I just saw a cake in the gallery done by mommymarilyn, that I loved (tiara and feather boa cake).

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&pos=-19532

Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions how to make an edible feather boa? I love the look of the cake and would like to try something similar. I've been wanting to try a tiara from royal icing (Colette Peters, Cakes to Dream On - a few CC members have done some as well) and think a cake similar to this one would be perfect. I really like the look of the feather boa but, would like to try something that is edible.

Any ideas??

TIA

i love that cake as well, and was wondering how to do the boa edibel....what about cotton candy? its kinda fluffy.

Perhaps rice paper cut to resemble feathers?

Look at this cake.. she did animal fur and it looks like you could use it as feathers... just a thought.

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&pos=-19548

Iwould use cotton candy it looks fluffy like the one in the pic.

I saw a website once by a British cake designer (I think she was out of London) who makes "feather cakes"...so sorry, but I didn't bookmark it or even save an image from it. But the cakes looked like tiers of cake covered in feathers...I thought the feathers were real, but they were made of rice paper, I believe. Try doing a search for "feather cakes" and see what comes up. Wish I could be of more help

I found it... www.cakes4fun.co.uk Then look for "feather wedding cakes"...I know it's not a boa, but maybe it could give you some ideas to work from. Hope this helps

Don't mean to be a bother, but here's another one that looks a little more like feathers, to me...and it looks like she painted the tips of them a little.

wow.. those are crazy.. i like them.. wonder how you'd cut them...

What great ideas! Thanks everyone. I'll probably try the cotton candy idea this time. The animal fur idea and rice paper also look great but, I think I'm going to make this for my daughter's birthday and cotton candy sounds perfect for a kids cake!

I've never worked with rice paper before, but after seeing those cakes, I think I might have to go buy some.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Where do you buy rice paper?

They might have it at Michael's, Hobby Lobby or something like that...or maybe even in the Asian food section at the grocery store? Not sure...but I think you'd have to make sure that it's edible rice paper. There may be a rice paper they sell that's more for paper crafts or something.???

I'm not sure where you guys are from but there is a place called the Bulk Barn (in Canada) and you can get rice paper there. It's easy to work with and it's edible. You can cut it, paint it, use it to transfer pictures, etc.