How Do I Stick A 3D Catapillar On Buttercream ??

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Scooper2 Posted 18 Apr 2012 , 9:47am
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I am making a buttercream cake and need to attach a fondant catapillar to the side. Its not a flat piece of fondant but fairly heavy pieces? Help icon_smile.gif

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Marianna46 Posted 18 Apr 2012 , 12:38pm
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I would put a toothpick in each little segment of the caterpillar that I could stick into the cake and then additionally attach it with royal icing.

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cowie Posted 18 Apr 2012 , 1:55pm
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I don't think you can use royal icing on buttercream can you? I thout it would go 'mushy'?

I just did this the other day and I used a straw. I cut it up into the appropriate sizes and stuck them into the fondant 'snail' in my case and then put it into the cake, it worked great.

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Marianna46 Posted 19 Apr 2012 , 2:01am
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You are, of course, right about the royal icing, cowie. I hardly ever do buttercream, so I wasn't thinking straight. If you just have to use some stick 'um, maybe melted chocolate would be better. But I really like your idea of using straws. I think I'm going to try that the next time I have to put something heavy on the side of a cake. Thanks for the tip!

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