Saree (traditional Indian clothing) Cake technique - HELP

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Permalink Reply by Deah on March 1, 2012 at 2:50pm

Looks a little more like Sugar Veil to me than fondant.  I can't imagine being able to drape that large piece of fondant without tearing it. 

 

Take a look at this-- http://www.sugarveil.com/gallery/ag_details.htm

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on March 1, 2012 at 4:55pm

OMG Meera

 

That is beautiful. If you knew who actually did the cake, perhaps they might give you guidance?? I emailed a decorator in the UK about her cake. Lo & behold, she emailed me back. Not only did she tell me HOW she did the cake, but gave me suggestions as I told her a was just a hobby baker, and not a Pro.

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Permalink Reply by Mizztry on March 2, 2012 at 9:46am

Hey...

 

@Deah - i have no idea what Sugarveil is...it looks so intimidating!!! Do you think i can still pull it off with fondant?

 

@June - i can't seem to find the original creator of this cake.  I've also searched online and it just appears on someones blog and they haven't credited it!!  But its a great idea!!

Any other thoughts of how I can do the cloth part of it? I'm thinking just draping it around....

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Permalink Reply by Deah on March 2, 2012 at 10:29am

If you use fondant you would defintely need to have it in place before adding the decorations.  Otherwise I would think things would pop off or crack while moving the fondant.

I haven't worked with Sugar Veil but I've seen a demo and they make it look easy.  I'm sure there's a learning curve.

 

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on March 2, 2012 at 12:04pm

Hey Meera

Why don't you try YouTube and see if you can find some kind of a tutorial?? I took a class a couple of years ago where we "draped" fondant around & down the cake & mine never cracked. Of course, it wasn't as large as yours.

Of course yours doesn't neccesarily have do be the same as the picture. You don't have to drape it from top to bottom.

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Permalink Reply by Deah on March 2, 2012 at 2:01pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carynscakes/3647198497/

I'm guessing this cake uses orchids to hide the seams in the fondant. 

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Permalink Reply by RUBY JOHNSON on March 2, 2012 at 2:35pm

This is one of Rosebuds cakes. I love this cake. I would decorate it once you've placed it on the cake.

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Permalink Reply by Deah on March 2, 2012 at 3:48pm

Thanks for the info Ruby!

 

Here's their website-- http://www.rosebudcakes.com/index.html

And here's their photo-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/14559934@N04/4487375301/in/set-7215760...

 

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Permalink Reply by Goreti on March 2, 2012 at 5:26pm

The description of the cake on flickr says "White chocolate dough sari"

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Permalink Reply by Tracy Deadman on March 4, 2012 at 12:31am

What a stunning cake - a real wow centrepiece!
Could you maybe use a 50/50 mix of fondant and gum paste/flower paste? It might give it a little more strength. I hope you manage to make it :) good luck x

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Permalink Reply by Theresa Happe on March 4, 2012 at 9:28am

If done in Sugar Veil, the sugar veil would be spread out to dry on a mat. When dry, a punch is used on the edges to create the scallop. The other details are piped on afterwards. You have to spray sugar veil with cocoa butter spray to prevent it from disintegrating.

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Permalink Reply by RUBY JOHNSON on March 5, 2012 at 7:26am

I've never worked with sugar veil myself. It looks like fondant to me, I could be wrong.  I can ask my girlfriend who worked there what they used.

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