How do I get the long skinny gumpaste swirly noodles with tapered edges to stick on top/sides of my cake? You know, like the ones seen on the Cake Nouveau website? Do they get inserted into the cake? Or do you attach them with something? Help...I'm busting my brain

Funny you should ask. I, just recently, asked this same question of my local cake supply shop. They know I am VERY new and are always extremely nice and helpful to me. The pro there smiled at me and said, "What, do you think they just float there? Stab them into the cake! It's as simple as that. Not every decorating technique is a secret process." So, that's pretty much it. Stab'em!

stab them with what?
the easier the instructions, the harder time I have trying to understand... lol
Jodi

LOL!!! You stab them into the cake. Sorry, I guess I was a little vague.

I wasn't quite sure what you were talking about so I checked out their website and I am assuming you're talking about the pieces going into the cake (example "Ocean Waves" on page 1).

Just make them out of gumpaste in advance so they have enough time to dry. But make the straight part longer and that is the part you stick in the cake.

Hope that helps.

Oh, and if that isn't what you're talking about can you point us in the direction of a cake that has these on it?

One thing to note about sticking gum paste directly into cakes--especially if the cake has buttercream in/on it, any filling, and/or is quite moist--the longer the gum paste is stuck in the cake before serving, the greater the odds are that it will soften in the cake and then break off.

I strongly suggest either doing them on wires that are then inserted into straws or coffee stirrers or dipping them in chocolate up to the point where they will go into the cake. This can stop them from absorbing moisture and "dying".

HTH
Rae

If you are talking about the swirls and curls sticking out of the cakes....the delicate swirls that are sticking out were probably attached with melted chocolate....the fondant curls were most likely just stuck into the cake....you could stick a toothpick into the end and stick them in that way too....

Yes!! to what BlakesCakes mentioned - it took my first attempt at "stabbing" gumpaste into cake less than 6 hours to fail. The spirals were delicate and slender, but......