Hi- I keep seeing cakes with loopy bows on top accented with the curly ribbons. How do I make them? Do I use straws as my forms? And once they are dry how do I attach them? Any suggestions or tutorials are greatly appreciated!

You can use anything round: straws, dowels, handles of wooden spoons, etc. Just curl them around and let them dry. Once they are completely dry, you can attach them into the bow by using candy melts...at least that's how I do it.

I dry them on wooden dowels and attach with candy melts.

Ditto to what everyone else has said

I do the same thing with the melts.. I only let mine dry on the dowels for about 15-20 mins then take them off gently and let them dry for about an hour or two, maybe longer depending on how much time I have and if I want them sticking up or draping. Good Luck!

Ditto to all of it...easy beans babe

I don't let mine dry on the dowels I just slid them off and they will hold their shape while they dry.

Sorry, to impose on your post! But are these made with fondant or gumpaste? TIA

I just use a litle dab of buttercream to secure them. I've never had any trouble - but I think I will try the candy melts to see if I like that better. Thanks for the tip!

I use royal icing for the bow and I use it for that also. Never thought of candy melts. I will try that too,

I rarely use gumpaste. The last bow I made was for the Barney cake I did and I cut out the thin strips of fondant, wrapped them around a dowel and let them dry just long enough to hold the curl and then laid them on a cookie sheet to dry completely. I let all of my fondant pieces dry for several days or if I'm short on time or it's humid, I use my food dehydrator.

I use melted candy melts to assemble the bow and work the curls in as once the bow loops are in place. Some pieces might require a little extra dip in the melted candy, but it works well.

i've used dowels, fondant and attached w/ white chocolate or stiff royal. i love making these. make extra, they can break.