I've never used ribbon on a cake.
What about piping gel? Just a thought...
I do this a lot. You have to cover the back of the ribbon with something or it will absorb grease from the buttercream. I've never done jtb94's masking tape trick, but I might have to try that next time. I use narrow strips of waxed paper behind the ribbon, and I use a corsage pin to hold the ribbon at the back, if it's a ribbon that won't stay in place with a dot of buttercream.
Deanna
I do this a lot. You have to cover the back of the ribbon with something or it will absorb grease from the buttercream. I've never done jtb94's masking tape trick, but I might have to try that next time. I use narrow strips of waxed paper behind the ribbon, and I use a corsage pin to hold the ribbon at the back, if it's a ribbon that won't stay in place with a dot of buttercream.
Deanna
I do the exact same thing. 
hmmm... this is good to know.
Would 2-sided tape work to hold the waxed paper on the ribbon?
Would 2-sided tape work to hold the waxed paper on the ribbon?
I have never done this, but I do remember reading on CC that you can iron the waxed paper right onto the ribbon. That way the ribbon and wax paper will adhere to one another. Jodie
hmmm... this is good to know.
Would 2-sided tape work to hold the waxed paper on the ribbon?
yep, in some of my ribbon that is too wide I fold it over in 1/2 and put a strip of double sided tape in there to hold ribbon in a fold and then just a dab of icing on end of ribbon to hold onto cake and then a bit of double sided tape on that to hold the other end of folded ribbon to finish it off clean. Hope that made sense to you! 
What about with fondant icing? Would you still have to use something to seperate the ribbon from the icing?
Nope, just dab a bit of royal on fondant wrap your ribbon around and put ends on R.I. and once it's dry it's good.
The corn syrup sounds pretty simple... so, you can use that with buttercream as well????
with b/c you wouldn't need anything to help it stick, if so dab a small dab of water with an artist's brush and that should do it.
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