What is the easiest way to make a Monogram for the top of a wedding cake. The client didn't want to purchase it, and wants me to make it.

Considering you can buy one for $15, what are you charging her to make one?

Anyway, gumpaste with a skewer.

No kidding....mine cost more than the typical ones found online.

I had planned on using my Cricut to make it, but it isn't working out

I have made them out of royal icing and a skewer. Just pipe the letter onto the front and the back of the skewer. There are two pictures on my profile of cakes that I have made the monograms this way and "N" and a "J". They shouldn't cost more than 15$ for the customer. Just be sure to make a back ups.

I Love how yours turned ouy, I will give it a try

Thanks

I'd sure as heck charge more than $15, especially if I had to make 2 or 3 as backups! As we say about our cakes, if you want custom designed, hand made ...... then you're paying for it. Otherwise, buy the $15 one at the store.

making 3 monograms for only $15 is not money in my pocket.

Gumpaste rolled out into a snake and shaped into a monogram is quick and easy if you're really in a pinch and want something really easy

I made one like the PP - I first printed the font and the size I wanted it out on paper, then rolled the gumpaste into kind of thick rolls - and shaped it over the image on the paper. Inserted skewers into where it would set on the cake before it was dry. Painted it with airbrush sheen colors when it was dry, worked perfectly. Not much time involved, and they loved it.

I use a piece of very thin, but corrugated cardboard. Print out my monogram from the computer, then cover front and back with gum paste. I lay it on foam rubber to dry for a day.You can stick a couple of bamboo skewers in the bottom of it between corrugation and sink it into the cake. This is not time consuming --it took about 15 minutes. You can match the font to a monogram font they might have on their invitations or napkins.

call me a cheater, but I cut one out of foam core and then coated it with edible disco dust. Didn't have to make a backup since it wasn't fragile at all.

What did you put the disco dust on there with? It looks really nice --and you are not a cheater --you're smart

I made mine out of gumpaste. The bride wanted a very intricate "H" and the business she worked at had a machine that could cut out plastic. She cut me out the letter and i just rolled my gumpaste fairly thick, laid the letter on top, and cut it out with an exacto knife. Then I dusted it with pearl dust. Hope that helps...good luck!

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I am making my wedding cake and am looking for good recipes but cant seem to find them.. Another thing can you freeze cakes before hand then will they taste ok? THANKS!

I have decided to take the easy way out and stencil it. I cut out an oval out of gumpaste, and I will stencil it with RI. Thanks for all the great ideas. I just have too much going on this week to deal with it.