There are only three stores in my area that carry cake supplies and none have edible pearls. I want to use some on a cake I am making in a few weeks. Does anyone know how to make them?

You will find a good instruction on Earlenes website:

http://www.earlenescakes.com/prlinstruct.htm

It really works good. Have fun doing them.

There's a tutorial here...HTH

http://www.earlenescakes.com/prlinstruct.htm

It's a lot of work but Earlene Moore has some directions.

Here ya go:

http://www.earlenescakes.com/prlinstruct.htm

Too funny!

I guess that proves that Earlene is the 'go to' girl for pearls!

I think we should make a survey about how many members have got the link in their favorits

You can make them out of fondant. Place a BBQ skewer on either side of a piece of fondant on the countertop so you can roll your rolling pin over the skewers and in that way roll the fondant to uniform thickness. Then, use a round tip to cut out little circles of fondant. Keep the cut out circles under Saran wrap or in a container with a lid to keep them from drying out. When you've got a bunch of circles cut, roll each one into a ball and set it aside to dry. Experiment with different sized tips to get different sized pearls. When the pearls are dry, put them in a container with an airtight lid. You can put a little bit of luster dust in the container with them and gently shake them up to give them some gloss.

Deanna

Thanks!!!

Those instructions were easy to understand.
Someone in my wilton class said that they were expensive to make, but going by her ingredients I don't know why they would think that.

I made the ones from Ealrenes webpage and they are beautiful! I found them very easy to make. I just make a bunch while I'm sitting in front of the T.V. and keep them is little storage boxes (with air holes on the top to keep from getting too soft.)

There are also some instructions for creating edible pearls here, with photos:

http://www.countrykitchensa.com/whatshot/beads.aspx

Since I buy my shortening in the 1-cup sticks, I save the plastic outer containers and the lids to them, and I keep different sized pearls in their own little box.

I think the best time to make pearls is when you have a good hour or so of tv time ahead of you.

Deanna

Great idea, Deanna! I love those little containers! I have a bunch saved, and have wondered what to do with them! Thanks for the idea!

I make edible pearls all the time usually with fondant. The other day I tried using mmf it worked the same as fondant. I didn't have any fondant on hand so I thought it should work. I have a pearl rubber maker it's wonderful you can make the pearls in strands or seperate them cover with pearl dust they look real.