Fondant Fetish - Frilly Ruffels Galore!

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Comment by Lynette Dlamini on July 16, 2012 at 12:29pm

I am definitely going to invest in one! at the moment, the ball tool is all I have :) Have always looked at the other tools with sheer confusion on my face! month end shopping here I come!!! :)

Comment by Tracy Deadman on July 16, 2012 at 12:12pm

Hi Carlette,

I did indeed use a cocktail stick for this project. Omg, my finger felt like it was blistered and looked twice the size once us finished. Wow, a real burn. Thought of anyone asked for a ruffle cake I'd talk them out of it lol. And this was for a demo :D
I've since found a tool perfect for it, it's called a Bulbous Cone tool. The silly thing is I had one in
My box of tricks all along - shame I didn't know at the time what it did. Well worth getting one if you don't already have it. Google it under images. I think this took me about 4 hours. It would have been a piece of cake (pardon the pun) with that tool. Now I can ruffle all day :) x

Comment by Lynette Dlamini on July 16, 2012 at 12:02pm

Tracy this is stunning!! Did you cut long strips of fondant and then use a cocktail stick to ruffle the ends?

I added some ruffle decor to a cdake I did this weekend and it took so long and I only did an eight of what you have done in this image. I used 2 circle cutters then ruffled the edges with a ball tool. Took so long! the cocktail stick was killing me so moved over to the ball tool!u do get better definition using a toothpick tho

Comment by Tracy Deadman on September 22, 2011 at 2:22am

Thank you very much Caran, my finger has just about recovered today - all ready for another cake creation :) x

Comment by Caran Leahy on September 21, 2011 at 6:02pm

Really lovely Tracy!

Comment by Tracy Deadman on September 21, 2011 at 5:37pm

Linda, thank you so much for your comments. This is a dummy 8" cake - well spotted, a real professional. I'm attending a fair and will be showcasing some of my work, so really needed to create some dummy's for my stand. I thought this would be effective - just hadn't realised how swollen, red & sore my finger would be today lol. I wish you luck with your frills, your work is always faultless so I can't wait to see your finished piece of art. Txx

Comment by Linda Wolff on September 21, 2011 at 5:22pm

It is beautiful, Tracy! I have to get started on my frills cake tomorrow. It's a three tier wedding cake for my God-daughter. I just hope I am allowing enough time by starting tomorrow. Her wedding is on Saturday, and I also have to make a grooms cake and a sheet cake for extra servings. My finger is so sore too after working with the roses for the cake with a toothpick! Ugh! Who knew we had such sensitive finger tips!

Was this a dummy or a real cake? Looks like it might be a 8 inch cake? You have got those frills down pat, lady! Love it!