Comments on: Gift box cake http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/ How to make beautiful cakes, sweet cupcakes and delicious cookies Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:35:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-8223 Louise Thu, 22 May 2008 21:11:55 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-8223 Kara: There have been a lot of talking about the use of sugarcraft guns read here: http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/ Now I love it very very much and think it is a brilliant tool. Eventhough it can contain loads of fondant paste I find it good to work with as long as you knead in a few drops of water & some white fat to make it more pliable to push through. You can un-screw and fill in more paste if you want a very long rope. Or try take a look at this tool: http://www.fmmsugarcraft.com/pages/fullprod.php?id=63 It will always cut straight and even ribbons in the lenght you roll out your paste. Louise Kara: There have been a lot of talking about the use of sugarcraft guns read here: http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/

Now I love it very very much and think it is a brilliant tool. Eventhough it can contain loads of fondant paste I find it good to work with as long as you knead in a few drops of water & some white fat to make it more pliable to push through.

You can un-screw and fill in more paste if you want a very long rope. Or try take a look at this tool: http://www.fmmsugarcraft.com/pages/fullprod.php?id=63 It will always cut straight and even ribbons in the lenght you roll out your paste.

Louise

]]> By: Kara http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-8168 Kara Wed, 21 May 2008 16:51:44 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-8168 Hi Louise! Wonderful cake! I really love your site and I visit often. I do have a question that I hope you can help with - I am thinking about purchasing the sugarcraft gun, and I was wondering how well you are able to get long lengths of ribbons/rope/etc. In other words, do you feel that to apply a fondant rope or ribbon around a 10" cake, I would be better off just cutting one manually or using the sugarcraft gun? I know the gun is good for short lengths of ribbon, but what is your opinion of the longer length output? Thanks so much!! Hi Louise!

Wonderful cake! I really love your site and I visit often. I do have a question that I hope you can help with - I am thinking about purchasing the sugarcraft gun, and I was wondering how well you are able to get long lengths of ribbons/rope/etc. In other words, do you feel that to apply a fondant rope or ribbon around a 10″ cake, I would be better off just cutting one manually or using the sugarcraft gun? I know the gun is good for short lengths of ribbon, but what is your opinion of the longer length output?

Thanks so much!!

]]> By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-6375 Louise Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:46:24 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-6375 Paola: They are both pretty easy to make. The "lid" of the boxes is just pieces of fondant added to the fully covered cake. I have used a sugar gun to make the strings to cover up small gaps ect. I would love to the cake Paola....... Enjoy! Paola: They are both pretty easy to make. The “lid” of the boxes is just pieces of fondant added to the fully covered cake. I have used a sugar gun to make the strings to cover up small gaps ect.

I would love to the cake Paola…….

Enjoy!

]]> By: Paola http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-6226 Paola Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:45:15 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-6226 Hi Louise, yes I meant this cake but with a single layer: it's hard enough!! I'll follow your suggestions and tutorial for the bow... anything else important I should know? Thank you very much :) Hi Louise, yes I meant this cake but with a single layer: it’s hard enough!!

I’ll follow your suggestions and tutorial for the bow… anything else important I should know?

Thank you very much :)

]]> By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-6221 Louise Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:17:41 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-6221 Paola: It it this cake?? or another?? Paola: It it this cake?? or another??

]]> By: Paola http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-6205 Paola Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:41:57 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-6205 Congratulations Louise, you're really the number one!! I will try to realize a cake that I hope will look a bit like yours... Do you have any special advice? Thank you very much, Paola Congratulations Louise, you’re really the number one!!
I will try to realize a cake that I hope will look a bit like yours… Do you have any special advice?
Thank you very much,
Paola

]]> By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-5884 Louise Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:38:18 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-5884 Tracy: Sometimes I think of the same. Do yourself a favour and buy the sugarcraft gun it is the most wonderful piece of tool to work with. You will NOT regret it I promise. Tracy: Sometimes I think of the same. Do yourself a favour and buy the sugarcraft gun it is the most wonderful piece of tool to work with. You will NOT regret it I promise.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-5632 Tracy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:51:22 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-5632 Thank you Louise! I have no idea how you find the time to manage this blog but I always learn so much and it is so fun to come visit. And, now, of course, there is a new toy that I want. I was thinking about the cutter/embosser from Wilton but the sugarcraft gun seems so much better and often I am disappointed when I buy Wilton products. You seem to find the best stuff. Tracy Thank you Louise! I have no idea how you find the time to manage this blog but I always learn so much and it is so fun to come visit. And, now, of course, there is a new toy that I want. I was thinking about the cutter/embosser from Wilton but the sugarcraft gun seems so much better and often I am disappointed when I buy Wilton products. You seem to find the best stuff. Tracy

]]> By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-5019 Louise Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:20:26 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-5019 Tracy: Yes I have used the sugarcraft gun to make the "seam" it is one of the tools I would not live without. It is so fantastic to use. Tracy: Yes I have used the sugarcraft gun to make the “seam” it is one of the tools I would not live without. It is so fantastic to use.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gift-box-cake/#comment-4949 Tracy Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:00:17 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=172#comment-4949 Hi, did you use the sugarcraft gum to create the seam edge on your fondant box tops? Otherwise I was wondering how you created such a perfectly uniform "snake." ???? Hi, did you use the sugarcraft gum to create the seam edge on your fondant box tops? Otherwise I was wondering how you created such a perfectly uniform “snake.” ????

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