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Step-by-Step Technique
- 1 Create the Fabric: Brush the fabric mix onto sheets of wafer paper. This will turn them from stiff, brittle paper into soft, fabric-like sheets that drape like silk organza.
- The "Stuffing" Foundation: Secure a smaller-diameter cake dummy to your cake board at the bottom of the cake. This provides the "lift" so the fabric doesn't just lie flat.
- Gathering (Ruched Effect): * Take your flexible wafer paper sheets and pinch them at the top.
- Apply a small amount of "edible glue" (water/CMC mix) to the top edge of the dummy.
- Press the pinched wafer paper onto the glue, creating vertical "ruched" folds.
- Creating the Bubble Fold: * Tuck the bottom of the wafer paper sheet underneath the dummy toward the centre of the cake board.
- This "tucking" action creates the rounded, air-filled "bubble" look.
- Seamless Integration: Overlap the sheets slightly, ensuring all "seams" are tucked into the folds of the next sheet. The result should look like one continuous, massive puff of fabric encircling the base.
