I bought this new tappit set at The Cake Show in Birmingham. They are made by FMM and makes funky letters and numbers. They are a bit larger than the other alphabet tappit sets (about 1,5″ high). Use them on your cake or just put a single letter or number on your cupcakes and cookies.
When I use the tappit sets I like to roll out my rolled fondant thinly and let it dry slightly. Thats makes it more easy for me to get the fondant out of the tappit set. It always looks good when you paint it with edible lustre dust or blossom tints.
Happy Caking!
Louise
18 comments
Louise says:
Jun 7, 2010
Andrea: Also remember to let the fondant dry for 10-15 min before cutting. You can remove any white “dust” with a little brush dipped in alcohol. It wont mess the letters because the alcohol evaporates.
Andrea says:
Jun 6, 2010
Hi Louise,
I have this alphabet cutter but NEVER could take the letters out of it. Always a mess.
Now I will follow your tips to roll it thin and dust the cutter with corn starch. But if I use for example black fondant, how to get rid of the corn startch ?
thank you
Rkolosci98 says:
Jul 2, 2011
I have also seen people use crisco on the cutters to keep the letters from sticking.
Louise says:
Jun 6, 2010
Rosalie: You can use colored fondant too. The trick is to let the fondant dry a bit after you have rolled it out thinly.
Rosalie says:
Jun 5, 2010
Do you have to use the fondant white or may we tint the fondant?
Louise says:
May 18, 2010
Amber: Ohh no Birmingham as in England. So strange that there are countries with the same names.
Amber says:
May 15, 2010
Birmingham….as in Birmingham, AL? We have a cake show here? How did you find it?
Louise says:
Dec 25, 2009
Alison: You just knead it together.But the most important is to let it dry a bit, before using the tappits.
Alison says:
Nov 24, 2009
Hi, thanks for the tip to let the sugarpaste dry or mix flowerpaste and sugarpaste together, I got a set of these recently and was really disappointed when I couldn’t get the paste out the cutter. I’m new to cake decorating – how do you mix flowerpaste and sugarpaste together?
natalie says:
Mar 28, 2009
hi, I use half flower paste and half sugar paste when I do lettering or frills etc. Its so much firmer and doesnt fall apart or stretch when you try and shape or cut it out.
Louise says:
Oct 16, 2008
Della Hamill: The best way to get the letters out is first roll out your paste thinly. Then let it dry for 10-15 mins. Dust your cutter with cornstarch and cut out the letters. Use a pin needle to loosen the letters from the cutter.
Della Hamill says:
Oct 1, 2008
Hi Louise
I have a set of the script cutters, but am having trouble getting the letters out of the cutters. Do you have any tips or suggestions?
Thanks
Della
Louise says:
Apr 12, 2008
Lynn: You can get them from http://www.fmmsugarcraft.com/pages/news.php or http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=17424
Lynn says:
Apr 9, 2008
I love these!!! Please tell me where to purchase them. Thank you.
Cakes By Shara says:
Dec 22, 2007
I Hve to get these, I love the swirly look!
craftyclaire says:
Dec 3, 2007
What a great idea, I really like them. If I see them, I’ll definitely buy them!
Louise says:
Dec 2, 2007
Hello dear Dawn,
Well what you can do is to simply cut strips of rolled fondant and then stamp out only single letters and numbers. They dont come apart but in whole rows.
I have two other alphabet & number tappit sets from FMM and in the first one (pink)is there a cutter to cut out strips with. But as these are slightly bigger is it better to just cut the strips your self.
Happy weekend to you too:-)
Louise
Dawn says:
Dec 2, 2007
Hi Louise! CUTE letter/number set! Tell me, does the cutter itself come apart into individual letters and numbers, or do you have to stamp the whole row into the fondant and then take the letter or number you want? Any of the letter designs (very blah) I have are from wilton, and this really has peaked my curiosity!
Stay tuned, mail coming your way! Happy Weekend, Dawn