im fixing to make a cake for a 1st birthday..they want it to be lime green with hot pink with a crown on top..they really want a tutu incorporated..since thats what the baby is going to be wearing..im hoping someone can help me go about making an edible tutu..any ideas??

sugarveil? i haven't used the stuff but it might work? or just do a really really thin gumpaste one with little eyelet cut outs?

I'll be watching this,

This is what I want to do for the kid's birthday!

Sugarveil has a lace mat that would look really pretty as a tutu. Or maybe try cotton candy?

OO cotton candy is a good idea too!!! Anyone tried the sugarveil? Any comments regarding it?

what about spun sugar? I've never used it, but it visually might simulate the look of a tutu, especially becuase you could make layers.

what medium do you want to use? I did something recently out of buttercream that was nice. I think it all depends on what you are covering the cake in - fondant? Buttercream?

hmmm...cotton candy? sounds like it might work...but would it melt on your cake?

Yep spun sugar was going to be my suggestion, unless you wanted to purchase special products or molds/mats

just in case you need it, great infor and step by step recipe for spun sugar
http://candy.about.com/od/sugarcandy/r/spun_sugar.htm
just be sure to put down newspaper on your counter and floor VERY MESSY

I've seen several very lovely tutu-style cakes where they use fondant ruffles to make the skirt. Maybe something like that would work. I did a search in the Galleries for "tutu" and found these. There are lots more...all very nice.

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=160883

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1861557

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1313492

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1327333

PattyT: I love that pic of the Granddaughters Tutu Cake...Thank you for posting it!

Sugarveil will work well, they have a matt that is beautiful and will work really well for that. Go to you tube and type in sugarveil matt

I made a Tutu cake a few years ago and the tutu was fondant rolled very thin. I started at the bottom and attached strips of the fondant and put marshmallows under it in intervals to give it some wave. then I let that dry for a bit and attached another row- repeating until you get to the top. You can see my cake in my photos, it is a few pages back. Good Luck!

This hippo cake is just the cutest - and seems like it might be a more stable one since it doesn't go all the way around and is supported by the body since the body is lying flat on the board

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1709732

WOW Patty AND BREA1026..those cakes are gorgeous!! im curious about the idea with cotton candy..how would i go about it..her tutu is really scrunchy..if thats a way to put it..lol.the cake is going to be buttercream with fondant accents..i was wanting to put the tutu to circle the bottom tier

Why don't you just use stiffer buttercream? Like in these cupcakes?

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1866802&sub=1866811