I hate making bows!!!!
This time I am trying MMF and gumpaste mixed together. I am following the tutorial here on CC, but there are no specifications on the size of the loops. Is there a set length or width?
Also...when I pick up my strip of ribbon it starts stretching and losing it's shape.
HELP!
Are you making a loopy bow or the 2 loop bow? For a 6 inch cake, I'd probably make the strips around 4 inches long and then fold in half.
IF they are stretching too much maybe you could let the strips dry out for 5 minutes or so before picking them up. Or you may need to add a bit more gumpaste.
btw, where you fold and pinch the ends together, you can always trim some of it off later if you need to.
This is a really good video, if you scroll down on her blog site you will see her YOUTUBE video on making bows.
http://cakesandcupboards.blogspot.com/2008/08/fondant-bow-demo.html
Hope this helps....
Shirl
This is a loopy bow and of course when I click on the directions on this site, they don't work.
I will try the cakesandcupboards link! I learned petit fours from her.
Not sure what you mean by folding them in half merissa. Do you mean when you fold them so the ends come together?
This is a really good video, if you scroll down on her blog site you will see her YOUTUBE video on making bows.
http://cakesandcupboards.blogspot.com/2008/08/fondant-bow-demo.html
Hope this helps....
Shirl
That's not the kind of bow I am doing. I need a cake topper bow with lots of loops.
Try the wilton.com website, in the search type "take a bow cake"
Hope this one helps.
Shirl
Try the wilton.com website, in the search type "take a bow cake"
Hope this one helps.
Shirl
yes, that is what I mean.
I hang mine over a dowel and pinch the ends together. Let them dry a day or so. I use a round tupperware container to build the bow. I place a glob of fondand in the center of the container (the size of the bow I want). Then I start RI the bottom loops onto the piece of fondant. I dont flip mine sideways at all. I usually have just two layers of loops. About 7 or 8 on the bottom and 4 for the top. I like my loops kind of fat, but you could make them thinner. Of course you would need more loops that way. Make a few extra either way, some loops fit better than others.
yes, that is what I mean.
I hang mine over a dowel and pinch the ends together. Let them dry a day or so. I use a round tupperware container to build the bow. I place a glob of fondand in the center of the container (the size of the bow I want). Then I start RI the bottom loops onto the piece of fondant. I dont flip mine sideways at all. I usually have just two layers of loops. About 7 or 8 on the bottom and 4 for the top. I like my loops kind of fat, but you could make them thinner. Of course you would need more loops that way. Make a few extra either way, some loops fit better than others.
Thanks for this forum!
I too have issues making bows. My problem is I guess I am making them too thin. Mine sometimes break at the bend in the loops. I am making cake this weekend that will have some bows on it. Hopefully I can succeed with the bows.
I still struggle with bows too -- Especially the part where the loops meet and the thing around the center. They just never look quite right!
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