Easy Lace Suggestions

Decorating By Biya Updated 4 Jun 2007 , 2:33am by Biya

Biya Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 12:46am

I am making a birthday cake and was given lace from the birthday girls dress to copy. Does anyone have any suggestions for an easy way to do lace. I will be using fondant and was thinking maybe doing the lace in RI in advance. Any suggestions would be great. I have two cakes due that day and would like to try and get as much done ahead of time as possible. TIA

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darcat Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 12:59am

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I have no idea but heres a bump

doescakestoo Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 1:08am

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If the lace piece is going be flat then yes do it in advance. Just be sure to make two pieces incase of breakage.

JaneK Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 1:11am

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can you post a pic of the lace? There might be a mold similar that you could use or if we saw it, we might be able to help you out more...
I have seen lace impressions pressed into bc which was easy AND nice..I have a book( I think Wilton) where you press the lace over the fondant and then take another colour icing and ice over the top of it (the lace acts as a stencil) and then lift the lace off and voila...you have lace on the cake...so for an example, do a pale pink cake lay the lace on it, cover with white RI and then lift off...you would have white lace on the pale pink cake..pretty I think.

HTH some...

weirkd Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 1:14am

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Yes, I agree with Jane, Ive seen the impression method also but using a piece of it and rolling it through a pasta machine so it comes out thin.

PatricesPieces Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 1:16am

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I have actually done what JaneK posted. I used ivory colored fondant and used black royal icing. I layed the lace over the cake (have enough to cover the entire surface you are icing) and frosted it. Then I lifted the lace carefully. It turned out very well. Good luck!!

Patrice

sweetpea8 Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 2:11am

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i did a cake of a crocheted christening gown and the crocheted layer was on top of the traditional silk gown. so, i used fondant for the slip of the gown and then piped royal icing in the crocheted pattern on top of the fondant. it really gives it a nice, 3-dimensional look. if thats what you're looking for, you could give that a try.
BUT... i will say that this method took me a while and my hand was throbbing by the end. so, depending on the lace design and how intricate it is, might help you make your decision.

good luck

Renaejrk Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 2:17am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Serenatea

I have actually done what JaneK posted. I used ivory colored fondant and used black royal icing. I layed the lace over the cake (have enough to cover the entire surface you are icing) and frosted it. Then I lifted the lace carefully. It turned out very well. Good luck!!

Patrice

What RI recipe do you use? It's not something I have much practice with, and the only recipe I've used would be kind of stiff and dry for this - I would like to have a recipe that I could try the lace design with for a cake next month!

Biya Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 2:28am

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Thank you all for some great suggestions I am going to try a couple tomorrow. I do have a picture ( not a very good one) but I couldn't get it to attach think it might have been too big. As far as the royal icing recipe I have tried a couple different recipes including the wilton, but I found a mix at a cake store and have been using that one. I used it to make a tiara and it pipes very nice, its inexpensive and you just add water and mix. They use a generic label so I don't have a name brand. Thanks again and I will try to post a pic of it when I finish.