I am trying to make Funky Letters using tappits to stand up on a cake I am doing. I want to do the little girls name and cannot for the life of me get them to stand up. I have tried using spagetti, wire etc. but nothing is working. I am afraid that if I don't have some kind of "pick" in them they won't stand on cake. The cake will be covered in fondant. Any ideas for me? I am getting frustrated and need to figure this out today.
I guess I should have read more carefully, popsicle sticks would be too big. The wire probably won't work either. Are you using gumpaste for the letters? If so, they shouldn't be that difficult to stand up, especially the more they dry. I would stick wire in them after they are cut out and let dry, you will have to adhere the wire with gum glue, and don't make your wire too long. The white floral cloth covered wire should be fine.
Thank you! Glad to help. I usually do the letters a different color than the background shape to stand out or if it is the same color I paint pearl luster or dip them in pixie dust glitter. I still need to let them harden a bit to work with though or I end up stretching them when working or breaking when I try to put the pixie dust on.
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