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...
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.
Thanks. I meant Quilling. I have done it with paper, and love the idea of doing it on a cake...
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.
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
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....
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, decisions
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"
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). will re post, i hope.
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
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1830844
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