Royal Vs Buttercream

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renee2007 Posted 6 Oct 2007 , 4:00pm
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I have seen alot of beautiful scroll work and they said they used royal icing. what is the difference between using royal over buttercream when doing scrolls? thanks

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renee2007 Posted 6 Oct 2007 , 4:36pm
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maybe there is no difference, just a preference?

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renee2007 Posted 8 Oct 2007 , 2:13pm
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anybody?

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TooMuchCake Posted 8 Oct 2007 , 2:18pm
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I think most people use royal icing to pipe scrollwork over fondant, and buttercream over buttercream. I normally use buttercream over both, unless it's for competitions. On the cakes you particularly like, are they using fondant for a covering?

Deanna

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indydebi Posted 8 Oct 2007 , 2:23pm
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I use buttercream for everything ... icing, borders, dots, scrolls, roses, other flowers, etc.

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renee2007 Posted 8 Oct 2007 , 2:35pm
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thanks for sharing. and Deanna, I know that one cake was covered in buttercream but used royal icing scrolls, that is why I wondered if there was a certain reason why? thanks for your input. icon_biggrin.gif

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