Gymnast Sillohuettes On Side Of Cake

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ZlatkaT Posted 16 Feb 2017 , 2:15am
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Hi there, I would like to make gymnast cake for my daughter, and  attach gymnast silhouettes on the side of her cake. Should I use fondant or candy melt? What tool would be best to use for detail cutting? If used blade, I would be concerned to destroy my mat. Thank you for your advice.

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ypierce82 Posted 16 Feb 2017 , 4:17am
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I've used gumpaste to do them, and used an xacto knife on my self healing mat with no problems at all. 

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ypierce82 Posted 16 Feb 2017 , 4:18am
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Also, you don't have to drag the blade. You can press the blade into the gumpaste and cut it, that won't ruin the mat, either. 

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ElizabethsCakeCreations Posted 16 Feb 2017 , 4:54am
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Why not just use a regular cutting board?

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ZlatkaT Posted 16 Feb 2017 , 11:16am
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thank you!

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kakeladi Posted 16 Feb 2017 , 10:45pm
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Personally I would use straight fondant.  GP dries so very hard rather quickly.  Fondant does not so that will allow you to place the deco on a cake and be slightly flexable to mold to the shape of the a round cake. 

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ZlatkaT Posted 17 Feb 2017 , 12:51am
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I will use fondant and  add some cornstarch to it, hope that would help not stretch to much when applying to the side of cake.

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ypierce82 Posted 17 Feb 2017 , 1:52am
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I used what I had on hand, and my gum paste was still flexible. Be sure to post a picture! 

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ZlatkaT Posted 18 Feb 2017 , 6:55pm
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It’s finished. The cutting was not an easy job, using blade and combination of fondant+gumpaste. Mat is OK. I can’t do a good job of covering cakes with fondant, always have the “skirt” there. Just can’t do it for the sake of me –(. Thanks for your help, my daughter loves it. Pics is posted


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jselle Posted 18 Feb 2017 , 11:27pm
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Do you happen to have a Cricut or Silhouette? I bought an extra one that I use solely for food/cake decorating, and I cut these little silhouettes out of a black sugar sheet. Worked like a charm!Gymnast Sillohuettes On Side Of Cake

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ZlatkaT Posted 18 Feb 2017 , 11:40pm
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that is amazing! I don't bake much, so never heard of sugar sheet and cutting machine, but it sure makes clean cuts. Always learn something new here.

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Expatmum Posted 20 Feb 2017 , 3:17pm
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Sugar sheets bubbled and dripped on my buttercream thanks to humidity. I had to scrape them all off and redo in black fondant. Using templates printed from Pinterest, I cut the figures out on chopping board dusted with powdered sugar using a paring knife and curved little nail scissors ( only used for cakes!! Gymnast Sillohuettes On Side Of Cake )  The slight relief was a nicer finish I thought. Gymnast Sillohuettes On Side Of Cake

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