I went to a 40th birthday party. The host ordered the cake from a friend of hers. It was beautiful but I didnt look like my cakes for some reason. When we cut it I found that what looked like fondant was some paper thin substance. It didnt have muc stretch to it and it wasnt sweet. Whoever made it must have run it through a printer cause the zebra stripes were printed on it. Does anyone know what this might have been? I havent worked with sugarveil but I didnt think it came in sheets or that you could print on it.
I think Wilton has sugar sheets, as well as Duff. I could be wrong though. Did it cover the entire cake? Or was it just around the sides? I have never worked with the sheets before.
Probably the pre-printed Wilton or Luck's sugar sheets.
You can find them at Wilton.com
Rae
Scroll down to see the zebra pattern:
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=2BF989DE-1E0B-C910-EAB34EC9F85E9048&fid=2BF989FD-1E0B-C910-EAFE90F09724825D
Zebra cake using Wilton sheets:
http://www.wilton.com/idea/Zesty-Zebra-Cake
Sugar sheet bow instructions:
http://www.wilton.com/technique/Cake-Top-Bow-with-Sugar-Sheets
Rae
Was it smoothed over the cake (top and sides) or were the top and sides possibly applied separately (as evidenced by a very crisp corner with a seam showing or a border covering said seam)? It's probably the edible imaging sheets, I have used them like that before with intricate patterns. It's great! The only thing I don't like is the size limitation of each piece, so I try to sell the customers on square cakes.
I got a chance to take a look and I know exactly what it was now...the preprinted sugar sheets. I must be honest, it tasted awful and I would never use them on a cake. Perhaps as a accent on fondant or something but not to cover the entire cake with. Thanks for all your input. It was a new one on me.
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