How do you make pearls out of fondant? I would love to try that!
How do you make pearls out of fondant? I would love to try that!
The have flat molds and 3D molds that can make a string of pearls in different sizes. You can put your pearl dust in the mold, push in your fondant, cut off the excess, and drop out a row. My only problem is getting the one hand to hold the pearl maker open- it always wants to close and my hand gets tired. Just picked up one of the flat ones to try at the convention this summer. You do the same thing, but it's only a one sided mold, so you just roll the sides to make it shape some, and it leaves the back flat for attaching on the cake.
To make you own, you just roll out your fondant evenly, either with a pasta machine or a roller between skewers, etc. Then you use the top of a piping tip, whatever size you want, and cut out circles. Keep them covered while you roll a few at a time, then put them all in a baggy and shake with pearl dust. Total (and better) descriptions shoudl still be on Earlene's website:
www.earlenescakes.com
Have fun!
Thanks for the replys..Im planning on very small pearls. I was thinking of using fondant instead of just piping dots because I wanted to be able to have them shimmer. However I was just thinking maybe I could pipe dots with a crusting buttercream and apply shimmer to them with a small brush. Would that work? Sug
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