For Fun: What Technique Do You Want To Learn?
Decorating By Bridgette1129 Updated 23 Jan 2012 , 2:15am by IvyCakes
What are the top techniques that you want to learn and or practice?
Could be a certain swirl on a cupcake, learning to use royal icing on a cookie, or a complex design on a cake.
For me it's:
1. Brush embroidery on cookies
2. Fondant on cookies
3. Playing with my gumpaste
4. Using my tappits
I would like to learn to make flowers, bows, butterfiles etc out of the gelatin! They look amazing!!
I would like to learn to make flowers, bows, butterfiles etc out of the gelatin! They look amazing!!
Ooo, those are really neat!
Flowers, flowers, flowers! I want to learn each and every one, then improve until I can belt them out in no time flat. :3
Frosting or gumpaste? I want to make an anemone with gumpaste. Got all the supplies. Just gotta do it!
Flowers, flowers, flowers! I want to learn each and every one, then improve until I can belt them out in no time flat. :3
Frosting or gumpaste? I want to make an anemone with gumpaste. Got all the supplies. Just gotta do it!
Gumpaste! 
Only thing holding me back is stupid veiners... I told myself I'd do one flower a month, to focus myself and limit my spending. Then I got all caught up on realistic veiners and chickened out of purchasing anything. >_<
You need to stop procrastinating! *cracks whip* Then I can live vicariously through you and pretend I'm doing my own goals. 
Flowers, flowers, flowers! I want to learn each and every one, then improve until I can belt them out in no time flat. :3
Frosting or gumpaste? I want to make an anemone with gumpaste. Got all the supplies. Just gotta do it!
Gumpaste!
Only thing holding me back is stupid veiners... I told myself I'd do one flower a month, to focus myself and limit my spending. Then I got all caught up on realistic veiners and chickened out of purchasing anything. >_< You need to stop procrastinating! *cracks whip* Then I can live vicariously through you and pretend I'm doing my own goals.
Hahaha! you can practice without veiners. Someone experienced might disagree but I doubt they're necessary. A lady at a cake supply store said to use fake flower's from a craft store and press the gumpaste into it. Voila! Veining!
I don't get every veiner for every flower. That would just really add up. I have some general veiners like the rose petal veiner and the corn husk. They blend in the veins just as well.
I want to learn sugar blowing REALLY BAD!
Oh yeah! And a corn husk!
Is sugar blowing like the sugar that look like glass?
Ivycakes, I feel that veiners are what really give a flower realism. I have a few that I've purchased, but most of mine I've made using Make A Mold purchased at Michael's. I made them when the flower or leaf desired is in season and then I'd photograph them as reference to color and form. I keep the photo along with the mold in zip loc bags, labeled as to the variety.
As QTcakes said, so many of the veiners can be interchangeable. I just get caught up making them cause it is so much to have double-sided veiners at little cost.
Oh, and a corn husk is indispensable. One of my favorites.
Ivycakes, I feel that veiners are what really give a flower realism. I have a few that I've purchased, but most of mine I've made using Make A Mold purchased at Michael's. I made them when the flower or leaf desired is in season and then I'd photograph them as reference to color and form. I keep the photo along with the mold in zip loc bags, labeled as to the variety.
As QTcakes said, so many of the veiners can be interchangeable. I just get caught up making them cause it is so much to have double-sided veiners at little cost.
Oh, and a corn husk is indispensable. One of my favorites.
I don't get every veiner for every flower. That would just really add up. I have some general veiners like the rose petal veiner and the corn husk. They blend in the veins just as well.
I want to learn sugar blowing REALLY BAD!
Are you saying you use a veiner to make a corn husk or you use a corn husk as a veiner? I've never heard of this, although it makes sense.
I do a lot of Mexican cooking so have dried corn husks on hand. I saw no point in trying to make a veiner from the husks, as they are dry and keep incredibly well.
(and why did I get a double post? I haven't seen that happen for a long while.)
Hello everyone!! I would like to learn how to use royal icing and glaze.Airbrush and use of luster dust.I would also like to have the nerve to make other flavors of cake.( I only do chocolate or vanilla) I want and need to learn everything!!!
CIAO!
Just jump in and try it. You gotta be brave or you can't do cakes - - just kidding. 
Seriously, whenever you have the opportunity, just step out and try something new. That's the best way to learn. My first fondant and first multi tier cake was my daughter's wedding cake. Talk about a learning experience!
Now, I have to get corn husks so I can make something tonight.
Well let's see, I would like to improve and perfect all the techniques I already know. That's first on the list. As for new things to learn, I really am into 3D stuff lately -- cookies and cakes. I want to learn how to do the 3D cakes (sculpted, standing, etc.) It just looks cool!
Lambeth definitely....actually just improve my piping in general. And I am totally into sugar work right now!!! It's just hard to do it at home 
I don't get every veiner for every flower. That would just really add up. I have some general veiners like the rose petal veiner and the corn husk. They blend in the veins just as well.
I want to learn sugar blowing REALLY BAD!
Are you saying you use a veiner to make a corn husk or you use a corn husk as a veiner? I've never heard of this, although it makes sense.
It's an actual veiner called a cornhusk and it looks like a small, rectangle shaped corn husk. It is a very general veiner that is quite versatile.
And YES, the blown sugar like sugar bubbles or you know, any blown shape.
For me it's:
1. Brush embroidery on cookies
2. Fondant on cookies
3. Playing with my gumpaste
4. Using my tappits
The tappits are easier to use than you would believe!had mine for over 2yrs and I've tried using it so many times without success all I did wrong was not allowing the fondant to dry a little b4 cutting. Roll out the fondant/gumpaste thin,allow it to dry out a little,like2mins and cut.
I'll throw this out there for anyone who is interested: Autumn Carpenter just wrote a comprehensive cake decorating book that is really good for most of the things folks have listed here in this thread. Here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1589236696/?tag=cakecentral-20
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