i am wanting to do a cake with "diamonds" on it. i saw a post about using rock candy and that may work if i have to use that....but this is for a cake that would be for compitiion in a fair, and has to "represent" a wedding ring. i thought that if i did this i would also use beautiful gumpaist flowers, and a gold ribbon made out of fondant.
just at a loss about the diamonds. my wedding ring has a big diamond and then some bagets (spelling?} and i love it, and would like to use it to "inspire" this cake. ...now, just need to loose 40 pounds so i can wear it againl...but thats another post. haha
any help would be appreciated!!
melody
I can't think of anything else that would look more like diamonds than the rock candy. It comes in so many shaped pieces. I would take a piece(s) of the rock candy and use it as the stone(s) for the ring made out of gumpaste.
Good Luck and please post a pic for all to see.
thank you! i guess i need to go find me some rock candy.
thanks for answering
melody
I did a search on Google and found hard candy jewels. They might be what you need, if they have clear ones:
http://www.thejewelsofdenial.com/catalog.php?category=1
sugarfrosted, those are amazing candies!
i've emailed them and cant wait to get them!!!
thanks a million!!
melody
Those are amazing looking jewels! But can you use the 'jolly rancher' trick to make your own jewels? I don't know if there is a mold for jewels, but wonder if there is.
i would love to know the jolly racher way
please share with us!
melody
I've never used the jolly rancher trick yet because I'm a newbie. However, I read in one of the posts (maybe look under cake decorating) that you can melt jolly ranchers into molds to shape them.
Do a search for it or look under the posts. It was posted not too long ago, like maybe last week. I think Doug answered several questions about it.
That's why I love CC...always good advice from others. 
You can make your own jewels with this Treasure Chest kit from Candylandcrafts:
http://www.candylandcrafts.com/candymakingkits.htm
Good luck!
I've never done the jolly rancher trick either; so I don't know the right way to melt them; but since jolly ranchers are different colors, you might do better with a clear peppermint hard candy. I've seen these in the grocery store section where you buy hard candy by the pound... it might be Brach's.
I was curious too, so I looked it up. Here is the post from doug.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=31419&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=jolly&&start=15
melted jolly ranchers = melted suckers/lolli-pops =
melted colored hard sugar
then into a mold (source posted earlier) to get jewel shape.
jolly ranckers/suckers/lolli-pops just faster, easier (pre-colored, pre-flavored) than having to do it from scratch
(i use this trick to make stained glass cookies)
http://hometown.aol.com/hccakes/page04.html
Check the first cake out (there's also a close up of the ring), and you may be able to e-mail her, and she might be able to help you. Not sure...but it's worth a shot.
you guys are awsome!!!!!
thanks so much!
i will read the previous post about the jolly ranchers...thanks so much for including the link even...
you guys rock!
melody
http://hometown.aol.com/hccakes/page04.html
Check the first cake out (there's also a close up of the ring), and you may be able to e-mail her, and she might be able to help you. Not sure...but it's worth a shot.
i actually wrote down the instructions this women gave on another site on how she made the ring.
she said she used a silicone mold, basically mold the silicone around the item you want to copy. diamonds are made from 1/3 cup vodka & 1 cup corn syrup heated to 250. pour into mold and snip off extra candy, dust.
Doug left out the important step of HOW to melt the hard candy. Anybody know?
Crush up the jolly ranchers in a plastic sealed bag with a rolling pin, a frying pan, or a hammer. Put in a microwave safe bowl (don't know if it will stain the bowl or not) and heat in 30 second increments until melted. You can also heat these in a pan on the stove until melted. Then I guess you pour it into the mold. I do not know if you grease the mold or if it just pops out. Someone else will have to answer that one.
I believe he said something about adding the candy and a little water to a pot, melting over low heat. I thought I'd saved the thread, but I guess not. Maybe he'll see this and come to the rescue!
fourangelsmommie took care of micro method.
on stove, need a little (couple of tablespoons at most) so candies melt and don't burn/camelize. it's the same process as making hard candy from scratch, except starting with it pre-colored/flavored. just like for micro, crushing makes process easier and faster.
can even melt in the oven (pyerx bowl) (principle behind stained glass cookies)
BUT ----
WARNING -- no matter how you melt
DANGER (will robinson)
HOT!!!! HOT!!!!
Melted sugar burns are among the WORST you can get....it just glues self to skin and keeps burning and burning....very easy to get SECOND DEGREE burn.
yes and just pour into molds
if you check the pour sugar threads, SUGARCREATIONS has left some invaluable advice, including this page link: http://www.pastrychef.info/news.asp?Headline_ID=8
I got my Gem Molds from:
www.firstimpression.com
They come in three sizes. I the large and medium..
It's Silicone Blue mold and you can put it oin the microwave for
two minutes , I already talked to the company about microwaving.
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