What Kind Of Ribbon On A Cake?

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TJSCAKES Posted 16 May 2006 , 7:56pm
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I want to make a simple round cake with buttercream and wrap a piece of ribbon around the base finished off with a bow. Is there a certain type of ribbon I should or shouldn't use?I have some sheer organza ribbon and satin ribbon. Will the color bleed on the white buttercream? or do I put a strip of parchment behind it first.....

TIA

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HeatherMari Posted 16 May 2006 , 8:19pm
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Hello,
I don't know about the color bleeding but the ribbon would soak up the grease from the bc and look bad so just put parchment or waxed paper behind it first! I am going to be using a satin ribbon on a bc cake this weekend and was just planning on cutting some wax paper strips to put under it.
HTH,
Heather

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lisascakes Posted 17 May 2006 , 12:44am
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I've never had a problem with grease soaking into ribbon & I've never used anything between the ribbon & the BC

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Kazoot Posted 17 May 2006 , 12:51am
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If you use a crusting BC, just let it crust over before putting the ribbon on it. Try a sheer ribbon that you can see through, so if it does grease soak, it won't matter. Good Luck!

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tastycakes Posted 17 May 2006 , 12:57am
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You can use any type of ribbon you want. An invaluable hint I just learned of: Iron the back of your ribbon with a piece of waxed paper on top of it and grease WILL NOT soak through!!!!

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BCo Posted 17 May 2006 , 5:39pm
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Originally Posted by tastycakes

You can use any type of ribbon you want. An invaluable hint I just learned of: Iron the back of your ribbon with a piece of waxed paper on top of it and grease WILL NOT soak through!!!!




hmmm- makes sense - good tip - It's kind of like when I was in elementary school and we collected leaves and then ironed them between two sheets of wax paper in a collage - good idea!

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