Billowing Technique, How Do You Do This, It's Awesome.

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tiggy2 Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 4:11pm
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The creator is on facebook, try contacting her and see if she will help you

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q2wheels Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 4:13pm
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According to the comments, Susan Trianos has a tutorial for the billowing technique coming up in the Jan/Feb issue of Cake Central Magazine!

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KSMill Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 4:13pm
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That's beautiful!

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solascakes Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 4:39pm
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that was really nice

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mcdonald Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 5:23pm
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love this technique.. I want to know how to do this ....

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ALR1955 Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 5:31pm
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I would love to know how to do this also.

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bakencake Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 5:33pm
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tiggy2- im not on fb. I had to give it up once i joined cc. I would wake up and spend half my day on fb and the other half here so i had to make a choice and give one up. Guess which one i couldn't live with out icon_biggrin.gif anyhow, if anybody knows how to do this or find the tutorial please let us know

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dsilvest Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 5:37pm
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In Facebook look under Susan Trianos General Mills

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tiggy2 Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 6:11pm
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It's under Andreas Sweet Cakes

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bobwonderbuns Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 6:43pm
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It's under Andreas Sweet Cakes




For those of us not on FB, is there any other way of finding this tutorial?

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cdgleason Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 6:50pm
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Andrea stated on her flickr account that she's not going to do a tutorial on this techniques because it's not 'hers' to do!
I think the only source for a tutorial is to wait for "cake central" magazine to come out!

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zespri Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 6:53pm
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I thought I'd be helpful and look it up in facebook for those who don't have a facebook account, but I can't find it on there either! dsilvest or tiggy, are you able to post a direct link to facebook please?

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bobwonderbuns Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 6:53pm
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Andrea stated on her flickr account that she's not going to do a tutorial on this techniques because it's not 'hers' to do!
I think the only source for a tutorial is to wait for "cake central" magazine to come out!




Andrea isn't, but this lady is: Susan Trianos General Mills. That's who I was asking about. (Sorry I didn't make that more clear.) icon_biggrin.gif

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bakincakin Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 6:55pm
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That is really neat!

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dsilvest Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 6:57pm
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http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=559591104

The tutorial is not on here. This is just her Facebook account.

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bobwonderbuns Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 6:59pm
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You know, a while back, last summer maybe, a lady here on CC did a gorgeous dummy cake in pink using this very same "billowing" technique. I can't remember who she was though, I'm wondering it that's one of the two gals mentioned here though. Does anyone remember that?

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dsilvest Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:00pm
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It was Susan's cake.

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artscallion Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:00pm
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I thought I'd be helpful and look it up in facebook for those who don't have a facebook account, but I can't find it on there either! dsilvest or tiggy, are you able to post a direct link to facebook please?




just search "Susan Trianos General Mills" in the search field at the top of your facebook page. It comes right up. You can't see her wall though unless you are her friend. So I don't know if she has any kind of tutorial there. You can see her pictures and she has another great example of a cake with the billowing. I friend requested her and will let you know when she responds.

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tiggy2 Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:03pm
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bobwonderbuns Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:06pm
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AHA I found it: http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1678457

My question is, after it was stolen (yes, some competitor STOLE her entry) icon_confused.gif was it ever retrieved?

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zespri Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:08pm
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do you mean literally picked up the cake and took it away....???? *gobsmacked*

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dsilvest Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:08pm
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The tutorial is not on either of their facebooks. I will be in the new Cake Central magazine only right now.

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bobwonderbuns Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:09pm
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do you mean literally picked up the cake and took it away....???? *gobsmacked*




That's what she says in her comments on that picture. I know, some people have NO CLASS AT ALL!! tapedshut.gifthumbsdown.gif

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dsilvest Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:10pm
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To my knowledge it was never recovered. Not sure if the theives were ever caught either.

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bobwonderbuns Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:13pm
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That's really horrible. I mean, really, would it kill them to ASK for instructions or TRY to figure it out themselves???? icon_confused.gif That's the second most horrible competition story I've ever heard. (The first being a lady who did very intricate stringwork on a cake and the hubby of her biggest competition came over and waved his arm in the direction of her cake, thus ruining the stringwork!) People are really slimy sometimes! icon_evil.gifthumbsdown.gif

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bakencake Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:18pm
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Bob, i cant believe that somebody store her cake icon_eek.gif
looking at it close the billowing looks like strip that are puffed in the middle and pinched on the sides (did i explain it right?). I've seen the review about the magazine so i'll just drive about an hour out of my way and get the mag at my cake store when it comes out.

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Relznik Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:18pm
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Here's a video step-by-step by a brilliant cake-maker called Elaine Thomas

http://www.creativecelebrationcakes.co.uk/page11.htm )

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artscallion Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:21pm
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Looking closely at those pics, I wonder if it's not marshmallows, or something light like that, with little sheets of very thin gumpaste wrapped over it and pinched at the ends to kind of pleat the sides.

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icer101 Posted 27 Jan 2011 , 7:36pm
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relznik, looking at this link, i do believe this is the technique used on the cake . I was thinking that was how it is done, using the dresden and veining tool. It sure looks the same.

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