My bride sent me this pic.

Someone mentioned to her that it looked like quilling and I agree. I've never done the technique before so I've been looking for tutorials and pictures. Which I've found in abundance. However, all the examples I've been able to find are a lot more artsy. I've shared some of the examples with my bride and she hates all of them. She is dead set on the look above.

Does anyone know who this belongs to? I'd love to be able to ask them how this was done. Or does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks for any input!

first of all truly awesome cake--really beautiful

i'm gonna guess--it might be real ribbon???

or it's super thin pearly fondant curled around expertly in a quilling fashion

the piping (leaves & scrolls)  is pearly-fied and when you look at the rose petals it looks like a much whiter substance

it's tremendously beautiful--the soft pink & little diamond sparkles add the perfect balance

I think K8memphis is right in that it is thin pieces of fondant (or fondant gum paste) rolled and cut into thin "ribbon" like strips.  I think if you stop thinking of it as "quilling" and think more of just making ribbon like roses/flowers you may achieve a look that the bride is happy with.  Why don't you enlarge a portion of the area with a flower , print it out and practice going over it with fondant strips to get the hang of it.  Good luck, sorry I don't know who made that beautiful cake. 

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Agree! And, love this cake.

AThat kind of looks like real ribbon to me. If you look at the horizontal piece that's catching the light on the third tier, it shines like satin ribbon. All the other gum paste quilling I found by googling looked more chunky... Either way, it's a gorgeous cake.

I vote real ribbon, made then placed on the cake. Looks to be iced in butter cream, and the swirls look piped to me.

You could contact the people who actually made this cake and ask them:

http://www.thecakeguys.com/custom-wedding-cake-gallery.html

Cakeyouverymuch...I think that was the problem, no one knew who made the cake! You solved the mystery! Now I NEED to know if it is real ribbon or fondant!

I'm voting that iys a refreshing new take on this sort of design:

 http://cakecentral.com/g/i/2952522/wedding-cake-set-up-at-rhinefield-house-hotel-in-the-new-forest-bottom-2-tiers-are-a-12-inch-vanilla-with-a-10inch-carrot-and-on-the-top-a-tower-of-100-cake-truffles-infused-with-a-selection-of-alcohol-liquers/#order=2&albumId=85&nextId=false&prevId=false&imageId=2952522&imageESOId=7776309&fullUrl=%2Fg%2Fi%2F2952522%2Fwedding-cake-set-up-at-rhinefield-house-hotel-in-the-new-forest-bottom-2-tiers-are-a-12-inch-vanilla-with-a-10inch-carrot-and-on-the-top-a-tower-of-100-cake-truffles-infused-with-a-selection-of-alcohol-liquers%2F%2F&fullSrc=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn001.cakecentral.com%2F4%2F44%2F900x900px-LL-448bb726_jane.jpeg&thumbSrc=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn001.cakecentral.com%2F4%2F44%2F50x50px-ZC-448bb726_jane.jpeg&description=Wedding+cake+set+up+at+Rhinefield+House+Hotel+in+the+New+Forest....%0D%0Abottom+2+tiers+are+a+12+inch+vanilla+with+a+10inch+carrot+and+on+the+top+a+tower+of+100+cake+truffles+infused+with+a+selection+of+alcohol+liquers&original=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn001.cakecentral.com%2F4%2F44%2F448bb726_jane.jpeg&setName=&urlSlug=wedding-cake-set-up-at-rhinefield-house-hotel-in-the-new-forest-bottom-2-tiers-are-a-12-inch-vanilla-with-a-10inch-carrot-and-on-the-top-a-tower-of-100-cake-truffles-infused-with-a-selection-of-alcohol-liquers

(I'm refering to the bottom two tiers).

I agree! That's what I thought originally...you are a super sleuth! I love that someone can post a pic and members actually can find or know info about it~

;)

piping gel might hold it

i googled image too but with no luck. I'm glad you found it and OP will hopefully be able to do her cake :)

Thanks to everyone for their input and for finding the original decorator!! I did an internet search with no luck as well.

When I first saw the cake, I first thought was that they are real ribbon. I'm going to see if I can contact the original decorator.

Again, thanks so much. Thankfully, I have a couple of months to figure this out. The wedding is in May. I'll try to remember to post pics aftewards.

I think it looks like piped buttercream.  

Hey folks, thanks for all the responses.

I contacted the original designers and the answer is… gumpaste strips rolled into a rosette. Pretty much what we've all thought. It's just executed beautifully.

Now to convince my bride that I am capable of pulling this off. Wish me luck.

Good thing. I took a quilling class at the cake cottage and  if anyone ever wanted a cake with that technique they would be paying some big bucks. It's a good thing I do this as a hobby, for now anyway. 

Hi gmfcakes.  Did Susan Carberry teach the class at the Cake Cottage?  How was the class?  Susan is teaching a few classes in my area next weekend.  Would you recommend her classes?  Thanks. 

This is not quilling as quilling is done with paper. This is fondant filigree (copies quilling which was created to replicate metal filigree). Quilling is a 15th century art form that has grown into a professionally recognized art. It has professional guilds and thousands of artists (quillests) around the world.
 

TBDQuilling~

welcome to cc

question for you please

so what makes it filligree and not quilling in your estimation

what would fondant quilling look like or are you saying quilling can't be done with anything other than paper

thanks

just curious

we could maybe call it fondant quilligree  

Ayes she is awesome this was the third class i took with her. i took submarine cake class it is the cake in my gallery. she is super helpful?

Aalso country kitchen sweetart had edible ribbon. It looks identical to shiny satin ribbon but is fully edible

So I practiced the technique this week and this is my test.

I sent the pic to my bride. We'll see what she says.

oohhh--pretty!!

wow you're brave--i never send out for approval --might not get it ;)

i'm a do it first get permission later type or maybe do it first screw permission ever

but good job

and question for you, please

what is it that your dummy is sitting on??? looks very efficient

thanks

AAre very lovely work! I hope she likes it. Let us know!