Sticking Roll Out Icing To Cardboard!

Decorating By SteveJ Updated 26 Jul 2011 , 2:33pm by SteveJ

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SteveJ Posted 16 Jul 2011 , 1:39pm
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i want to coat a piece of cardboard with roll out icing (sugarpaste). what would you suggest? water, royal icing or just jam?!

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shaekae81 Posted 16 Jul 2011 , 1:57pm
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I use piping gel....but I normally do small things, not the entire board.

I would think Royal icing would cause lumps under the fondant (sugarpaste).

I am interested to read the other responses though.

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gramof5 Posted 16 Jul 2011 , 2:47pm
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Ditto the piping gel, either the CK brand that comes in a tube, or any of the brands that come in a small jar, but NOT the Wilton in a tube (too runny).[/b]

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SteveJ Posted 16 Jul 2011 , 5:20pm
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hmmm...i haven't got any piping gel! i've got a bit of buttercream icing...perhaps i could spread that nice and thin? i could also make some glace icing out of icing sugar and water but i guess that will make the board go soggy!

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shaekae81 Posted 16 Jul 2011 , 5:25pm
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is it regular cardboard...like from a cut up box?? or is is slick on one side (like the Wilton cake boards)?

If it's slick and treated, you'll be fine....straight dry cardboard and I think you're right about it going soggy...but I think that will be true of anything you put on it.

If it's not treated, you might consider covering it with contact paper before you cover it with the fondant.

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SteveJ Posted 26 Jul 2011 , 2:33pm
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Just thought i'd let people know what i did in the end. it was quite thick card (nothing special or specially designed for cake making)...about 3mm in thickness; needed to be scored to bend it. it wasn't treated or shiny on either side (although when i brushed it with water it didn't absorb it straight away!

The buttercream that i used stuck it to the cake like glue! (much better than the royal icing i tried) and after brushing with water, the rolled out sugar paste stuck to the board quite well too (i recon it would stay on even if held upside down!)

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