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New funky alphabet & number set from FMM

November 29, 2007 by CJ [email protected] 18 Comments

Alphabet numbers

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.

Alphabet numbers

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

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  1. Louise

    June 7, 2010 at 5:14 PM

    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.

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  2. Andrea

    June 6, 2010 at 10:44 PM

    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

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    • Rkolosci98

      July 2, 2011 at 11:27 PM

      I have also seen people use crisco on the cutters to keep the letters from sticking. 

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  3. Louise

    June 6, 2010 at 12:09 AM

    Rosalie: You can use colored fondant too. The trick is to let the fondant dry a bit after you have rolled it out thinly.

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  4. Rosalie

    June 5, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    Do you have to use the fondant white or may we tint the fondant?

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  5. Louise

    May 18, 2010 at 10:45 PM

    Amber: Ohh no Birmingham as in England. So strange that there are countries with the same names.

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  6. Amber

    May 15, 2010 at 2:49 AM

    Birmingham….as in Birmingham, AL? We have a cake show here? How did you find it?

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  7. Louise

    December 25, 2009 at 10:41 PM

    Alison: You just knead it together.But the most important is to let it dry a bit, before using the tappits.

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  8. Alison

    November 24, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    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?

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  9. natalie

    March 28, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    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.

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  10. Louise

    October 16, 2008 at 11:42 PM

    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.

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  11. Della Hamill

    October 1, 2008 at 9:05 PM

    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

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  12. Louise

    April 12, 2008 at 8:11 PM

    Lynn: You can get them from https://www.fmmsugarcraft.com/pages/news.php or https://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=17424

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  13. Lynn

    April 9, 2008 at 2:51 PM

    I love these!!! Please tell me where to purchase them. Thank you.

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  14. Cakes By Shara

    December 22, 2007 at 4:32 AM

    I Hve to get these, I love the swirly look!

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  15. craftyclaire

    December 3, 2007 at 4:05 PM

    What a great idea, I really like them. If I see them, I’ll definitely buy them!

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  16. Louise

    December 2, 2007 at 11:11 AM

    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

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  17. Dawn

    December 2, 2007 at 12:56 AM

    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

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