar wondering, I bought a 28 lb. bucket of buttercream icing from Sam's Club (crusts very nicely, btw) for $26.52. Tastes great and while it's a little thicker than I would have liked, it worked very well. The cake is a yellow doctored variety that I am using simply for this experiement.
The edgers are made by Valerie White in the U.K. Her products are called 'Edgers' - that is the actually company name. I purchased the first two from  Global Sugar Art but the one I used here was out of stock and they told me they wouldn't be ordering any more. My husband works for a British company so he was able to have a friend bring one back for me from London. I HIGHLY recommend this if you are anything like me, buttercream challenged! I actually called the UK and spoke with Valerie and she told me she didn't think her products would work with our American style sponge cakes. I am going to call her tomorrow to tell her they most definitely will. I am trying to work with her to come to the U.S. for one of our big events here. Can you tell I am excited and tickled pink?
Good luck!
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dabear
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Mon May 21, 2007 5:49 pm |
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Those corners are great. Is it a plastic or metal tool? What does the tool look like? |
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Jopalis
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Mon May 21, 2007 5:50 pm |
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Wow! Those are marvelously sharp edges/corners! Can you give us a link to these "edgers" that you used? |
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SugarBakerz
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Mon May 21, 2007 5:52 pm |
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very nice, were you using special pans like magic lines or just plain old square pans? I would like to know how to order these too, tell Valerie to join cakecentral and she will get a huge following I am certain! |
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marthajo1
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Mon May 21, 2007 5:55 pm |
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Can you take a picture of the tool or help us out with finding it? Looks great! I am trying to convert people to fondant but it is slow going! |
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acookieobsession
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Mon May 21, 2007 5:56 pm |
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Do you have contact information for this company? I have friends in London that could get this for me. I tend to do a lot of square cakes and I HATE working on the edges all day.
Thanks a bunch for the information.
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jenncowin
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:00 pm |
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I am too interested in seeing a pic of the tools or a link to find them. |
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oceanspitfire
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:01 pm |
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That sounds like a great tool! I have one question, the website doesnt say what the material is. And since you own them, I'm wondering if you could pass on that info-I'm curious if it's plastic or something else-like the same plastic as the fondant smoothers.
Glad you found a 'magic' tool! |
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marthajo1
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:06 pm |
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I think I found them from Ebay UK but I can't find them from anywhere else! Which edger do you have? |
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GenGen
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:09 pm |
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Wish we had sams club up here. we just have its cousin Costco which Doesn't sell the buttercream by the tub like you described! I"m So envious!! |
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DesignerCakes
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:11 pm |
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Here's a link to the picture at Global Sugar Art. They may have finally ordered some since there was another post on here regarding these and people may have started to call them wanting to place orders.
http://www.globalsugarart.com/.....Edger.html
SugarBakerz - I only use Magic Line pans. They have sharp edges and hold up very well to daily use.
BTW, the picture you are going to see on the link above is a heavy fruit cake covered in marzipan. You can't use this sharp edgers directly on buttercream and you can only use them very gently on fondant since our cakes are far lighter in texture.
Geez, I am so giddy! You'd think Brad Pitt just pulled up to my door! |
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DesignerCakes
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:17 pm |
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The edger is made of plastic, just like a fondant smoother. I have all her edgers but (until now) my favorite is the side edger which smooths the side of the cake as well as the cake plate if it's covered with fondant - all in one pass.
If Global Sugar Art doesn't have them, PM me and I'll see if I can get some directly from Valerie White. |
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katerpillrgrl
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:22 pm |
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BTW, the picture you are going to see on the link above is a heavy fruit cake covered in marzipan. You can't use this sharp edgers directly on buttercream and you can only use them very gently on fondant since our cakes are far lighter in texture.
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If you can't use it directly on buttercream, then how do you use it? I purchased an item like this at a local hardware store for 7 bux, much cheaper but I haven't used it yet. I will have to try it once I purchase square pans. |
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DesignerCakes
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:26 pm |
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I used it over the Viva paper towel, not directly on the buttercream. It would probably dent it.
The edgers isn't a perfect square. If it were, it would dig into the buttercream. It's slightly more open than a square. |
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yummy
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:34 pm |
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