How to make antique layered ruffles?

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on May 14, 2012 at 10:50pm

Ok Nicci

See below a type of ruffle cake I did. You use a ruffle cutter, but you wouldn't use a ball tool as I did, but a toothpick to ruffle. Then turn ruffle right side up, opposite to what I did & attach to the cake with water. It is tedious & time consuming, but relatively easy.  There are tutorials on Youtube.  Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Linda Wolff on May 14, 2012 at 11:55pm

Hi Nikki, Maggie Austin Cakes is who made that cake, and she has a Facebook page as well as a professional page. Here is the link to her Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maggie-Austin-Cake/138938696151479

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Permalink Reply by Linda Wolff on May 14, 2012 at 11:57pm

Oh, I forgot to mention the technique is called 'frills'. Here is her professional page:
http://maggieaustincake.com/
Linda Wolff said:

Hi Nikki, Maggie Austin Cakes is who made that cake, and she has a Facebook page as well as a professional page. Here is the link to her Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maggie-Austin-Cake/138938696151479

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Permalink Reply by Rima on May 15, 2012 at 9:54am

Try out this tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpvoTXF-7BY

 

Keep watching she does the toothpick frill torwards the end.

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on May 15, 2012 at 1:14pm

This was the video I used from Youtube  also, plus a  tutorial onmycakeschool.com, which I am a member. That Elaine McGregor explains so well, and she is easy to follow. I have saved her channel on my Youtube acct

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Permalink Reply by Linda Wolff on May 15, 2012 at 1:37pm

I was in such a hurry yesterday that I meant to also add that Tracy Deadman told me about a tool right from the Wilton kit that works as a friller that doesn't kill off your nerve endings in your finger tips like the toothpick does. Seriously ladies, since I made that frilled wedding cake last year for my Goddaughter, my right index finger literally has no feeling in it. I have not used that tool yet since I haven't done anymore frilled cakes, but Tracy has and she said it was a breeze to use. It's the tool that looks like a teardrop shape, if that makes sense.

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on May 15, 2012 at 2:23pm

Yes Linda

I know the tool. I made carnations for the up coming wedding cake Saturday. I tried the toothpick, but it hurt my arthritis.  The tool in the Wilton case looks like a giant toothpick, so I thoght, what the heck, I'll try it. It worked like a charm!!!

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Permalink Reply by Mary Ponds on November 17, 2012 at 10:48pm

Here is one using buttercream. You can actually use any rose petal tip from 101 to as large as a 125 tip. The smaller the tip the more ruffles you would have. When piping you just move your hand up and down as you pipe to make the ruffles.

Just food for thought in case you would rather do butter cream ruffles

http://s984.beta.photobucket.com/user/Unlimited1cakes/media/127Druf...

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