Copycake On Fondant ?
Decorating By snarkybaker Updated 21 Feb 2007 , 6:33pm by KonfectionKonnection
The baker I wanted to use for our wedding in Scotland ( but didn't book in time) did these fabulous tartan cakes
I really want to make one for St. Patrick's Day in our family tartan, but I am at a loss as to how to get the tartan onto the fondant.
Can I use an edible image ? Would the fondant still drape ? Any ideas from my brilliant CC clan ?
TIA
kat
So the "tartan" on the cake is the piece that drapes(kind of like a scarf?)?? Never heard of it, so sorry if it is a silly question=( And if so...the baker made that out of fondant? I am REALLY impressed!! Sorry to have questions instead of answers, and I would really love to know the answers you get too! Jen
Yes, the tartan is the drapey piece of cloth, and it is made of fondant, and I too am impressed. That's why I'd like to try an copy it 
Or that technique... I have another cake design in mind
The part I am trying to figure out is how to get the plaid pattern onto the fondant. Since it looks flat, I assumed it was a color transfer of some sort.
Being a novice, I want to say that the fondant was striped with perhaps a food marker and the colors washed on it. You can see where the colors blend at the borders of the black lines.
If I were to have to do it I would use a ruler and draw the lines then do a color wash in the corresponding colors.
Does that sound right?
Hope this helps, it is a fantastic cake. 
txkat, These are choc. transfer sheets. About a year ago I saw them on a site and sorry to say that I didn't bookmark the site. Most of the time other bakers and decorators are willing to help. Why not call or email the the person. I tried doing a search this morning but I don't have a lot of time right now to do this. Try to contact beryl at www.berylscakes.com She has a lot of sheets also and is very helpfull.
I agree with DannysmommyVal i think it is painted, but i'm new at this too. I thought that if you did a transfer and then streched the fondat that the transfer would crack...kinda like a screenprint on a teeshirt that gets stretched (if anyone understands what i mean 
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either way, I would really love to know how you do it in the end, I have a friend that asked if i could make her husbands tartan for his birthday cake & i was just gonna cut lots & lots of strips 
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Did they maybe start out with all blue fondant (as you can sort of see it thru the green) then perhaps airbrush the green? (I don't know--I haven't used an airbrush.) Then paint or draw the black lines? The layering of color might give it that extra depth . . . .
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