Comments on: How do I make stencils fit my cake? http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/2009/05/20/how-do-i-make-stencils-fit-my-cake/ Welcome to our amazing world of sugarcraft and cake decoration Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lindys Team http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/2009/05/20/how-do-i-make-stencils-fit-my-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-5245 Lindys Team Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:42:30 +0000 http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/?p=1323#comment-5245 Hi Kate, Excellent to hear you are experimenting with stencils. Keep up the good work. Marina Hi Kate,
Excellent to hear you are experimenting with stencils.
Keep up the good work.
Marina

]]> By: Kate http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/2009/05/20/how-do-i-make-stencils-fit-my-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-5227 Kate Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:41:38 +0000 http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/?p=1323#comment-5227 THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I've always wondered how the damask style patterns have been made... I hope it is as easy to work with as it sounds :) And thanks for the link to the online shop. I can't wait to try it out. ....after some googling I saw that you can also make stencils yourself the way you like! Use a surgical knife to cut out the foil ;-) happy baking and decorating *** THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I’ve always wondered how the damask style patterns have been made… I hope it is as easy to work with as it sounds :) And thanks for the link to the online shop.
I can’t wait to try it out.

….after some googling I saw that you can also make stencils yourself the way you like! Use a surgical knife to cut out the foil ;-)

happy baking and decorating ***

]]> By: Jane http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/2009/05/20/how-do-i-make-stencils-fit-my-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-2225 Jane Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:05:09 +0000 http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/?p=1323#comment-2225 Hello Lindy, Because the icing is dry on the cake you won't be able to just dust the cake. You would need to use royal icing coloured gold e.g. use <a href="http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/OnlineShop-Edibles.htm#SugarflairPasteColours" rel="nofollow">SF Autumn Leaf paste colour</a> to stencil. Once you have applied the royal icing, peel off the stencil, leave to dry and then paint the pattern using <a href="http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/OnlineShop-Edibles.htm#MetallicLustreDusts" rel="nofollow">edible lustre dust</a> mixed with confectioners glaze, or just clear alchol if you prefer. Jane Hello Lindy,
Because the icing is dry on the cake you won’t be able to just dust the cake. You would need to use royal icing coloured gold e.g. use SF Autumn Leaf paste colour to stencil. Once you have applied the royal icing, peel off the stencil, leave to dry and then paint the pattern using edible lustre dust mixed with confectioners glaze, or just clear alchol if you prefer.
Jane

]]> By: Lindy Stammers http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/2009/05/20/how-do-i-make-stencils-fit-my-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 Lindy Stammers Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:13:21 +0000 http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/?p=1323#comment-2213 Hiya i have an already white iced cake bought from m&s and id like to try stenciling with a gold dust on the top. How can i do this please? Thanks Lindy Hiya i have an already white iced cake bought from m&s and id like to try stenciling with a gold dust on the top. How can i do this please?

Thanks Lindy

]]> By: Lindy Smith http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/2009/05/20/how-do-i-make-stencils-fit-my-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-2064 Lindy Smith Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:58:42 +0000 http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/?p=1323#comment-2064 Hi Cass My guess is that the diameter of your cake wasn't ideal for the that particular stencil design. The leafy scroll stencil, works well on really large cakes but not so sucessfully on smaller ones. I recently wrapped it around an 8in cake but as you mentioned parts of the stencil stuck out, my solution was to stencil a modelling paste strip flat on my work surface and then place it around the sides of my cake. I have found however that for many designs the stencil fixing kit really does work, the trick is to let the royal icing thoroughly dry before moving on to the next section. I hope this helps - don't be put off practice makes perfect! Lindy Hi Cass
My guess is that the diameter of your cake wasn’t ideal for the that particular stencil design. The leafy scroll stencil, works well on really large cakes but not so sucessfully on smaller ones. I recently wrapped it around an 8in cake but as you mentioned parts of the stencil stuck out, my solution was to stencil a modelling paste strip flat on my work surface and then place it around the sides of my cake. I have found however that for many designs the stencil fixing kit really does work, the trick is to let the royal icing thoroughly dry before moving on to the next section.
I hope this helps – don’t be put off practice makes perfect!
Lindy

]]> By: Cass http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/2009/05/20/how-do-i-make-stencils-fit-my-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-1889 Cass Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/?p=1323#comment-1889 Hi Lindy, I've recently used the leafy scroll stencils for a wedding cake and found it really stressful doing the sides (round cakes). I found some parts of the stencil stuck out, and found it really difficult to keep the stencil close to the side of the cake (icing didn't go into all holes, and bled a bit in others). Does the stencil fitting kit really help? Wouldn't it squash previous sections? I have got your wonky cake DVD, but it only showed the top stencil. I'll email you a picture. Thanks for your help! Hi Lindy, I’ve recently used the leafy scroll stencils for a wedding cake and found it really stressful doing the sides (round cakes). I found some parts of the stencil stuck out, and found it really difficult to keep the stencil close to the side of the cake (icing didn’t go into all holes, and bled a bit in others). Does the stencil fitting kit really help? Wouldn’t it squash previous sections? I have got your wonky cake DVD, but it only showed the top stencil. I’ll email you a picture. Thanks for your help!

]]> By: Elizabeth Solaru http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/2009/05/20/how-do-i-make-stencils-fit-my-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Elizabeth Solaru Mon, 25 May 2009 15:59:13 +0000 http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/Blog/?p=1323#comment-306 Thanks for this Lindy and I hope you are having a great bank holiday! Once again, you are spot on. My attempt at using a large cake stencil was a complete disaster and I think I know why. I will patiently wait for your DVD (two more weeks to go and counting) for instructions and at some point, post a picture of my attempts, if it is bearable. XXElizabeth Thanks for this Lindy and I hope you are having a great bank holiday! Once again, you are spot on. My attempt at using a large cake stencil was a complete disaster and I think I know why. I will patiently wait for your DVD (two more weeks to go and counting) for instructions and at some point, post a picture of my attempts, if it is bearable.
XXElizabeth

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