Quilling?

Decorating By Cake_farmer Updated 27 Jan 2011 , 4:24pm by leafO

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Cake_farmer Posted 26 Jan 2011 , 5:23pm
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What materials are used for the quilling? Fondant or gumpaste?

Are there any tricks to this, I love this effect and am considering it for my grandmothers 88th birthday...

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heyjules Posted 26 Jan 2011 , 9:00pm
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Do you mean quilting?

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LisaPeps Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 8:21am
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Quilling and quilting are two completely different things.

This is quilling http://media.cakecentral.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/293623/118562642380079.jpg

http://www.stefanitadio.com/2006/05/quilled-cake.html

This is quilting

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25863947@N05/2819932255/

I guess the easiest way to do it would be using gumpaste or fondant with CMC, run it through a pasta machine and the cut strips using the tagliatelle cutter and make your design that way.

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Cake_farmer Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 12:17pm
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Thanks. I meant Quilling. I have done it with paper, and love the idea of doing it on a cake...

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Bskinne Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 12:53pm
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If you wanted any of the pieces to stand up (like inthe quilling pic above) I would use gumpaste, or at least s 50/50 mix of gp and fondant. It needs to dry, and straight fondang will sag. If they are all laying down, you can use either.

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dreamacres Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 1:17pm
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really looks like fun. I would try a claygun for the stripes. I have not done it, not sure it would be thin enough? What do you think

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PrivateNameHere Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 1:29pm
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This is SUCH a cute idea! I never thought of doing that on a cake!

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Bskinne Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 1:54pm
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really looks like fun. I would try a claygun for the stripes. I have not done it, not sure it would be thin enough? What do you think



That would work, I know the one I have has about 20 different attachments so you could get the right size....

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brensmom12 Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 2:36pm
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WOW! I've never seen a cake done with this before. Thanks for asking the question, but now I have another cake idea I need to implement. Decisions, decisionsicon_smile.gif

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bakencake Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 3:18pm
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bakencake Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 3:19pm
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the off white tier not the blue. thank you!!!!

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Cake_farmer Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 3:27pm
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That pleating is very impressive. That looks like fabric!

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jenscreativity Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 3:38pm
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great topic~! Neat idea,,I'm going to try this too!

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infinitsky Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 3:42pm
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Originally Posted by bakencake

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25863947@N05/5238310838/




Read the picture's description. It says "billowing technique" which I have no idea what it is, but it is either gumpaste or fondant done on a dummy cake and then airbrushed (these are all in the photo description).

Further in the comments you can read "Thanks guys for the lovely comments. I can not teach this technique as it is not mine to teach. I am very lucky to have had Susan come over and teach me such a wonderful skill. I do know that she has a tutorial coming out on this technique in the Jan/Feb issue of Cake Central Magazine.

Thanks,
-Andrea"

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bakencake Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 3:52pm
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infinitsky, I goofed! i thought i posted a new thread after reading this one (looked at all the awesome cakes posted in pics and flipped though all others in their page). icon_redface.gificon_redface.gif will re post, i hope.

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leafO Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 4:24pm
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I used gumpaste for the quilled butterflies on my daughters birthday cake but you could probably use 50/50 fondant gumpaste too. Just be sure to allow them time to dry so they stand up nicely icon_smile.gif

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