Decorating With Wire Please Help!!!!!!
Decorating By amodeoandrea Updated 31 Mar 2007 , 6:19am by Shamitha
I have made a few cake with decorative pieces needing wire. Every time I do they fall or tear the cake. I have used straws and I have tried every gage wire out there. I have used floral wire. I don't know what else to do. I am doing a bridal shower in a few weeks. The bride wants crazy twisted wire with flowers sticking out of the top. Please anyone give me some tips.
Thanks,
Andrea
I use straws with a little gumpaste or fondant in the bottoms so the wires are securely placed and won't be too free. Also, smaller straws better for wires-not the really big, wide ones that leave too much room for wire to wiggle.
Hope that helped a little.
Angie
i noticed a similar problem in a cake i did recently. what about a small amout of royal icing right at the top of the cake where the wire comes out (hope that makes sense) it may hold it in place, i was going to try it but was out of powder for royal. just a thought.l
Thanks everyone! I have tried these things, I think my cakes are just too moist.It seems to be worse with fondant. Oh well I will just keep trying. Thanks again.
perhaps it is the decorations that are too heavy? i did a fondant cake with little stars and numbers (1/2 " maybe?) and they were on 26 gage wire - it did fine. i did a ganache cake with heavy fish on them with 20 gage wire (thicker wire) but they moved around abit. it may have been because i put them in before i delivered the cake...i know in the future to make light decorations and to place them in the cake on site.
Quote by @%username% on %date%
%body%