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Monday, March 4, 2013

How To Use Tappits For Cake Decorating

 

 

Have you ever wondered how the pretty font is made on cake boards and cake plaques? The answer is Tappits , which are cutters that can be used with fondant and gumpaste. I use the Funky Alphabet and Numbers Set by FMM. The tappits are simple to use and take a lot of the guess work out of lettering for cake decorating.

 

 

Tools Needed

Small Rolling Pin

Pizza Cutter

Small Paint Brush

Fondant or Gumpaste

Nonstick Surface

 

 

 

I will be using fondant for this tutorial. It helps to put the fondant in the freezer for a few minutes so that it will firm up and will be less stretchy.

  • Roll out fondant to 1/8 of an inch. (1/16 of an inch is good also)
  • Cut however many squares you need for the word that you are trying to make.
  • I will be making the word bake, so only four squares are needed. They don't have to be perfect.

 

 

 

 

  • Find the letter that you are going to need on your tappit.
  • Press it firmly into the fondant and wiggle it around until the edges start to detach.
  • Carefully pull the edges from the letter.

 

 

This is what the lettering should look like when you are done with the steps above.

 

 

 

 

  • Bend the tappit back slightly and tap it against your nonstick surface.
  • This should release the lettering from the tappit.

 

 

There are two options for releasing the insides of the letters. You could:

  • Poke the end of a small paintbrush through the inside of the letter while it is in the tappit.

or


  • Lift the letter up once it is on the nonstick surface and poke the insides out.



Here is what the final product looks like. I hope that you have enjoyed this tutorial and learned something new. Have a great week.


Savor The Baking,

Chineka


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 comments:

  1. i do a lot of cake decorating, but i've never touched fondant! you've taught me something here today, chineka, and made it look so easy!

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    1. Thanks Grace. I'm so glad that you could learn something from me. Fondant takes patience and practice to master, but it can be done. :-)

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  2. I had been wondering how everyone made such beautiful and perfect letters. Mystery solved!! Thanks for the tutorial. I may have to experiment with tappits.

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    1. Thanks Marci. I'm glad that this tutorial was helpful.

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  3. I have these and can never get them out, so I am excited to retry using this method! Firmer fondant is a must! Thanks

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