Fondant Blanket - Edging - Tips Please!!

Decorating By jreimer Updated 10 Jun 2007 , 3:48pm by Wendoger

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jreimer Posted 9 Jun 2007 , 7:44pm
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I just found this awesome cake :
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo-27030.html

I have a baby shower cake to do next weekend and I've been wanting to do it 2 tiered with a blanket on top of each tier. I was just gonna do a simple layer of fondant and kinda of cover it, but I'd really like an edging on it in a different color - like this one - how do you do that? Do you mold 2 different colored fondants together...?? Or do you paint it? This one doesn't look painted, so I'm not sure.

Any tips???

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kelly75 Posted 9 Jun 2007 , 7:50pm
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The edges were probably brushed with lustre dust or petal dust; the description under the pic says the letters and numbers were brushed with lustre dust. You could PM the CCer who made the cake and ask them what they used.

HTH

Kelly

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miriel Posted 9 Jun 2007 , 8:34pm
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It looks to me like it was dusted with luster dust.

If you do not want to paint it, you can use a long colored fondant piece and glue it to the edges of the white blanket. The effect will be like fabric piping (sewing notion).

Another cute option for edging is to make small cuts to make it look like fringe icon_smile.gif

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jreimer Posted 9 Jun 2007 , 8:53pm
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I think I'll try the dust - HOWEVER - the colors I have for luster dust are pretty neutral - can I mix it with vodka and then some icing color to give it a color and a shimmer????

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emmascakes Posted 10 Jun 2007 , 7:31am
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Yes, I do this all the time, a dab of colour, mix in with vodka and lustre dust. You need much more lustre than colour or you lose the shimmer effect of the lustre.

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Wendoger Posted 10 Jun 2007 , 3:48pm
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There was also a pic here somewhere of a blanket that looked fuzzy. I pm'd the gal to see how she did it and she said she took a scotch brite pad and pushed it into the fondant blanket...it was sooo cute!!!!

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