Pearls On Buttercream??

Decorating By Mer Updated 16 Aug 2005 , 7:27am by loree001

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Mer Posted 15 Aug 2005 , 2:35pm
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Hi! I am making a wedding cake in September and the bride is insisting on having edible pearls on her cake. I am worried, however, because her cake will be iced in Italian buttercream. I am nervous that the icing will become too soft as it approaches room temperature and the pearls will slide right off. Has anyone tried this before?

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bjfranco Posted 15 Aug 2005 , 2:53pm
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I have done it on regular BC. Made fondant pearls rolled in petal dust. 250 of them stuck to the cake and never came off.......... thank goodness. icon_surprised.gif I have not used italian bc before so I am sure about that. I bet someone else on here will know.

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Mer Posted 15 Aug 2005 , 3:28pm
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Thanks...I am hoping they stick. I am thinking that I may want to just try baking a little six incher from a mix and then using the buttercream and pearls...just as a tester cake. The last thing I want on the wedding day is to have a beautiful cake with a pile of pearls covered in icing around the base!!

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Peachez Posted 15 Aug 2005 , 4:35pm
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Maybe you could compromise with the bride. Make a suggestion of pearls around the top edge & bottom of the tiers or something like that. That way she has her pearls and you have your customer & most importantly, your sanity. thumbs_up.gif

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loree001 Posted 16 Aug 2005 , 7:27am
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I used edible pearls on a wedding cake (posted in Contemporary cakes) on shortening buttercream, but I've never tried IBC. Tell us how it comes out!

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