How Do I Achieve This Look?

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chilz822 Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 1:44am
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http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1330460.html

I know I saw a thread on this a while ago but I can't find it. I want to know how to get the cookies so smooth with no seperation between colors (like the stripes and dots).

If you all can help, as always, it's greatly appreciated.

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enoid Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 1:52am
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Sorry I can't help but here's a bump.

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Misdawn Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 1:53am
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Have you tried pm'ing the member that posted the picture? That's the first person I would ask. Otherwise , I would try using a slightly thicker border frosting (in the photo it would be the black) and slightly thinner other colors. Thinner than you would normally use when doing cookies.

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tripleD Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 1:59am
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looks like toba's glace. I just tried her recipe the other day take a little longer to dry but love the stuff. tastes great also.

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tujy Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 11:08am
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she has a blog with the recipes she uses on it. i'm not sure she explains HOW she decorated the cookies on the blog though.

i'm not sure about the black icing, but the other stripes and dots look like they were piped on whilst the base layer was wet. i.e. you flood the base colour first, then whilst its still wet, you pipe on dots/lines in a different colour on top with icing that is the same consistency.

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sweetopia Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 11:46am
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I agree with tujy when she said:

"i'm not sure about the black icing, but the other stripes and dots look like they were piped on whilst the base layer was wet. i.e. you flood the base colour first, then whilst its still wet, you pipe on dots/lines in a different colour on top with icing that is the same consistency."

I do think that the circle part of the flower was an outine that dried before she filled it. The other black lines look like she used a smaller tip and flooded the base colors and then added the black while everything was still runny.

Would love to hear if you email and find out what method she used.
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cookiemookie Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 12:11pm
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I agree with the others . I think most of it was done wet on wet.

It's kind of hard to tell from the photo if the black lines look raised..if they are, then they were done after it all dried.

One thing if you do this is to be sure that your icing colors are all of the same consistency...especially if the color you drop in is the least bit thicker(heavier) it will sink when dried.

If you look in my photos at the white onsie with pink dots, this is what happens. There was just a slight difference, creating an interesting mistake! icon_smile.gif

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Sabz Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 12:24pm
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Originally Posted by cookiemookie



If you look in my photos at the white onsie with pink dots, this is what happens. There was just a slight difference, creating an interesting mistake! icon_smile.gif




I just checked the onsie you are talking about. I would say you've come up with a new technique! thumbs_up.gif

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chilz822 Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 3:01pm
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cookiemookie, I actually love the way your 'mistake' turned out! Your cookies are beautiful, I wanna stencil like you when I grow up! icon_wink.gif

sweetopia, those gingerbread houses are the bomb!

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sweetopia Posted 2 Apr 2009 , 4:18pm
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Thanks Chilz822! Your cakes and cookies are the bomb!

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luv2bake6 Posted 3 Apr 2009 , 12:32am
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I agree. One would never have guessed it was an accident. This is definately a great technique. Thanks!!
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