i have a bride who wants the tall cake on the left. does anyone know how to get the border to look like that? i'm guessing its fondant, is there an impression mat or something like that? or do you think its real ribbon?

I have 2 guesses....

1) It's a lace

or

2) Someone has a very steady hand and did the string work by hand

Looks like a non-edible ribbon to me.

the boreder looks like a lace trim ( non edible )

the boreder looks like a lace trim ( non edible )

They have something very similar at Joann's Fabric my MIL buys it alot for trimmings and lace shirts. You might find it there, but of course its non edible

It looks piped to me. Most cakes of that quality aren't going to have a fabric ribbon around it. They are obviously designer cakes. I would probably use fabril LOL, there is no way I could possibly pipe that, but that is what it looks like, probably royal icing.

you might look at a website called designer stencils dot com. they have a very large selection of culinary stencils that might work to get something close to what your client wants.

The one on the left hand is a gumpaste lace maker by a lady name Rosa. The 2 on the right hand are real ribbon.
Edna

found another site that may help. celcrafts. co. uk without the space. great tutorials and molds.

There people!..

http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=21498

Edna

Double post..seems CC is slow...lol
Edna

.....like I said!

Thank You soooo much Edna!!!!

Anytime!...
Edna

Yeah they can be expensive..I have some things from her collection..they do work great!
Edna

thanks for the info guys! big help!

Ok. so 2 questions...
1- How on earth do you use it?
2- Re: CC wedding kit... Do we order the kit and make a decoration for the cake inspired by the chandelier???

it looked like a press/cutout to me. roll out the fondant, press the mat/cutter down in place..

i think..

It has 2 pieces, you need to use gumpaste. You roll your gumpaste and press it down with the other piece and cut the excess. Then clean you edges. This one can be a bit more tricky cause all the holes in it, so you need a really good quality gumpaste..
Edna

The lace pattern is awesome! I would have nver thought to make something so simple yet soooo time consuming! Thanks Edna!

Anytime!... as for shopping, well...I just did some shopping myself!..What can I say, I love my toys!
Edna

Rosa's molds are pretty awesome ( I have a few of them) But that is not want is on that cake. Look at the diamond cutout on the cake it is way smaller than the mold. There are also little circle detail along the edge. Rosa's mold could work for what you are trying to accomplish but it looks like real lace to me.


Just my 2 cents.