Recently a question came up where someone was wondering how to gold leaf a cake, and weather or not is was necessary to use 'edible gold leaf' or just regular old gold leaf available at most crafting stores; so I thought I would take this to the blog to answer this question for anyone wanting to create a gold leaf look on a cake.
Yes; you absolutely want to make sure you use edible gold leaf on any cake, it is completely different from the leaf bought at most craft and hobby stores and they are absolutely not interchangeable. The other question is where can cake decorators in Canada get this? It is particularly hard to come by in Canada, as is most cake decorating products. The cheapest and best quality I have found is on Amazon.ca (see the above link); these are the XL sized sheets and they are amazing. They adhere easily with a bit of pipping gel and you are good to go; you can even adhere decorations on top of the gold leaf (as I did with the cake in the photo). Its a simple, yet pricey way to add a big wow factor to your cakes!
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I recently ordered my very first set of Sugar Shapers by Innovative Sugarworks a few months ago, and they are nothing short of amazing. They come in both soft and hard tip; and I pretty much use them for everything. They are targeted to those who do a lot of molded figures; but they are universal in my opinion; and I have found they are amazing for applying sugar lace as well as getting separation between petals on my sugar flowers.
This is my first edition of Friday Faves, all about product or tools I couldn't live without. This weeks Fave is something of an accidental love affair with the Silikomart Fondant Smoother.
I've kind of always been in the mind set that a fondant smoother is a smoother, is a smoother..but after trying this I have to say I've changed my mind. This smoother is how I get my ultra sharp edges, its absolutely fantastic; plus I love that it is transparent and has a ruler along one edge; which makes it so easy to add decorative elements at a consistent height around the whole cake. The handle is another great feature as you can apply a fair amount of pressure when trying to get those sharp edges; it just makes it so much easier and give a more consistent result than the typical white plastic smoothers. So it you're in the market for a new smoother, this is the one to try! |
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AuthorI have been caking for just about three years now and have learned so much. Through this blog I am hoping to inspire and share my passion for the artistry of cake design. Archives
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