How to Make a Fondant Loop Bow

This step-bystep-cake article will show you how to make a looped bow from fondant or gumpaste. This technique is great for creating a present, or gift shaped cake.

Green with Pink Bow Cake By: gourmetcakes
ITEMS NEEDED:

• Fondant or Gumpaste
• Rolling Pin or Pasta machine
• Pizza cutter or Knife
• Large Dowel (1 in thick)
• Soft candy melts or Royal Icing
• Bowl

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1. Use a piece of gumpaste, fondant, or candy clay about the size of a tennis ball 2. I first will roll about 1/2 of the dough thru my pasta machine to a medium thickness (#4)
or roll your fondant to approx 1/4 in. thickness
3. You could also use a pizza cutter or knife to cut the strips. Take two strips out to be the bow tails and then cut 2 strips in half to make thin little loops for fill-ins 4. Hang the loops over a dowel or large stick such as a broom handle (about 1in wide) 5. Wet the ends alittle and press them together to form a point. Allow all the pieces to dry for about 24 hours. 6. Paint or brush with a colored dust or pearl dust for an extra sparkle 7. In a plastic bowl that is about the size as the top of your cake place a piece of wax paper with a glob of soft candy melts or royal icing for your “glue” %GOOGLE% 8. Place the bottom row of loops in the bowl with some on their side and some flat. Add more “glue” to the top of the ends and add another layer.
 

9. Keep repeating until you get the fullness and look you want

 

10. Allow the “glue” to dry and then remove the bow my placing your hand on top of it and slowly flipping into your hand and then flipping it top side up

By: Sugar Wonders Cake Club