Get Fondant To Look Like Tissue Paper?

Decorating By pastryjen Updated 1 Sep 2007 , 1:53am by alanahodgson

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pastryjen Posted 31 Aug 2007 , 11:02pm
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I made a gift bag cake with tissue paper at the top but it didn't look too nice. Any advice on making it look more like tissue? Should I have done it ahead of time and let it dry before putting it on the cake?

Thanks in advance.
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revel Posted 31 Aug 2007 , 11:09pm
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Love the cake! I'm not to sure with the fondant though. Do you think if it was gumpaste or half fondant and gumpaste?
Maybe it would need to dry a bit but be rolled out really thin? Sorry i'm babbling here..to many night shifts!

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kpcrash Posted 31 Aug 2007 , 11:17pm
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GP you can usually roll until it is almost see-through - Fondant, not so much. You could mix them (although I'm leaning hard on the GP right now) and get a really thin "paper" type of effect. Gumpaste, definitely gumpaste.

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wgoat5 Posted 31 Aug 2007 , 11:19pm
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I think if you want a real look with the tissue paper use a gp/fondant mix....that way you can roll very thinly....if your bag was standing up this would definately help...but the trick to making something look papery is the thinness.

HTH

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ldydb Posted 31 Aug 2007 , 11:26pm
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I have to agree with everyone else about the GP. However I think your paper looks great! Good Job! thumbs_up.gif

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CambriasCakes Posted 31 Aug 2007 , 11:45pm
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You should look at the cake "sjlarby" made with the leopard print nightie and ask her about it. She had pink "tissue paper" underneath it and it looked great. I don't know how to post the link for it but if you go to "galleries" and search for "present lingerie gift" you should find it. Your cake was adorable by the way!

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pastryjen Posted 1 Sep 2007 , 12:06am
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Thanks for the tips and advice...I really, really appreciate it!

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alanahodgson Posted 1 Sep 2007 , 1:53am
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Gumpaste for sure and yes, let it dry some so that it does not droop when you put it on your cake. Another option I've seen is rice paper.

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