I came across this while browsing another site, and I'm a little confused by the directions. Do you trace the picture, then press the fondant on it to get the transfer, or roll out the fondant thin enough to see thru it and color directly on it?

http://www.frostatiers.com/demo2004July.htm

Those are really poor instructions! Is there any way you can "reply" or contact them? Sorry I can't help.

I don't see a palce to contact them, but it's a cake club in Houston I think that you pay to be a member of. I need to make a Honda Goldwing for a cake on April 23, and have tried it in colorflow several times, but the piece is big and keeps breaking. I thought this may be easier, but the instructions aren't very good! I'm hoping someone here will know how to do it and explain better!

I would try tracing the picture with pencil onto a sheet of parchment (or any paper really) and then pressing the rolled out fondant onto the pencil tracing. It should transfer onto the fondant. I have done this with marzipan and it works well. But, I haven't tried it with fondant, so I am not completely positive on it. From their directions, my guess would be, to roll out the fondant so thin you can see the outline through it.

Regards and good luck,
Marci

I have done something similar.First I cut a plaque out of fondant and allow it a few days to harden. I trace a picture using a pencil. I then flip the picture over and trace the back of it also using the pencil. Flip the picture over again and place it on the hardened plaque. Trace the picture again and when you remove the paper an outline should be visible on the fondant. I then paint this with food colours and put the plaque on my cake. However I do remove the plaque before serving. Although the pencil is non toxic it is NOT actually classed as edible

Looks like you place waxed paper over an image (to protect it I guess), then roll fondant very thin on the waxed paper (or place on waxed paper after rolling), then use edible markers to trace and fill in the design on the fondant..........then cut out around the design (I would do that before it had a chance to harden). Does that sound right?

deb

Not really sure how they are doing that. The directions are very poor. I was looking at the techniques on that site and all of the directions are very poor and very vaque.

well, maybe I'll try the different ways mentioned in this thread. Thanks for the help!

It sounds like what cocakedecorator said. If you roll fondant or gumpaste out thinly you can see through it. Just take your picture and place your wax or parchment paper over it to keep the fondant or gumpaste from sticking then trace and color your image onto your fondant or gumpaste and allow it to dry completely (cut it out before allowing it to dry) Kind of like a shrinky dink without the oven!

Debbie

I'll try it rolled out very thin. Thanks for the help!

If you add gumtex or tylose to fondant, or use straight gumpaste, you can roll it as thin as a sheet of paper. This would work extremely well for this technique, but you'd have to work pretty fast so that it wouldn't dry out or tear.

Rae

Great idea...loved the teddy bears.

It is quite easy. Take your image, say a flower from a coloring book. Lay a square of wax paper over the flower image. Roll gumpaste over the wax paper, very thin, 1/16" at this stage you should be able to clearly see your flower image through the gumpaste. Now using Non-Toxic Food Writer Markers, trace the flower image. Just like you were doing a transfer. Now at this point your gumpaste is slightly hard. Take your sharp knife and trim very close to the edge of your flower image. That's it. Now you can place it on your cake. It sounds like a lot but it really isn't. You will be suprised at how quick the process actually is. Have fun, and post photos of your results.