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Decorating By Zmama910 Updated 22 Jul 2011 , 4:23pm by shanter

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Zmama910 Posted 16 Jul 2011 , 11:00pm
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Does anybody know what the technique on the bottom tier of this cake is called & how do you do it?
Hope the pic shows up- if not this link should redirect you!
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Thanks in advance for any help!

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labmom Posted 16 Jul 2011 , 11:16pm
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I would love how to do the whole cake.. not just the bottom tier the top tier is awsome too.. yes how are both done if anyone knows..

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Torimomma Posted 17 Jul 2011 , 1:26am
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I've seen this technique somewhere on here and they referred to them as upside-down ruffles. Try using that to search.

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DeniseNH Posted 17 Jul 2011 , 1:42am
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If I had to do this cake, I'd make strips from a gumpaste recipe I got with my Silhouette machine and ripple the top edge with a ball tool then airbrush it.

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dguerrant Posted 17 Jul 2011 , 2:14am
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I believe it's piped on with the ruffle tip, except with the bag/tip flipped. for the coloring, start at the top with white, do a few rounds add a drop of color or so, few more ruffles, more color, more ruffles, etc... to get the gradations of color. I WOULD NOT airbrush, it would be too difficult to get the color on each side of the ruffle and the color would gather in the ruffles. hope this helps.

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SammieB Posted 17 Jul 2011 , 2:19am
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I've actually seen several people post about this style. They swear the original decorator used a fondant/gumpaste blend, cut into strips, and used a ball tip to get the ruffle very thin. I would be lost trying it myself.

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Zmama910 Posted 21 Jul 2011 , 3:00pm
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ok great! thanks everyone! icon_smile.gif

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LisaPeps Posted 21 Jul 2011 , 5:57pm
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The design is by Maggie Austin Cakes http://maggieaustincake.com/?page_id=16

It is thinly rolled strips of fondant/gumpaste ruffled and applied from the top down.

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MoreBellaCakes Posted 22 Jul 2011 , 4:05pm
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Southern Living magazine featured the Maggie Austin's ruffle cake. The article stated "[t]iny hydrangea blossoms sit atop layers of buttercream icing, reminiscent of a ruffled bridal gown" So I don't think the ruffles are fondant but buttercream. Would still love to know how this was accomplished.

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shanter Posted 22 Jul 2011 , 4:23pm
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I believe they're fondant or gumpaste.

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