Make A Large Hollow Sugar Ball? Fondant? Gumpaste? Ideas?
Decorating By emmascakes Updated 20 Oct 2006 , 10:05pm by moydear77
I want to make sugar balls - about the size of tennis balls which are hollow (like a christmas bauble) I have thought about making two halves and sticking them together but how would I ensure a smooth meeting of the two halves? Any ideas really appreciated, as ever!
Not blown sugar - I just didn't have a clue apart from this - how would you make a granulated sugar ball? Are they sturdy?
Do they have to be hollow?? You can do pressed sugar and hollow out the middle. Glue the two halves with royal but so it does not ooze out. Fill the crevice created by the two halves with more wet sugr. The seam will fill nice. I do this with two part molds all the time.
Just throwing out an idea - don't know if it will work. But you could start out by using a balloon (small, of course). After the sugar has set/dried then deflate and remove the balloon. Then you'll just have a small hole to patch up.
If the balloon is too soft to support the sugar, PM me and I might have another idea. Good luck and let us know what worked!!
They do have to be hollow as I want to put little candles in them. I had also thought of the balloon idea as I'm a primary school teacher and we do that all the time with papier mache - I will try a few ideas out tomorrow and let you know how I get on. I think the compressed sugar might be too heavy as I want to hang them from sugar curls - but I'll give that a go too.
You can use small round balloons and pipe them with royal icing. Let it harden and pop the balloon. Saw it on a Challenge the other day on Food Network. Very pretty, very light and looked quite sturdy, too...
I did some of these for OSSAS and they broke before I could get them in the car
The lady who did the sock monkey was Elisa Strauss-http://www.confetticakes.com/index.htm
The lady that did the ornamants was Michelle Bommarito-I just saw her do A competition a couple of weeks ago and I chatted with her.
http://www.michellebommarito.com/
Yes as I said Before Food Network Challenge Junkie!
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