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the center. The three narrow leaves or petals of the This orchid is made in purple and white with a long orchid are pulled out in the same manner as the poin- green stem.settia.The two larger orchid petals next to them are
PULLING SUGAR RIBBONS AND BOWS After working with pulled sugar, you can understandflower making is time consuming. Therefore, whendecorating a cake completely in pulled sugar it is toyour advantage to cover most of the cake with rib-bons and bows. This can be done quickly and stillgive the cake a decorative appearance. There are two types of ribbon that we use on thecake: The solid color ribbon, and the striped ribbon.In decorating a cake, the ribbons and bows are madefirst because the ribbon candy must be soft and pli-able to be handled properly. To keep the candy from sticking, the ribbons are pulled or stretched on a heavypiece of canvas. Pulling ribbons takes practice. You'llencounter most of your difficulties with the candyhardening before you finish pulling the ribbon. Learn to work quickly. The finer the ribbon, the higher thegloss obtained. |
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