Where do you get these cutters from???? I've seen many cakes with these letters on them and I LOVE them.

Here's the link of a pic that I saw today on the front page

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo-1266266.html

TIA

that's a cute cake!!
Good question, would like to know too...

These cutters are made by a company FMM.

They are based in the uk. They are the strip cutter style, and can also be called tappits.

This is the Funky style, you can also get script and normal but these are smaller letters.

I just got FMM cutters today, just the normal capital letters, from Global Sugar Arts. I wanted that funky letter, but I didn't see them. They used to have them, so maybe you can ask them if they are getting them again.

It says to use flower floral paste. Anyone know if I can use regular gumpaste (there is a difference in that and floral paste from what I've learned on my cake group) or fondant?? I don't want to use something and get them all stuck and have to try to get them cleaned out again.

Thanks,
Jen

Groovy! Thanks for the info guys!!!

If you need something soon.. you could always choose a font and print it. Then put some wax paper over the letters. Mix up some royal icing (in the color of your choice) and then trace the letters with the royal icing. Let them dry and then pick the letters off. You can attach them with water, vanilla, gumpaste glue.

If you decide to do this..you might want to make a few extra's in case they break as you are working with them.

Hope this helps!

Heres a video that shows how to use them. I just use gumpaste and it works fine

I used a fondant/gumpaste mix today for mine today. Unfortunately, quite a few of them got stuck even though I used the crisco. I guess next time I will try the floral paste recipe. Just didn't have the time this time to do it.

thanks Laura!
And can I ask where you found that cool graphic to make your name in icing? I would love to use it for my personal emails.

Hi Jennifer.. I made the animation in a program called Paint Shop Pro.. (computer graphics=a hobby in previous life, ) But there is a website you can go where some very talented ladies make stuff for free.. But, I will have to find it on my other computer.. I will PM you with the info later tonight....

Global Sugar have all the FMM tappits. I received my funky ones the other day & used them for the first time on the 'Aloha Peggy' cake in my photo's. I found them very easy to use, on this cake I used fondyx with a little tylose added & dusted the tappits & sugarpaste with corn starch.

I just used mine today for a super cute cake. This was the most successful attempt I have had-mostly due to Aine2's video on Youtube. It made it SO much easier!

you guys mentioned flower paste. Isnt it really just gum paste? I found this site that gives a recipe but i thought gum tex and gum tragacanth are the same?

http://bakingproject.com/index.php/tag/flower-paste

I am so disappointed! I had just searched for "tappits" on Global Sugar Art and they didn't come up, so I assumed they didn't have them. What a bummer that I could have ordered them. Next time.

I did just try my letters and they worked really well as long as I let my fondant/gumpaste mix sit for a few minutes after I rolled it out. What a great new "toy".

Country Kitchen SA has the funky cutters. I really really want them!

look under FMM