Baking Project

I’d like to share the latest item I bought, which is a silicon mould from First Impressions. (For the seasoned cake decorators, this might not interest you).  Anyway, here’s my secret to creating a perfect pearl border for my fondant cakes.  Using a mould   .

I’ve always wanted to buy this mould, but didn’t coz it is quite expensive.  But I guess it is worth buying. Saves a lot of time, and the outcome looks so pretty !  I always use a mixture of fondant and gumpaste to  make my border.  Brush the mold with some shortening,  this would make removing the pearls easier.  Roll the mixture into one long rope and push it into the mold.  The mold itself is quite flexible.   Ensure the mixture is compact inside the mold.

Take a craft knife and trim the surplus 50:50 mix.

The end result would be, sort of like half of a pearl ( with a flat side).   Turn the mold over, expand it slightly and the pearls will fall off.

Glue the pearls with some water.  Easy, right ?

I have another mold, from FMM brand.   Somehow I’m not really fond of using it.  Its too short and not flexible, and somehow the results were not as good as the First Impressions mold.  It is not as expensive as the blue mold, though.

As mentioned before, I usually get my sugarcraft gadgets online from UK stores.   However, please take note that currently there is a  Royal Mail Union postal strike going on.  I would suggest not to order anything from UK now, as it would take up to a few months for your order to arrive in Malaysia.   A turnaround to this problem would be using other courier services, but again, could be pricey.

Anyway, if you’re a beginner, don’t worry about these gadgets, you can still make the pearls one by one, by hand.  Practice makes perfect.  Happy sugarcrafting

Sorry for the long silence.. been busy as usual, with the kid and never ending housework. Still waiting for my new maid to arrive, ntah bila la. Anyway, here are 2 cakes that I did yesterday, for my hubby’s friend who is getting married this weekend. Selamat Pengantin Baru, Imran dan Su. Thank you for the order.

Nothing different, just an ordinary cake with swags and roses. But I used a textured roller to emboss the swags. The top tier, the middle part was done with a basketweave roller and the curly border with royal icing.

And this is a smaller cake, 7 inch butter cake for the hantaran ceremony. Same theme – yellow.

The lace was done using a patchwork cutter.

I have in my collection a few patchwork cutters, but never used them. So in the end, I decided to try my hand at it, using Mexican paste, as recommended. I find it easy to use and will definitely order some more patchwork cutters in the future. Now I have 3 types of sugar with me all the time – fondant (which I keep in my cake cabinet) and gumpaste & Mexican paste (in my fridge). I label them so I don’t mixed them up.

We are blessed to have so many tools and equipment for sugarcraft nowadays. Once you have the right gadget, you can make any cake beautiful.