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Has anyone tried these for cake decorating.....??

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:34

I am not quite sure whether this should be posted here, arts/crafts or parties/celebrations, so apologies.

Has anyone tried these daisy cutters for making sugar flowers for cake decorating? Are they any good?

I have been asked to do a cake for pil's ruby wedding party, these delicate flowers are just the sort of thing mil likes... so was going to do the cake iced in white with some red flowers 'scattered'. Are these cutters oging to be up to the job? (before I splash out?)

TIA

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cmotdibbler · 04/06/2008 11:36

I'm hopeless at making flowers, but found those really good - I used them to make little flowers, but also pushed them gently into the icing and then outlined them with royal icing which looked pretty and gave a bit of contrast.

OverMyDeadBody · 04/06/2008 11:38

Oh yes, they will definately do the job and make lovely little professional looking flowers.

I used to dabble in cake decorating BC

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:39

Ooh that's good to know cmotdibbler...

I am very good at baking cakes but rubbish at anything artistic, so am hoping they will be a good buy! Cheers

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OverMyDeadBody · 04/06/2008 11:40

Another good option though if you don't want to splash out is real flowers dipped in sugar, they look beautiful. Passion flowers where especially effective.

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:40

OMDB - Lol at 'dabbling'

Great to get some positives!

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dizzydixies · 04/06/2008 11:40

I KNEW before I opened this thread it would be you lol

BettySpaghetti · 04/06/2008 11:40

My Mum (who makes and decorates wedding cakes etc) has some of these.

I borrowed them to do a cake for DD and found them excellent and easy to use. Result is really effective.

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:42

That sounds lovely too. But it needs doing a bit in advance, then has to travel. Will bear that in mind for future tho...

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:42

Hey Dizzy!

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:42

Ok all good so far then...!

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dizzydixies · 04/06/2008 11:44

made a practice buttermilk chocolate one yesterday as dh has promised a girl in his work I'd do one for her

she wants to pass it off as her own though so has asked me to do it a bit wonky

not a problem - all my cakes taste nice but look wonky I don't have the patience for the decorating, I just want to eat them

ComeOVeneer · 04/06/2008 11:45

They are good. I use them a lot. They are quite small though. I tend to use them for decorating cup cakes more. Mind you I have a 5 30 litre plastic boxes full of equipment/tools etc for cake decorating so plenty of stuff to choose from

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:46

me too dizzy... I'm far more into consumption than decoration!

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:47

COV that sounds like cake heaven over at yours!

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dizzydixies · 04/06/2008 11:47

I was just about to suggest PPC find you coneOVeneer!!

was thinking about you yesterday as I decorated that chocolate cake dipping the palette knife in hot water before the icing and it worked - was very chuffed with myself but now a but as realise its probably a very basic obvious thing to do

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:48

Ooh I could do with going on a course or summat... want to join me dizzy?

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cmotdibbler · 04/06/2008 11:49

Oh, and I usually do my flowers with silk ones - can be taken apart and put back together loads to get them right and travel perfectly, and then make a nice keepsake. Big range available from garden centres. For the PILs ruby cake I did them in the flowers she'd had in her bouquet, and the cake in pale peach which was her wedding colours. I put it on a oversized board which I'd covered in a really pretty peach fabric with confetti over, and then sticky backed plastic over that.

dizzydixies · 04/06/2008 11:52

would love to but between work/college and 3dc I think the next year is going to be a bit full for me

you do it and then you can teach me lol

cmotdibbler sounds lovely, what a nice thing to do for them

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 11:53

Blimey that sounds so professional cmot... I do hope this blimmin cake works out well. Might get me some extra DIL points!

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ComeOVeneer · 04/06/2008 11:57

I am self taught tbh, altough I am looking into doing a few courses next year once ds is in reception. Have 3 more comissions lined up - an 18th, a 60th and a wedding, plus my fathers and my FIL birthdays. I may even make MIL one for her 60th in the Autumn

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 12:45

COV I wish you lived near me!

Maybe you do...

Where do you live?

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cmotdibbler · 04/06/2008 12:57

Nah - not professional at all, but I need the DIL points ! And I've discovered that if you do a really nice board and some flowers you can just whack some precoloured fondant icing on a cake and people will be amazed. Same goes for really nice ribbon round the sides !

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 13:17

Gawd have just found these- are they better than the first ones?

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ComeOVeneer · 04/06/2008 13:19

Metal ones are better as they give a much cleaner cut(the plastic is thicker than the metal). I have both and much prefer the metal ones.

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PinkPussyCat · 04/06/2008 13:24

Excellent! I shall now 'proceed to checkout' as it were

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