I want to take a shot at making a purse cake. I wanted to know if there is a mold out there for the zipper? plus the rope border? Or it people just make it piece by pice from gumpaste or fondant? If anyone has directions or can point me in the direction I would really appreciate it. Thanks
I hope I can give you the the right directions! This is for a rounded purse but I suppose it would be the same for all shapes. Take a piece of fondant(or whatever you are using) cut it more narrow than the top of the cake where the zipper goes. So the center of the zip would be placed smack in the middle of the top but not as long. Wilton makes something called a cutter/embosser and with that you can put little teeth marks on both sides of the zipper or if you have a stainless steel triangle or even a toothpick you can make the marks. Hope this helps.
Go to www.justfabulouspastries and then to very special occassions and then(are you tiredyet?) ultra feminine cakes. Look at the LV handbag. It's the first cake on the right side. You should be able to print that out by clicking on it and then once that single window comes up right click on the image to print on it.
Suebee, Your cakes are fabulous. Would you mind telling me how you did the lettering and the symbols? Thanx
Suebee, Thanks for sharing that info. Never think of using those markers. now I will.
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Hey!
I have step by step instructions on my Dooney purse.. send me your email address and I will send them to you.. my zipper was made by the cutter/embosser set.. you can get one at walmart for like 3 bucks.. You can also us the set for the edges of the handle to make it look like it has a stitch..As for the rest.. I used a piece of wax paper, layed it on cake after the icing had crusted and made templates for my fondant.. I imprinted DB with my message letter press.. You can also get those at walmart.. and just piped them in with colored Buttercream..
I also used a stitching wheel from the sewing department to get the look of stiching. I would suggest putting dowels through the cake to help it stand up better. Make sure the dowel is atleast 1" into the cake. We found that as the cake settled, the dowels starting popping through the top and the cake wanted to lean back. Also make the bottom layer a tiny bit bigger then the rest. We stacked and iced the whole thing with a crumb coat. Then freeze to firm up and then cut into shape, it will hold together better.
Good luck.
I made a zipper mold out of FIMO or Sculpty clay. I bought a coat zipper at the fabric dept. Roll out a long strip of clay, press the zipper, top side down into the clay and then carefully pull it off. Bake your clay according to package directions. When it's cool, press a long strip of fondant into the mold and carefully lift out. I then used silver luster dust to color it. Good luck!
Here are some pics to illustrate my previous post!
Suebee, Thanks for the tip on the dowels. I am planning on making a larger purse cake next month. I am just a tak confused how to do this. How many did you use for your cake. Am I right that you cut them shorter than you normaly would and that you put them in vertically? Sorry, I always need everything spelled out for me. Thanx
Here is how I inserted my dowels.. I used an 11X15 sheet cake and cut into 1/3.. THANKS to Boween for the instructions.. Hope this helps!
Briansbaker, Thank You So Much. Sometime a picture is worht a thousand words!
I have alot more photos if your interested.. just send me your email address.. If you already have, sorry for the re-print..I've been asked ALOT for the step by step photos I cant rememeber who asked for them.. I sent them to Jackie in hopes that she would post them in the "article" section.. Hmmmm.. guess shes been busy..
Petal Crafts has a zipper mold available at global sugar art.
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