How Do I Make "sugar Lay-Ons"? (Please Don't Laugh

Decorating By kathik Updated 30 Sep 2007 , 3:55am by kathik

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kathik Posted 25 Sep 2007 , 12:05am
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Okay, this is probably so basic I should already know it, but I don't! Are they sugar lay-ons, just royal icing, or what? I want to make my own designs for a couple of sheet cakes I have coming up. This site below calls them molded sugar decorations. I'm including the link in case you know them by another name.
http://www.fancyflours.com/site/xdpy/sf/Cake%20%26%20Cookie%20Decorations/Molded%20Sugar%20Decorations/index.html

Thanks,
Kathi

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kathik Posted 25 Sep 2007 , 1:34am
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Okay, maybe this isn't as easy as I thought since I haven't heard anything. What about icing decorations like you'd buy in the grocery store? Anyone know how to make those?

Thanks,
Kathi

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WarEagle Posted 25 Sep 2007 , 1:48am
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Sugar lay-ons are made with sugar to which a small amount of liquid (sometimes egg whites or just water) has been added so it can be placed into a mold and compacted so the sugar stays together in the pattern of the mold. It can also be colored before placing in the mold. This is a basic instruction for molded eggs, but can be adapted for almost any mold if the design isn't too detailed.
http://www.post-gazette.com/food/20010405eggs3a.asp

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kathik Posted 25 Sep 2007 , 1:00pm
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Thanks WarEagle. Any ideas where I can get tiny molds for these other than Sugarcraft?

Thanks,
Kathi

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snowshoe1 Posted 25 Sep 2007 , 1:19pm
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Hi - you can use virtually any mold for sugar decorations (e.g. molds you may already have for fondant/gumpaste, candy/chocolate, unique ice cube trays, etc...). Some companies selling molds include:

http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/category.aspx?T=2&ShopId=18
www.globalsugarart.com
www.intotheoven.com

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kathik Posted 30 Sep 2007 , 3:55am
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Thanks snowshoe. I was hoping to find some really tiny molds, which I see very few of at those sites. However, I did find some other things I was looking for!

Thanks,
Kathi

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