Non Edible Gems On A Wedding Cake???
Decorating By therese379 Updated 18 Nov 2009 , 6:55pm by jenmat
My problem is... I have to make a wedding cake and the bride wants(insists) on having non edible gems/crystals on the cake.. Where do I but them in bulk larger than the 8mm size found at Michael's in small packs of 22... Any suggestions??? thanks..
I don't think I would do one like this unless they were imbedded in the stand or something like that.
I would conside having her sign off specifically on this issue.
I would keep a careful count of them and require her to have her cake cutter remove these by that count. Make sure she finds 32 or whatever.
This is food.
I haven't seen it done in years but we used to put crystals
on the tips of lace pieces --just stunneringly beautiful but oh so fraught with danger.
Sparkling dramatic thoughts for you.
I don't think I would do one like this unless they were imbedded in the stand or something like that.
I would conside having her sign off specifically on this issue.
I would keep a careful count of them and require her to have her cake cutter remove these by that count. Make sure she finds 32 or whatever.
This is food.
I haven't seen it done in years but we used to put crystals
on the tips of lace pieces --just stunneringly beautiful but oh so fraught with danger.
Sparkling dramatic thoughts for you.
oh so correct, never know if a child or adult for that matter might pick one out and try to eat even before the cutting of the cake, kids are fast and you never know.
I agree with K8 and tatorchip. I would reconsider this.
Have you seen the supplies for making gems at Country Kitchen Sweet Art? They look realistic.
Yeah, but it just doesn't have the same impact as proper bling bling crystals! I have seen this technique done on lots of cakes in Europe & Australia, you just need to make people aware they are real and remove them before serving. Also make sure that you have that clause in your contract about not being responsible for your cake causing bodily harm to the guests!
I have a bride who wants me to create a toadstool cake using a real log as the stem. Now that I have said no to (lord knows what creepy crawlies maybe living on that thing - she was going to get the in-laws to find it in a local wood 
!). I would say yes to the real crystals, but it will be a PITA for whoever is serving the cake!
I would try Ebay for the crystals, sterilise them in alcohol first and then attach to the cake with RI, easier to chip them off then than digging them out of the icing itself.
hey.. sorry I was away for a couple of days.. flu.. thanks for all the great help.. you are all so clever.. 
therese
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