Lattice

Decorating By chocomama Updated 31 May 2006 , 3:46am by chocomama

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chocomama Posted 24 May 2006 , 4:19pm
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What's the best way to do lattice so that it's evenly spaced and the lines are straight?

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jewels97 Posted 24 May 2006 , 9:59pm
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Are you doing this with royal icing or candy melts? If so, I did some lattice the other day and drew the lines I wanted with my computer and printed them out, put some parchement over the printed paper and piped my lines.

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chocomama Posted 28 May 2006 , 7:15pm
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I'm not sure how I'll do them. Can you do it with BC?

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Mslou Posted 29 May 2006 , 3:13pm
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Use a piece of wax paper cut to fit the cake then draw your grid lines on it with piping gel. Turn the paper over and lightly brush with a small brush. The piping gel will stick to the cake and give you a guide. You can also color the piping gel to give a definite outline. I use this transfer method on odd sized or shaped cakes. It is easier to correct on paper than on your cake. Good luck.

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Mslou Posted 29 May 2006 , 3:14pm
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Use a piece of wax paper cut to fit the cake then draw your grid lines on it with piping gel. Turn the paper over and lightly brush with a small brush. The piping gel will stick to the cake and give you a guide. You can also color the piping gel to give a definite outline. It doesn't matter which icing you use. I use this transfer method on odd sized or shaped cakes. It is easier to correct on paper than on your cake. Good luck.

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chocomama Posted 29 May 2006 , 5:33pm
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What's the best way to get perfect grid lines?

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lisascakes Posted 31 May 2006 , 2:30am
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I have done several with BC - I will start with my large spatula draw the first line and then lay the spatula next to that and kinda turn it to the right for the next line. And then move the spatula to the right of that line and do it again. Hope this makes sense. If not let me know.

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dandy207 Posted 31 May 2006 , 3:34am
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heres one of my lattice cakes. it was cream cheese frosting, yes you can do it with buttercream. i just got a tooth pick and eyed it. I made all the lines with a tooth pick and then went over it with the frosting, it turned out pretty good.
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mushbug9 Posted 31 May 2006 , 3:37am
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I just marked the cake on the top and bottom with my mat, then piped lines going from one mark to the next mark over, then piped the opposite when I had finished. It didn't come out perfect, but I covered any waves with a vine and leaf. Here it is.
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chocomama Posted 31 May 2006 , 3:46am
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Thanks, everyone!

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