Scroll Work - Here Is Something To Help You
Decorating By justsweet Updated 21 Sep 2007 , 6:02pm by mom_of_4girls
I was checking out Kathy Scott ebay page to see what she has new and found these.
they are impression mat - different scroll works for the side of cakes.
Just click on the design you like and you can see the cake that shows the work. and the price is not that bad.
This is the same lady you make the petit four molds, which are awesome:
http://stores.ebay.com/Sweet-Expressions-Silicone-Molds_Impression-Mats_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ19QQftidZ2QQtZkm
This may be a dumb question, but....with impression mats do you push them into your bc to get the indentation and then go over those with your icing to make your scrollwork? Or are impression mats for fondant?
I'm confused, but intrigued! I would love to try them if someone can direct me! Thanks!!!
My local cake supply keeps these silicone molds in their store - everything from individual flowers, leaves, scrolls, lace work, beads, etc.
They are really neat and have a multitude of uses - which they should because they can be expensive - store owner now keeps them behind the register because people were stealing them - makes it hard for the rest of us...
This may be a dumb question, but....with impression mats do you push them into your bc to get the indentation and then go over those with your icing to make your scrollwork? Or are impression mats for fondant?
I'm confused, but intrigued! I would love to try them if someone can direct me! Thanks!!!
The only time I've used them was in a class I took and we used them for buttercream. You can either use them just to add texture to your cake or use them as templates. I don't know how you could use them on fondant because they were only like 4" x 6". We used those rolling pins with designs on them for fondant.
Maybe a more experienced decorator could be more help.
I bought Kathy's Tiffany Box Petit Fours kit. I love it. I have got several of her molds also. I was thinking of picking up some impression mats too. But I had the same question of how you use them. I know you can impress on fondant and I am sure you could also impress on buttercream and then pipe over it. That would be a great tool.
Now just thinking about this. If you impress on fondant and then you want to take that fondant and put it on your cake, how do you smooth out the fondant? Wouldn't you ruin the impression? Or do you impress on the fondant after you put it on your cake? Stupid questions right?
Thanks so much for letting us know about this! I had no idea there were impression mats for scrolls! WOO HOO no more freehand! 
Thanks so much for this sight I really appreciate it. Scrolling I dread I just can't get it down, but this wouldreally help!
If you click on one of the mats in the original poster's link, it gives quite detailed instructions. Looks cool. Thanks!!!
This may be a dumb question, but....with impression mats do you push them into your bc to get the indentation and then go over those with your icing to make your scrollwork? Or are impression mats for fondant?
I'm confused, but intrigued! I would love to try them if someone can direct me! Thanks!!!
You let the frosting crust or if using fondant - you slightly press the impression into the cake where you want it. Then you go over with frosting, royal icing or gel to give the final details. So, if you do not want to free hand scrolls this will help you out.
i made my own impression mat for the scroll work i had to do on a wedding cake, (in photos) i used an acetate sheet and hot glue to draw over my pattern, just a thin line, dried in seconds then pressed it into the side of my cake. worked like a charm and iwas able to design my own scroll.
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