How To Attach Gumpaste Handle To Fondant
Decorating By cakesrock Updated 4 Oct 2009 , 10:35pm by msulli10
Is the handle very heavy? If it is weighty, you may want to insert some small dowels in the ends of the handle and attach to the side of the fondant mug with royal icing. I would place something under the handle until the royal icing had a chance to harden. I've never done this before, but if I were going to try it, that is how I would do it. Do you have a practice mug you could try it out on first to make sure it doesn't mess up your cake. I'd be afraid the handle might rip the cake.
I would have dowels or lollipop sticks to insert into the cake. I would make the handle light wieght, foil covered with gumpaste perhaps. I like to use chocolate to glue things on like that. If you are really good, you can make and upright dowel that has wholes in it to secure the handle dowels. That would take some presicion but would work to prevent the handle ripping the cake. You could stack the cake with straws to mark the spot for the handle. Cover the cake in bc or fondant and then insert the handle sticks into the straw. KWIM That should work.
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