Ideas To Make This Less Time Consuming?

Decorating By ThreePrinces Updated 25 May 2012 , 9:07pm by gbbaker

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ThreePrinces Posted 25 May 2012 , 8:28pm
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Bride likes this design.
Looks like about 5 million dragees and sugar pearls glued on individually to me (slight exaggeration, probably only 4 million. icon_lol.gif just kidding.)

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how a less time consuming way to decorate this cake.

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jgifford Posted 25 May 2012 , 8:33pm
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The only dragees you have to place individually would be the bigger ones and there aren't so many of those. I would take a thin wavy (at least not straight) band of fondant and paint it with piping gel, then just press it onto a plate full of the small dragees (assorted colors) then attach that to the cake. Then you just have to finish up with the larger ones.

It won't take so long - actually, there's only about 1.5 million of them. icon_wink.gif

HTH

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ThreePrinces Posted 25 May 2012 , 8:48pm
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AH, excellent idea. That's why I come here to ask the experts!! Thank you SO MUCH!

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Relznik Posted 25 May 2012 , 9:03pm
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Yup - that's exactly how I did it for this cake:

http://www.patacake-parties.com/Wedding/files/page3-1020-full.html

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gbbaker Posted 25 May 2012 , 9:07pm
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I just did this cake, I used pearls and I piped some dots, but it still took along time!

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