Has anyone ever heard of a recipe for a flexible royal icing? I saw on tv where they piped a spiderweb to drape over a cake but said they were using a flexible royal icing. It held it's shape but was still flexible and I would like to try it on a cake. Any help would be appreciated.

. . . sugarveil is the only one I know of . . . http://www.sugarveil.com/

here are other threads that talks about it too . . . http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-6133508-.html#6133508 . . . and this one . . . http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-32371-sugarveil.html+recipe

I saw that show too, I would like to know that recipe also.

I've not tried this recipe but it seems like this is what it was created to do...


http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-7282-Gummy-Spider-Webs.html

Sugar veil is flexible. You can order it from many sites and from sugarveil online. It comes in powder form in a bag that you mix up. You can pipe it or use their machine for smaller detail. The machine is kind of pricey...($200 ???) but it helps with hand fatigue if you have arthritis as you don't have to squeeze. I don't remember the cost of just the powder though. They also sell a dvd and comb for making designs.

Hope this helps....

The gal who posted the "gummy spider webs" recipe did a Halloween cake with her flexible webs. You can find it in her pictures. She was trying to imitate sugarveil without spending the extra cash. give it a try.
Heather

I'm the one who posted the picture of the gummy spider webs... it's in my pictures if you want to see. When I first did it I experimented with white, and it worked out great. The only thing is it was difficult to get an even piping with a very fine tip. Just make sure that you strain the geletin after you mix it so that you don't get any geletin chunks because they clog up your tip. Also, you have to work with it very warm. I left some webs out over night and I was still able to pick them up and bend them without any cracking. Another key, is make sure that you rub crisco on the wax paper, it will still come off if you miss a spot, but not nearly as easy. Good luck and let me know how it all comes out!! I posted the recipe as gummy spider webs.
Thanks!
Rachel
(dellboi2u)

Thank you so much dellboi2u, your cake is great.

it is more gummy that what I saw in the show... I'm guessing by appearance... more like gummy worms