I've been asked to do this cake, from the description it says that raw unrefined sugar crystals are used. Where can i find them? How do you attach them to fondant????? also, what are the tier sizes?...Thanks!

Unrefined sugar is usually brown or muscovado sugar. Those look pretty clear to me, and I would categorize it more as rock candy sugar.

Theresa

hmm..i see what you are saying....so how are they attached?

great cake, but $1200? holy smokes, that's the kind of clients i want!

i'm assuming "collette" would be THE collette, right?

I would use royal icing or gum glue to attach them.

let's forget i said that...brain fart!!!!

The cake must taste good for that price tag

i know the cake is horrendously expensive, but it is new york so what do you expect....as far as attaching the rock crystals, if i use royal icing and the crystals are clear, won't the icing make the crystals look white instead of clear???

Maybe attach them with a little tylose mixed with water? I was attaching gumpaste to lollipops with it yesterday and it didn't seem to dissolve the lollipop at all, so I think it would work on sugar crystals.

How about using clear piping gel? It's pretty sticky.

Clear piping gel.

hi all, i love that cake only thing seems like it's going to be pretty crunchy. are those pearls on top

Perfect timing for this question! I'll be attaching these crystals on Wednesday for my practice cake for BIL's Nov. wedding cake. I've been wondering what will work best without discoloring them. I'm going to try the piping gel suggestion.

I ordered my crystals from CK Products. Really inexpensive for quite a bit. Good luck!

Now I really need to get off CC and get back to making all of these little blossoms! Geesh. I'm officially addicted.

ETA: At CK Products, the crystals are listed as "Rock Sugar"

cs_confections, let me know if the piping gel works well and thanks for the product suggestion. good luck on your cake, looks like lots of work....

I guaran-teeeee you the piping gel will work. Small little dabs, just a little goes a long way.

The piping gel worked well (thanks Ruth and Jamie!). I used a container of Wilton Piping Gel - when I removed the lid, it had a layer of piping gel on it. Using slanted tweezers, I barely dipped a piece of sugar into the gel and placed it on the cake. I used my other hand to lightly hold it on the cake while picking up a new crystal with the tweezer to continue the process. A few of the first crystals fell of, so I found if I held them in place for a few seconds, they would adhear better. None of them fell off in transit (40 minutes away) so it worked well!

I did get a little too much on some of the crystals and you could see it. It dried clear but shiney, so make sure you just use a little. Good luck!