Hello, everyone! I have searched for the tools used in this cake and came up empty handed.

I traced the cake back to CitySweets in NY City, and it is described on their website as an "embossed cake." Does anyone know of an embosser or cutter in this pattern?

Thank you all for your help!

Maybe a heavy lace?  I mean real fabric.  Just put the lace over the fondant and roll it out.

If all else fails, flick an email to the maker of the cake. They may be happy to help you out with the correct information.

Thank you, Kakeladi and Evoir!

I think I will experiment with that idea, thanks, Kakeladi.

And, yes, I thought about contacting them, too, Evoir... then I got cold feet. Worst thing that can happen is they'll say, "no." But you are right-- doesn't hurt to ask. Thanks!

You could easily get an effect like that using one of the spreadable lace mats (Sugarveil, Sugardress, Claire Bowman, etc.) on the market.  Once applied to the cake you would then airbrush the whole thing gold.

Thanks, Jeff! I'm doing research on those products you mentioned right now. I appreciate the help! 

AYou might try the inexpensive embossed plastic tablecloths. It looks similar to a design that I bought years ago for the kids table for Christmas. You could roll the fondant or gumpaste over it maybe.

AI will try that, too. SugarVeil and other similar products seem a little daunting for my skill set at this time, haha. I might do better with the tablecloth-embossing approach. Thanks, vldutoit!

Thank you to Pinterest for making our cake decorating even more difficult. Now we have to imitate award-winning cakes! I was just asked to do this cake, but in all buttercream!!! I was thinking of piping a lace design and then doing the gold air brush over that. Any other buttercrem ideas?

Too true, and on a less happy note, any amateur can recreate a masterpiece by the aid of an embossed mat. 

Makes the money..the serious money, want to cut out the middle man I would imagine ?

True, and its a depressing thought though.

Imagine The Pieta..go on indulge me, and some little baker is crunching up her RCT to slap some shop bought fondant on it to put on a cake pop.

Lol ..I've sickened myself lol  x

How about if you use montreal confections royal icing method for embossing she has a video on her youtube channel on how to transfer an image to cookie dough and she also uses that technique to make a fondant owl cupcake topper. Hope that helps

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Cakebaby2... It was not my intent to copy this cake design. My query was directed towards obtaining the embosser or cutter used to achieve the pattern, for another project.

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Thank you, dcakes27. I am subscribed to Montreal Confections' Youtube channel butI haven't tuned in for quite a while. I will have to check out the video you've suggested. Thank so much! :)

Just looking at the original cake again. You may be able to achieve similar results buy using a variety of Patchwork cutters, which come in many patterns of flowers and swirls etc...it doesn't look so much to be a repeated pattern, more of a random application of these swirls and flowers. In any case, if I am wrong, I thing it would give the same effect, given that you want that busy design that you will overpaint in gold (or apply gold leaf to).