RIBBON FOR CAKE

[gonementally2day]

help! i am new to cake decorating and want to find out if there are other options for putting a shimmering ribbon around the base of each layer of a wedding cake i am doing (i hate to just stick a ribbon around) if anyone has any suggestions i would appreciate it! thank you

[Heather]

I'm probably more new than you but what if you did it out of fondant, don't they have a impression piece that would look like lace then add the silver sparkles on top of it? I've never done it, but that's all I can think up off the top of my head.

[LadyDZA]

Are you looking for an alternative to a ribbon, or a way to make an edible ribbon?

Carrie

[chocolateandpeanutbutter]

If you roll fondant really thin, and then brush it with luster dust or pearl dust the same colour, it really looks like ribbon!

[VictoriAnne Sweets]

LadyDZA, are there other ways of making edible ribbon? If so, please share! I would only think of using fondant. Or, fondant mixed with a bit of gumpaste.

Thanks!

[missnnaction]

Not sure if I'm too late or not but, you could try using sugarveil... spread it out into a sheet and then cut it with a pair of decorative scissors..

[LSpencer916]

Originally Posted by chocolateandpeanutbutter

If you roll fondant really thin, and then brush it with luster dust or pearl dust the same colour, it really looks like ribbon!

I have seen it done this way a few times and think its the best option to have it look more realistic as well as classy. Good luck!

[2sdae]

cakedeco.com has a fondant ribbon you can buy that has an impression of butterflies, on that says happy birthday and a couple of other designs. They were really cool looking.
Cool other option and you can dust them for color effects too!

[puzzlegut]

Good luck.