How Do You Decorate Your Cake Board?
Decorating By lynne7583 Updated 25 Mar 2013 , 2:44pm by kikiandkyle
Contact paper, it's plastic stuff that's got a pattern on one side and a sticky back that you can use to adhere it to stuff.
I usually find it at home improvement stores such as Menard's, Lowe's, etc.
You have Target in Australia? I'm packing my bags!
You can get any kind of paper to put on your board and then cover that with the clear contact paper. The contact paper was designed to be used as a drawer and shelf liner and it is located where the home organization stuff is in stores. I've used it before but am not crazy about it. I find that whatever paper I use will be dulled considerably because of the opacity of the Contact paper. It technically IS 'clear' in that you can see through it, but it is not super clear.
I use primarily white freezer paper to cover my boards. You find it in the foil section. It's food safe so you can apply your cake directly to it. (With the contact paper you need to have your cake on it's own little cake circle so it won't be directly on the surface) It's sturdy...easy to clean (shiny side up!) and looks very nice when you wrap a coordinating ribbon around the sides. It's also cheap. Depending on what the cake design is, I will sometimes bring elements of the cake (vines, flowers, etc.) down onto the board to tie in with the cake more. I have covered with fondant before and I do love the look, however it is a PIA (for me anyway) to apply. If I practiced more, I'd probably get better at it!
HTH!
I have covered with fondant before and I do love the look, however it is a PIA (for me anyway) to apply. If I practiced more, I'd probably get better at it!
HTH!
Oh my word, girl it's the easiest thing in the world! And you barely need any. I rub the drum with a bit of shortening, roll out the fondant super thin, drape it on, and the gently roll over it with my rolling pin to get the fondant all the way to the edges. Then, you can cut most of it off from the middle (where the cake sits and you wouldn't see it anyways-saves a little more!). Then, gently press and rotate your fondant smoother up against the edge to neatly sever it.
Oh my word, girl it's the easiest thing in the world! And you barely need any. I rub the drum with a bit of shortening, roll out the fondant super thin, drape it on, and the gently roll over it with my rolling pin to get the fondant all the way to the edges. Then, you can cut most of it off from the middle (where the cake sits and you wouldn't see it anyways-saves a little more!). Then, gently press and rotate your fondant smoother up against the edge to neatly sever it.
Well you make it sound easy for sure! My problem is the rolling and draping part. I don't cover my cakes with fondant so my experience with it is limited to decor only! When I try to roll the stuff to a nice size round (or something that could be cut into a round or square), it's just a mess. It's why I make terrible pie crusts! Something about me and rolling pins don't mix--- BUT you've given me hope, so next time I will definitely try it again because I do love the look! Thanks!
Oh my word, girl it's the easiest thing in the world! And you barely need any. I rub the drum with a bit of shortening, roll out the fondant super thin, drape it on, and the gently roll over it with my rolling pin to get the fondant all the way to the edges. Then, you can cut most of it off from the middle (where the cake sits and you wouldn't see it anyways-saves a little more!). Then, gently press and rotate your fondant smoother up against the edge to neatly sever it.
That's what I do too. Easy as pie and gives a really nice and professional look.
AHi I'm from the uk and I've just been to a cake show and bough 'the mat'. You roll your fondant between two sheets and it makes covering cakes and boards soooo much easier! I'm a beginner and its the best bit of equipment I've bought. Hope this helps xxx
AOMG I love mine!! It is so helpful BUT I've found that MMF and Duffs fondant stick terribly and form air pockets. I had an emergency white fondant outage so I sent my hubs to Michaels and thought Duffs would be better than Wilton's and lets just say he had to go back!! I've found that Fondx, Satin Ice, and Fondarific work the best! I even got my 9 year old daughter the mini so she gets to help so much more often now!!
I love my 'Mat' too.
Lynne I saw on another thread where a lady was using a large picture frame. I'm not sure if it was glass or acrylic but she change the look for different cakes by changing the pattern of the paper that she placed under the glass. I keep meaning to look when I am up the street for something to try like this but I'm a scatterbrain.
AI bet using laminated cotton over the boards would look pretty awesome. Especially a Amy Butler pattern!
It's sticky back plastic - but with a pattern on it instead of being clear.
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