I made RI Snowflakes last week several different patterns. The first batch I made I thought was a bit thin (used a #3tip) so I made a second with a #5 and thought they were beautiful however when I tried to get them off the waxpaper they stuck and broke. I am just heartbroke. I was trying to make a wilton cake where the snowflakes come out of the middle of the cake on wires. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to try and fix my problem if I do try again?
Try using the Wilton Color Flow instead of Royal Icing -- it dries much harder and is great for lace points and things like this. Also when trying to remove anything like colorflow or snowflakes from wax paper, take your hands on each end of the paper and roll it off the edge of the table so the paper essentially pulls away from the snowflake. That should help some. If they are still flimsy (in your opinion) then flip them over and repipe on the back of them so shore them up. Hope that helps some. Best o luck to ya mon!! 
You could try this too.
Hard white icing
1 Egg White
1 to 1 2/3 Cups Confectioner's sugar, sifted
Beat egg white until stiff. Gradually beat in the sugar. For piping, the frosting should be of a soft-peak consistency. Drops of water may be added to thin the frosting for glazing.
I'm so sorry this happened to you! Repeat after me: I WILL NEVER USE WAX PAPER FOR ROYAL ICING PIECES AGAIN!! Use plastic wrap (Saran) and your snowflakes will literally fall off when they're dry, so be careful! If you aren't using a pattern, you can pipe directly onto that new Reynolds Release non-stick foil. Nothing sticks to that stuff!
I agree with 7yyrt. I made some last week and you have to pull the wax paper away instead of the flake. Also, instead of using a tip, I just cut the hole in my parchment bag to a suitable width.
As for the snowflakes on wire, I did some of this too. I took my wire (i forget the gauge) and cut it twice the length of what I wanted. I folded it in half and twisted it for extra strength and a pretty detail. Then I glued with more RI the looped end onto the back of the snowflake and let dry for a day. They seem pretty sturdy but I'll let you know more in a couple days when I try putting them in the cake!!
Thanks for all the great tips. I will keep this thread handy for the next time. I hope you all have a great holiday.
I just made a snowflake to top my snowflake cake the top cake was 5" so it was pretty big I piped it woth the #12 tip and it did not break I think you should let dry real good and you almost have to peel off the wax paper not pull the snowflake off the paper hope this helps good luck
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