Here's how I do it: take two small pieces of fondant (maybe the size of half of a golf ball) and roll them into equal sized snakes. Then, twist them together to make the rope. Then, just lay around the bottom of the cake and if need be, use some dots of royal icing or buttercream to attach the rope to the board and/or cake. I hope this makes sense.
Hmmm ... I would say paint them before you twist them, and then make sure they're completely dry before you twist them. I'm not completely sure if that's correct, though. Maybe someone else will know for sure ...
what i know about this is..either you can use a claygun or you hands..for the clay gun, make two ropes then intertwine...if u do not have a claygun, use your hands to roll from the middle towards the end, using gentle but even pressure..then itertwine..you can do braids, using 3 rolls or a simple rope using 2..hope this helps..
It seems to me that it would be more difficult to paint them after they are on the cake, then I would have to worry about messing up the BC on the cake. I have never painted with luster dust though so hmmm? How much liquid do I need to use to paint?
Maybe paint them before and then do any touchups after they're on the cake. My recipe for painting with luster dust is: 1 teaspoon lemon extract (or vodka, or everclear) to 1/4 teaspoon dust. Then just paint with a paintbrush. Hope this helps! Good luck!
I would sprinkle the worksurface with lustre dust and roll them in it - while the fondant is still pliable the lustre dust sticks well to it.
my only concern with painting it first and waiting for it to dry is cracking. the fondant may dry out some and not be as flexible and crack or even break.
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