Make The Crinkly Bits On The Top Of This Cake
Decorating By menopausalminx Updated 5 Feb 2007 , 11:55am by boring
I want to make the purse on this cake but I am unsure as to how to make
the crinkly bit on the left of the purse. Do I just roll up fondant and then fan out. Also I have never made roses and want to know if I can make them from BC. If I can does anyone know a link to tell me how to do it.
My Spanish niece has been awarded a scholarship at an American University and she wants this cake for her leaving party and at the moment I am fairly clueless
Thanks Menopausal
I want to make the purse on this cake but I am unsure as to how to make
the crinkly bit on the left of the purse. Do I just roll up fondant and then fan out. Also I have never made roses and want to know if I can make them from BC. If I can does anyone know a link to tell me how to do it.
My Spanish niece has been awarded a scholarship at an American University and she wants this cake for her leaving party and at the moment I am fairly clueless
Thanks Menopausal
Heres a article on bc roses and i think if you fanned out the fondant you would get the same effect! Good Luck!
http://www.cakecentral.com/article25-Getting-Started-with-Buttercream-Roses.html
They do just look like pieces of ruffled fondant:
Yep, can make it out of buttercream, royal icing or fondant. They take some practice. Here are some links:
http://www.wilton.com/decorating/basic/roses.cfm
fondant rose: http://www.ladycakes.com/fondant_rose.htm
Easiset: Fondant ribbon rose: http://www.cupcakefun.com/techniques/fondantribbonrose.cfm
The crinkly stuff looks like fondant just crinkled up. The purse part is obviously fondant-covered as well. The roses in the picture look like gumpaste...you can also make them out of fondant the same way. Basically you make a teardrop shape out of fondant, then make small petals very thin and press them around in a flower shape. I'll see if I can find some links for you about how to do it. They have to dry before you dust on the color on the tips. You could do BC roses, but they wouldn't look at all the same.
My recommendation is to use chocolate clay ... there are threads on this site on how to use it. I would roll a white chocolate clay thin with a pasta machine if you have one, then just "ruffle" it, gather it or somehow maneuver it so that it looks like tissue paper. Just trust your eye and you will do just fine.
The other option I can think of is to use wafer paper/rice paper; it will look just like paper, too.
Use your imagination and you will have a successful cake.
Happy Baking,
Odessa
You could do it the way I did the ruffles on this cake. I rolled out my fondant fairly thin, cut rectangles about 5" long by 3 1/2" wide, accordian pleat the rectangle from the narrow side. Bend into a U shape and bring the two ends up evenly at the top, squeeze the fold at the bottom and fan out the top. Then just gently push the folded end into the buttercream icing, or if you haven't used icing on the top just moisten the folded section of the fondant with a bit of clear corn syrup that has been thinned with just a tiny bit of water, brush it on with a pastry brush.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&uname=ShirleyW&cat=0&pos=184
Thank you so much everyone for spendign the time to answer my query it has given me a lot of pointers the cake does not look anywhere near as daunting now. I have a pasta maker and use it often , for pasta, but have never thought about it for cakes.However I have never worked i nfondant before. I shall ahve to start practising luckily I do not have to do the cake until the end of March, but I had better start making my roses immediately
Thanks A bundle each and everyone of you for being kind enough to answer, at least now I can start with confidence even though I am quite a newbi decorator.
Menopausal
Once you break them down, most cakes aren't as scary as they look (or as impressive as they turn out)! Most of it seems to be willingness to put the time in.....I envy the truly creative people who can come up with amazing ideas out of nowhere, but so far for me (decorating forabout 4 months now, just a hobby), I'm content to try to copy the ideas that those folks come up with. I am successful enough just because I'm willing to put in the time and effort, not because I have any particular talent or skill. Most folks are just so happy to see a beautiful cake, they don't scrutinize every tiny detail like we do. Don't be afraid to try new things..cake is the best because you can just eat the mistakes! Don't forget to post a picture when you're done!
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