Today I’m going to teach you the art of quilling with fondant and gum paste! It’s a technique that I’ve been wanting to try out for a while…and one that I’ve received a few tutorial requests on.
Quilling (with paper) is an artform that goes waaay back to the Renaissance….when French & Italian nuns and monks used quilling to decorate book covers and religious items. Fascinating! I found this on my trusted source of information, Wikipedia :0) — If you would like to read more on the history of quilling, click here!
So, quilling with fondant and gum paste, at least this version, is a lot less complicated. You won’t need any quilling tools….just some nice, thin strips of fondant or gum paste.
I used fondant for mine, but I did knead in some CMC powder (or tylose) to give it a more elastic consistency. This makes it easier for me to handle…plus, it dries more quickly than straight fondant.
Also, while some quilled pieces can be applied to the cake while still soft, I think that it is much easier to apply them after they have had a chance to dry. Depending on the humidity in your area, & whether you are using gum paste or fondant, this make take as little time as a few hours, or closer to a day or so. I let my pieces dry for a day.
Look at all of the fun designs!
Now…..let’s get down to business.
Now that you know how all of this works, you can make up some great cake designs of your own- and for just about any theme! Quilled T-Rex anyone? :0)
I glued my big daisy petals to the front side of my 8″ fondant covered cake. I used tylose glue but a little melted candy melts/candy coating would have done the trick too. So would small pieces of dampened fondant.
You can use quilled fondant pieces on buttercream cakes also…just keep in mind that the heavier pieces may have to be placed on top of the cake rather than on the front side.
Want to see the cake?
I think that the top is my favorite part…
Thanks for stopping by the blog today! I hope that you’ll keep these unique decorations in mind for the cakes, cupcakes in your future! Have fun!
it’s Beautiful and you made it easy to understand thx
Thank you, Stella!
i am not a member, but i want to be part of it.
Love to learn the fondant design from you.. thanks for sharing it
Regards
Seema
Gracias por compartir esta tecnica a mi me encanta trabajar con el fondat, esta Hermosa, DIOS LE BENDIGA. ❤ PD: ESPETO NOS SIGA DELEITANDO CON SUS DISEÑOS.
Thanks for this great tutorial and to everyone for all the additional information. Thanks especially to Bebe for the process of using quilling on buttercream. I’m going to do a buttercream graduation cake with this technique.
Hai,
Thanks for this great idea, for my next cake! So lovely. Thanks for sharing it.
Greetings from Holland!
Hey I think I’ll use that for my next cake
I was always fascinated by this technique but never knew how to make a start.
You have explained it so well and made it very easy. Thanks a lot for for sharing
Thank you for your nice comment. We are happy you found the tutorial helpful.
So amazed….I love quilling the moment I saw it…I will do it one day…just start baking again….tnk u so much…God bless you for sharing…
Thank you, Mariquiat
I so love this cake!! So beautiful!!
Thanks so much, Maureen!! xo