Recipe

Christmas Ribbons And Roses Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Hayamaktoum / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago This is a cake decoration with a Christmas theme. It is designed for the Southern Lane Cake, but it could work on any cake. This recipe produces a taffy-like pliable material that you can sculpt and cut into various shapes. You can color it (use past... More Prep:60m Cook:5m Servings:12	Hayamaktoum
	cake decorations decoration christmas holiday colorful red green roses

Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope

Recent Gawkers

Ingredients

20 oz. white chocolate (get "real" white chocolate, not the pellets they sell at cake decorating suppliers--Lindt or Ghirardelli bars work well)

1/4 c. light corn syrup

1/4 c. (or less) vodka

Gold Luster Dust powder (two 2g jars)

Green Luster Dust powder (two 2g jars)

Red Luster Dust powder (one 2g jar)

Paste food colors: green, red

1 c. icing for decorating

large silver dragees

toothpicks

small clean new paintbrush

Directions

Melt white chocolate in double boiler over low heat. Remove from heat; add syrup. White chocolate will separate. While still warm, divide mixture into thirds, and place the portions in separate bowls. Using paste food color, tint one third green, and one third red. (Do not use liquid food color, or material will be too soft to shape.) Knead each mixture by hand until color is blended in and material is cohesive and elastic. Discard the excess cocoa butter that comes out. Wrap portions in paper towels and plastic wrap and chill 15-30 minutes, or until firm but pliable.

While shaping roses and ribbons, if material becomes too firm, microwave 5 to 10 seconds. If it gets too soft, refrigerate 15-30 minutes, and keep batches chilled until ready to use. Your hands will get very oily; keep paper towels handy to wipe.

Make ribbons: Between sheets of foil or plastic wrap, roll out green mixture to 12 by 8 inches. Cut into eight 12-inch by 1-inch ribbons. Chill until firm. Cut four strips in half and shape into loops. (Important: shape loops first, then paint them.) In cup or shot glass, mix green Luster Dust powder with a few drops of vodka to thin to painting consistency. Brush onto one side of ribbons and both sides of loops. If paint dries as you work, thin with a little more vodka. Set aside or chill until dry (it dries rather quickly).

Make roses: Shape untinted white chocolate mixture into 1/2 inch balls. Cover baking sheet with plastic wrap or wax paper; working with 20 balls at a time, flatten balls into 1-1/2 inch discs. To form a rose, first roll one disc into cone shape to form center of rose; attach each of five more discs around bottom of center cone for petals. Make some smaller roses using only five discs. Blend gold Luster Dust powder with a few drops of vodka to painting consistency. Paint some roses gold. Set aside or chill until dry. Repeat with red mixture to make red roses, painting with red Luster Dust powder. If desired, place one silver dragee in center of each rose.

Pipe icing shells around bottom and top edge of cake; dot shells with a silver dragee between each. Arrange loops and ribbons on top of cake and flowing out over edge of cake. Top with red and gold roses, using icing as glue, or toothpicks as needed to position roses.

Not quite what you're looking for? See more Dessert / Cakes

Or see more just like this

Comments

baron_grayson 1 year, 7 months ago said:
I'm in SL with Sue kicking back and relaxing after work...to relax we surf our hang out spots together and simply chat....this recipe of yours sounds like the perfect thing to make flames on a burning in hell valentine's day heart cake....

Thank you for the inspiration...

-Baron

hayamaktoum 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Yeah! That would be awesome :-)

suestonebender 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Haya, this looks so pretty. I was cracking up when Baron was commenting inworld on this. His head goes right to sculpties ... lol. The second I saw Ghirardelli and vodka in the same recipe, you had me hooked ... lol.

hayamaktoum 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Alas, the vodka evaporates almost immediately, lol... It was my mother who sculpted the pictured cake. I've tried several times since she passed away to make it myself, but my roses are pathetic by comparison. If either of you attempts this, be sure to take a photo for me!

spookykitty 12 months ago said:
Hi I am not sure if have the nerve to try this recipe but just wanted to say what a beautiful picture it sure caught my eye. Amazing cake wow!

Add a Comment