Thursday, June 30, 2016

Mississippi Mud Cake and Gumpaste Peonies

I put aside the supermarket brand rolled fondant and went to a proper cake decorating shop for the goods recently. It was time to step up the cake decorating game, and I decided I'd give the whole thing one last whirl with more professional ingredients and see if it made a difference. I was sick of the frustration that came with tearing fondant, modeled creations that wouldn't dry and had no flexibility and no ability to hold up when rolled thinly. I was at the point where I was considering giving up cake decorating all together-it was one mess after another. Every youtube tutorial I watched, I saw the ingredients being so roughly handled and they still held their shape. I was missing something.
Then I bought gum paste. My whole view on decorating changed, as I discovered most of my struggles were due to inferior products. Yes, you can use rolled fondant instead of gum paste, but the difference in results is sizable. I also used CMC powder with these large peony creations, which reduced the drying time significantly (I highly recommend this stuff if you live in a humid climate like I do!) To make the peonies lighter, I also used small round foam balls for the centre. I highly recommend using a foam mat, rolling tool and the easy peony cutters for beautiful, gum paste creations that could grace any special occasion cake.
As usual, I made Mississippi mud cakes with premium bourbon whiskey. The peonies were made with the easy peony cutters which made for quicker creations without all the wiring involved. The cake also has decorations of edible lace sugar veil, and was covered with aqua fondant. The peonies were dusted with pink petal dust. I love this contrast! What is your favourite colour combination?




33 comments:

  1. This is very nice blog and informative. I have searched many sites but was not able to get information same as your site. I really like the ideas and very intersting to read so much and Please Update and i would love to read more from your site 토토사이트

    ReplyDelete
  2. 스포츠중계
    Hello there! I could have sworn I’ve been to this blog
    before but after reading through some of the post I realized
    it’s new to me. Anyhow, I’m definitely delighted I found it and I’ll be bookmarking and checking back
    frequently!

    ReplyDelete
  3. 배트맨토토
    Wow, that’s what I was seeking for, what a information! present here at
    this weblog, thanks admin of this site.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I read your post well. It's full of very interesting stories.It's great how you can think of that.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I am very impressed with your post because this post is very beneficial for me and provide a new knowledge.

    ReplyDelete

  6. Nice article. This is quite informative.

    ReplyDelete
  7. This is incredible, I feel really happy to have seen your webpage.

    ReplyDelete
  8. I gained much unknown information, the way you have clearly explained is really fantastic.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I appreciate you spending some time and energy to put this content together

    ReplyDelete
  10. I learn new information from your article , you are doing a great job . Keep it up

    ReplyDelete
  11. A good blog always comes-up with new and exciting information and while reading

    ReplyDelete
  12. Thank you, to come here and visit more often.

    ReplyDelete
  13. This blog is what im exactly looking for. Great! and Thanks to you.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Its Really Helpful For me And Please Keep Posting..

    ReplyDelete


  15. Hi, I desire to subscribe for this website to take most recent updates, thus where can i do it please help.

    ReplyDelete
  16. I was surprised that you’re not more popular since you definitely possess the gift.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Hello, I want you to keep writing like this. Because this story is really good.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Thank you for writing this post. I like the subject too.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Its like you read my mind! This is magnificent blog

    ReplyDelete
  20. I found some useful topics in this well detail form. Thanks. Good job you did it!

    ReplyDelete
  21. I am glad to discover this page. Thank you that I had a great read.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Thank you for your articles. I find them very helpful.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Magnificent, fantastic blog layout! Your website is such an excellent work.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Some really excellent info, I look forward to the continuation.

    ReplyDelete
  25. blogging. I saved it to my bookmark site list and will be checking back soon.

    ReplyDelete

  26. Wonderful website. Lots of useful info here. Great article!

    ReplyDelete

  27. Keep up the good work and thank you again

    ReplyDelete

  28. its an amazing website, I really enjoy reading your articles

    ReplyDelete

  29. thanks for sharing great blog article thanks again

    ReplyDelete

  30. Very nice article, I enjoyed reading your post, very nice share

    ReplyDelete

Give me some sugar, Sugar...