Here is one. It can be done with a fondant covered cake, or a buttercream cake. The cakes are lightly brushed with clear piping gel or clear corn syrup and then sprinkled with Crystal Sugar.
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I'm just not sure about the eating quality. It seems to me it would be gritty, kind of like sand, and awfully sweet.
I did one, last February just after herniating 2 disks in my back. I used clear piping jelly and turbinado sugar.
What is turbinado sugar?
I did one, last February just after herniating 2 disks in my back. I used clear piping jelly and turbinado sugar.
What is turbinado sugar?
Turbinado sugar, sold by the brand Sugar in the Raw among others, is a type of sugar cane extract. The name arises from the fact that it is often created in a process that involves being spun in a cylinder or turbine while being sprayed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbinado_sugar
The mardi gras style cake in my gallery is all buttercream (except for the fondant mask and diamonds on the bottom tier)... and the middle tier was coated with sanding sugar. I've also done it on fondant, but doing it directly on buttercream is much easier I think.
I think the cake was very sweet, but the bride said everyone loved it.
It was white velvet vanilla cake, brown sugar buttercream, fondant, and the turbinado sugar exterior!!
mmm, how do you make brown sugar buttercream? sounds wonderful!
Yes, Tell us about the brown sugar buttercream!
also, how do you get it on there? Do you throw the sugar at it? give the details!
Thanks everyone....
well I wasn't at my best as I had just hurt my back, so this cake was not on the top of my priority list as I could barely move!
I just stacked the cake, covered sections with gel and stuck the sugar on. Didn't do the best job around the edges, but like I said, I was just trying to get it done.
I would think you might be able to coat it with clear pipin gel and then use your hand to gently press the sugar against the cake. A tilting turntable might come in handy. I'm guessing here. It's similar to putting chocolate shavings or coconut on the side of a cake, isn't it?
I held each layer seperately in my hand and tilted it a little and pressed the sugar onto it (holding it over the bowl of sugar ... then I waited for it to dry a little before I stacked the cakes.
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