Does brush embroidery have to be done in royal icing? And if so, why? Can a crusting buttercream do the same?
You can do it with buttercream, but then you're left with the possibility of smearing either while working or transporting.
The BC also doesn't get as smooth as royal--the BC tends to have peaks remain on it from work with the paint brush.
With royal (on fondant), it dries smooth and looks much neater. I think you can get finer detail, too.
HTH
Rae
You can do it with buttercream, but then you're left with the possibility of smearing either while working or transporting.
The BC also doesn't get as smooth as royal--the BC tends to have peaks remain on it from work with the paint brush.
With royal (on fondant), it dries smooth and looks much neater. I think you can get finer detail, too.
HTH
Rae
Ditto
Michele
Thank you both for the advice. Can't wait to try this technique it is so beautiful. Will post pic later. If anyone has more advice I would appreciate it.
I just tried this for the first time a couple of weeks ago (see my pics). Somewhere I read that it helps to add 1 tsp. of clear piping gel to 1 cup of RI. I did this & it gave it a great smooth consistency (plus it doesn't dry out as fast & gives you a little extra time to work). The biggest challenge I had was not having the correct brush. I had a sable brush that was too large, so I ended up settling for one of the wilton brushes (in that cheap 3 brush set). Next time I will use a #2 sable, which I just picked up the other day. I think it will make a big difference. I really liked this technique - other than the time involved in transferring the pattern, it went pretty quickly and was fun to do!
Good luck!
Bec
i_heart_pastry thank you for the tips. I will try the piping gel. I never even thought about asking what brush to use. What is a sable brush? Oh, and your cake is beautiful. I hope mine turns out just as nice.
HI 4STARCAKES....MY FIRST ATTEMPT WAS WITH MY REGULAR ICING, POWDERED SUGAR, MILK AND SHORTENING.....IT WORKED OK AND GAVE ME PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK...I LIKE THE IDEA OF ADDING PIPING GET..WILL TRY THAT TOO....NICE WORK ON YOUR CAKE.....I ADDED A PICTURE OF MINE.....ISN'T IT FUN....?
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