How Do I Make The Tissue Paper Effect
Decorating By minkiemoo Updated 13 Apr 2008 , 1:06am by ReesesCupcakes
The stuff that sticks out of the shoe box cakes.
Am I right in thinking it is fondant? I was thinking that I could dry it on foam over some dowels or scrunched up cling film to get the rippled effect. Am I on the right track??? should I add a little cmc/tylose to make it stiffer?
Any advice gratefully received, this is for my Mother's birthday cake so I really want to impress as she is so darn hard to please.
Yes - you should use fondant with tylose added (or gumpaste). If you have a pasta machine it works wonderfully to make a very thin 'tissue.' You can dry in directly on the cake so you achieve the drape you want, and use any of the mediums you mentioned for shaping. Good luck - I'm sure mom will love it!!
You can also use rice paper. I dampened it just slightly w/ a damp washcloth (don't get it too wet or it'll dissolve) and put it in the "box". Then I dusted it w/ super pearl dust when it had totally dried.
You can also use rice paper. I dampened it just slightly w/ a damp washcloth (don't get it too wet or it'll dissolve) and put it in the "box". Then I dusted it w/ super when it had totally dried.
What a clever idea. How do you shape it or when it's wet does it just drape naturally?
You can also use rice paper. I dampened it just slightly w/ a damp washcloth (don't get it too wet or it'll dissolve) and put it in the "box". Then I dusted it w/ super when it had totally dried.
What a clever idea. How do you shape it or when it's wet does it just drape naturally?
When it's damp I gently crumple it up and prop it up in a real box to dry in the shape I want. Remember to *just* dampen the paper so it doesn't dissolve.When it's dry brush on super pearl dust w/ a brush. HTH
For my tissue on my boxes I rolled my fondant very thin and cut them in varied sqaures and triangles, no need to be neat. You can crumple up some real tissue or use a plastic bag and lay your pieces on it so that they dry in different shapes. I also dusted the edges pink.
thank you so much for the tip. For my tissue on my boxes I rolled my fondant very thin and cut them in varied sqaures and triangles, no need to be neat. You can crumple up some real tissue or use a plastic bag and lay your pieces on it so that they dry in different shapes. I also dusted the edges pink.
i love you hat box cakes... im thinking to make one for mothers day. how much would a cake like this go for?
I have sold my gift box cake for $80 but I think I'm going to raise the price to $100. The ones that I have made serve 20 and are an 8" square.
Awww...thanks for the compliment on my cakes! 
Ladyonzlake, with all due respect, you should be charging over $100 for that cake. Heck, I live in Iowa (where people are fairly cost conscious) and they'd still be willing to pay that for your artwork.
That cake is fabulous.... I wouldn't even know how to begin making that...any tips?
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