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how do I create this look

post #1 of 7
3/5/13 at 2:01pm
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I've been asked to make a cake like this and am not sure how to make the top swirly bit in the middle.  anyone got any ideas ?  http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltculzBSrj1qhl1q0o1_500.jpg

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post #2 of 7
3/5/13 at 2:03pm
Piping gel. Color it whatever color you need, and swirl away.
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post #3 of 7
3/5/13 at 2:14pm
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Thanks for that - got a recipe for gel ? Am in the UK so would need UK ingredients

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post #4 of 7
3/5/13 at 2:17pm

Yah, I think I agree w/the above ^^^ poster.   Just be sure you DO NOT mix the color into the piping gel well.  Just give it a light mixing.  The LESS you mix it the more you will have the lighter parts.  OR you can make two batches of piping gel - one dark and one barely colored then just drop the light colored one into the dark and Do NOT swirl it at all.

Remember - piping gel takes color VERY well so go lightly when adding the color.  You can always add a bit more to darken it as you want, but it does not lighten near as easily.

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post #5 of 7
3/5/13 at 2:17pm
I order mine from GSA. I think you can actually buy colored gels from your local supermarket too. If they have a cake section, there are usually small tubes of it.
Anyone else have a recipe for piping gel? I might like to make my own, too, if it's possible.
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post #6 of 7
3/5/13 at 2:19pm

Just buy piping gel.

 

You can get it from Almond Art or A Piece of Cake Thame or Sugar Shack or Design a Cake..

 

If you Google it, there are loads of places that come up.

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Inside this fat body, there's a thin woman screaming to get out...... but I can usually shut her up with chocolate!
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post #7 of 7
3/5/13 at 2:48pm
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thanks everyone so much!  I've just ordered a tup of piping gel (and far too much other stuff) from Sugar Shack!  I'll experiment a bit before I give the cake a go...watch this space!

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