All my June favourites are inspired by the upcoming purse cake. You can however still use my favourites for other individual cake projects.
Cake boards: I always like to finish my cakes, when possible, with a cake board. It just really complete the look of the whole cake. I like to cover my cake boards with fondant and a pretty ribbon. Use coordinating colours and the result will be just perfect! You can see some examples here. Single cake board:
Or as a double cake board (two cake boards glued together):
Edible lustre dusts:
I used some pretty lustre dusts for the brooch. The colours are:
Pearl/SK, Iced Pine/EA, Golden Sands/EA and are from EdAble Art and Squires Kitchen.
Tylo powder:
Maybe one of the best helpers in my toolbox. Tylo powder helps the fondant to dry fast and holds it’s shape. It is also an important ingredient for Tylo glue, the best glue to use, when I need to attach decorations on my cakes.
Happy Caking!
Louise
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19 comments
Anna says:
Sep 30, 2012
Where do I order cake boards, the thick kind I see you gals using with your cakes.
Thank You !
Anna
Louise says:
Oct 6, 2012
Many cake decorating stores stock the thick type of boards like global sugar art.com
Roshini says:
Sep 20, 2012
Your cakes are amazing Louise . . superb combination of colours. my goodness, never thought petunias alone can make a such a pretty cake. hats off to you.
I just LOVE your blog
Anna says:
Sep 19, 2012
The site said I send out a comment like this. I did not. So here I am trying this again.
What kind of ribbon do you use to put around the cake that keeps it from getting greasy.
Also, how do you get your board round, do you make them yourself or buy them like that. It looks like real wood to me.
There are cakes boards you can get at Wilton, or Hobby Lobby etc, but they are flimsy.
Anna
Louise says:
Oct 17, 2012
You can get the UK type of boards from Global sugar art.com
If it is ribbon around the cake then use clear piping gel http://cakejournal.com/tutorials/how-to-make-a-ribbon-bow/
Anna says:
Sep 19, 2012
Can you or anyone tell me what kind of ribbon to put around a cake board/fondant.
Also the boards look like wood, how do you get them round and the right thickness. Do you buy them like that ?
Anna
Louise says:
Oct 17, 2012
The type of cake boards that I use comes from the UK. They are also know as cake drums. They are made from masonite and are cut and covered with silver/gold foil when I buy them. I use everything from satin to grosgrain ribbon. I attach it with a gluestick or doublesided tape.