How Do I Make These Stay On The Cake?
Decorating By dangirl Updated 10 Aug 2013 , 12:26am by carmie00
Hello,
I have a wedding cake in a couple weeks and have been racking my brain about how to do this. I am putting together a 3 tier cake and on the cakes there will be A large belt of clustered pearls wrapping around the cake half way up ( about 2 inches thick) and then scattered a little on the top and bottom of the belt. I have stuck plenty pearls and flowers to cakes before but none At this amt of pearls piled so close together? I really need help! Please!
Thank you, Dangirl
Dangirl, do you have a picture that is similar to the cake you're going to be doing? I'm picturing a fondant border with pearls on them, right? You can stick them with piping gel, if that's the case....
^^^^^Oh yes. I hope you charged accordingly!
I made a cake similar to the one you have to make. I painted on Karo corn syrup directly on the fondant and pressed them on like sprinkles. then I took a dry small paint brush and neatened up the edges and used tweezers to place large dragees in the holes that were left. I made a big mess even though I did everything over a BIG square cake pan to catch all the runaways.
.......... I painted on Karo corn syrup directly on the fondant and pressed them on like sprinkles. then I took a dry small paint brush and neatened up the edges and used tweezers to place large dragees in the holes that were left. I made a big mess even though I did everything over a BIG square cake pan to catch..........
Definately what this ^^^ says :)
AI've seen something like this done in a tutorial once. She cut out a strip of fondant to the shape of the band she wanted the pearls arranged in. She placed the strip in the fridge to harden a bit , then brushed the strip on one side with edible glue. She had a long tray of pearls. She dipped the stripped ( gluey side face down ) in to the tray and pressed to have the pearls stick. She then applied the strip on the cake with edible glue. I don't remember if she allowed the strip to dry a bit before she placed it on the cake . Hope this helps!
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Oh my gosh! That sounds sooooo much easier than what I did LOL! Thanks Bella34! I have to remember that for next time.
AWe have also used a little bit of melted chocolate to stick them.
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