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ladybuglau Posted 14 Apr 2007 , 2:23am
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I'm trying to stick dragees to my fondant and they're not sticking! I used a coat of butter cream and I dont know what else to try
NEED TO FINISH THE CAKE TONIGHT!!!!!!!!

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yh9080 Posted 14 Apr 2007 , 3:04am
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I've never used dragees but do you think piping gel would work?

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loves2bake Posted 14 Apr 2007 , 3:29am
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Me either about using the dragees but i read somewhere on here that RI sticks very well to fondant. HTH

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cocakedecorator Posted 14 Apr 2007 , 3:31am
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RI is what i use when i need to stick something to fondant.

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Teekakes Posted 14 Apr 2007 , 3:33am
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You could make a tiny shallow hole impression in the fondant then use a smidge of piping gel to hold the dragee in the hole, or, royal icing will hold it too if you don't mind the white color possibly showing.

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BarbaraK Posted 14 Apr 2007 , 3:34am
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If you don't have RI use a little sugar glue. Dissolve a small ball of fondant in a little bit of water to form the sugar glue. Hope this will help.

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jules06 Posted 14 Apr 2007 , 3:41am
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If your fondant is still soft, just wet it & stick the dragees on the wet spots ( only use little bit of water ) otherwise I would use the sugar glue that Barbara mentioned icon_biggrin.gif

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ladybuglau Posted 17 Apr 2007 , 7:36pm
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thanks for the tips everyone, I was in a mad rush so I had to finish before your responses came in. I didn't have any royal icing or piping gel, but I next time I would try those or sugar glue, this is how it came out, I knocked a few off the botton trasferring it half-assedly onto a cake platter. And BTW, I had nightmares about being chased by little silver balls that night! icon_biggrin.gif
(in hindsight I would also use gumpaste instead of fondant for the lettering, it was a pain to cut and transfer without it stretching!)
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crislen Posted 17 Apr 2007 , 8:18pm
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Wow! great cake. I love the silver effect on the top layer. I bet it was a big hit!

As a note, I usually just stick in the dragees when the fondant is still soft and it holds quite nicely. Other than that, fondant / gumpaste glue is the way to go!

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mommicakes Posted 17 Apr 2007 , 8:26pm
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WOW!!! this came out GREAT!! My husband would love this, A KISS fan from way back. thumbs_up.gif

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tinascakes Posted 17 Apr 2007 , 8:47pm
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I have to do a KISS cake this summer. Yours looks great!!! Are dragees the silver balls? Never heard of it before. What exactly is it?

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ladybuglau Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 7:45pm
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I didn't know what dragees were until a few weeks ago, yes, they are the little silver balls. They look great and they are technically edible, although they might make someone break a tooth icon_wink.gif

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jules06 Posted 19 Apr 2007 , 3:12am
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you did a great job on that cake ! it looks very effective ! icon_biggrin.gif

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