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asked March 29th 2015

Adhering cake lace with shortening

Hi,
I was wondering if any of you ever tried putting shortening (trex, crisco) on the back of the lace to adhere it to the cake. It would be easier to put into place and I don’t like putting water on the cake, I prefer to put it on whatever I want to stick to the cake ( I find that putting water directly on the cake can sometime leave shiny spots).
But I am afraid in this case that if I put water on the back of the lace it would become very sticky and difficult to manipulate.
Any input from your expériences would be much appreciate it
Thank You
LineV

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Hi,
I was wondering if any of you ever tried putting shortening (trex, crisco) on the back of the lace to adhere it to the cake. It would be easier to put into place and I don’t like putting water on the cake, I prefer to put it on whatever I want to stick to the cake ( I find that putting water directly on the cake can sometime leave shiny spots).
But I am afraid in this case that if I put water on the back of the lace it would become very sticky and difficult to manipulate.
Any input from your expériences would be much appreciate it
Thank You
LineV

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Hi LineV

As I am at the cake show this weekend i asked all the sellers of cake lace if it can be adhered with shortening.

They have all said either use water or a little edible glue. Shortening apparently will make the lace slip or move out of place. I hope this helps as the answer is from the experts at the show. You don’t need to use loads of water, just enough to make the icing wet so it becomes tacky.

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Madeitwithlove, you are the best !!!
Thank you for your trouble. So be it, I will try it with water then.
We can always count on you (hope you are on the payroll ! )

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You’re welcome LineV, it wasn’t much trouble, I was there already and it gave me an excuse to go and natter with all the sellers. Everyone is selling cake lace and mats, it’s like going to a cake lace bazaar, souk or grab a bargin!! Trouble is I’ve ended up buying so many new mats and I don’t even need them… ah well they’ll come in useful.
I wouldn’t mind having all this stuff if I was actually in business, but I’m not! Hubby also treated me to an edible ink printer, looks like I’m gonna be busy learning new things.
As for being on the payroll, you did make me laugh, although Paul and David are really good to me and always have been. Enjoy cake lacing, and go easy on the water xx

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I envy you with all those cake tradeshow/convention, we don’t have much here like that….thank god for online sellers !!
Next gadget on my list is one of those big daddy extruder , I wouldn’t need that if I had the skills of Rose Macefield. Did you see her on the last tutorial rolling that rope with her smoother like there was no tomorrow…..boy she worked fast making those boot lace 🙂

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If you don’t mind me asking, where are you based? We have so many cake shows and conventions that a lot of people this year were saying it’s become a glut. I noticed there were fewer exhibitors this year.

I have two extruders, one is the black and red pump action type and the other is a Dutch make with screw turn action. I’m not really impressed by either. I’ve read good reviews about the Makin brand, however my dream extruder is this:
http://www.winbeckler.com/Cordless-Electric-Extruder-814p14180.htm
Will I ever own one?? In my dreams!! in reality…. No chance! never mind, we can’t have everything.
Rose Macefield is one of my fav tutors, I just love her work and I love the way she works, she’s so calm and it rubs off. I use her method for making ropes with two smoothers which I think she uses in her catch of the day tutorial. Paul also uses this method in some of his earlier tutorials. So happy she was invited back. The site has grown so much, we’re enormously lucky to have all these wonderful guest tutors teaching us many different, useful and sometimes unusual techniques.

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I am from Montréal Québec Canada and I think there might be one trade show this year , I think they alternate each year with Toronto.
That extruder is also the one I am thinking of…..along with that stand, that paper that you pull is so simple yet so brilliant, (can you tell I love gadgets 🙂

http://www.earlenescakes.com/productexamples.htm

Yes, we are lucky, I just love this site, I love it when thursday comes around for another tutorial.
And Paul has really loosened up , in the early tutorials he was much more serious, now it’s fun that he let’s himself joke and laugh, he has gain a lot of experience and confidence in front of the camera, lucky us indeed !!

P.S. English is not my first language, hope i am not writing words that are out of place

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Oh I love gadgets too if they make life easier but I hate them when they go wrong particularly if I have no means to repair! It’s such a shame that you don’t have many of these shows, they’re great places for picking up bargains and seeng new ideas. If it wasn’t for my hubby taking me I wouldn’t be able to travel to the shows, its a long way to go. We make it a mini holiday by taking the caravan, so it’s a home from home on a smaller scale.

In the early tutorials Paul was more formal and kindda rigid. I think that was mainly because he lacked confidence and had a lot of self doubt (can you believe that? I mean the guys a genius!). Also he wasn’t really used to standing in front of a camera. Off camera he was jolly and so, so helpful.
My hubby, in his day, used to perform in amature dramatics. His advice would always be ‘make friends with the camera and talk to it as if it is a person’. I remember saying that to Paul the first time we ever met him. I used to tease him that he should smile more. He has come a long, long way since then, now he’s that cheeky chappie who bounces into our homes each time we watch a tutorial. Some how I still love the old tutorials. Many of them were filmed late at night or early morning. We can hear howling storms raging outside, the screaming wind knocking and tapping in the rafters asking to be let in and the occasional clap of thunder adding to the drama. Picked up on mic are also sounds of the wild with owls hooting, foxes and badgers barking and birds singing. I used to watch the tutorials way into the early hours of the morning, falling asleep, then waking up only for another tutorial fix!! It was all so exciting, online tutorials were a pretty new thing, now everyone is doing it. In my humble opinion we are enrolled on the very best site, there is something for everyone, a wonderful place of learning together, improving old skills, learning new ones and sharing experiences. Paul and David worked very hard back then to bring us top notch tutorials and they still haven’t turned down the heat.
These two guys are really genuine people, they make their business in an ethical, caring way. If ever you need help or advice or if you’re not sure of something, they are both there to help, support and encourage.
Oh wow listen to me rambling on!! By the way your English is perfect, no worries there! x

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My my my…..howling storms and screaming wind….there is a poet that lies dormant in you. You seem like a very nice and talented lady.
Thank you Madeitwithlove, I have really enjoyed our little chat ( this fascinates me about the internet, how it can bring 2 people from 2 opposite place in the world together for even just a short period of time)
I will be reading the answers and advice you give with such generosity in a brand new light from now on.

Line x

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