Elegant Scroll Work

Did you see the February ICES newsletter?

If you haven't seen it, check it out!  M Anthony Pena, CMSA, has an article where he describes making the cake on the cover.  What molds did he use?  Some from Decorate the Cake, of course!

DTC Products Used:
Fancy Mini Scrolls
Jabot #2
Scroll - Single Fancy - Right and Left

"Let Them Eat Cake"- The Jabot Mold Sequel

All I can say about this next blog post is WOW!  Joanne Wieneke outdid herself with the amazing combination of molds, creativity and some awesome talent.

I know that you have been waiting for the sequel of the Jabot Mold tutorial. This is it...

I have gathered a number of very beautiful and versatile molds to join the Jabot Mold Collection from DTC and incorporated them to a cake design, inspired by a quote  "Let Them Eat Cake", the phrase commonly misattributed to the lady named Marie Antoinette....

(photos from Wikipedia)

If you scroll back, reading archives of DTC Blogs, a lot of molds have already been presented and how to use it.  I used all necessary Tips and Techniques mentioned in DTC Tutorial blogs:
Lace Press Mold Tutorial by Morsels by Mark
New Applique Lace Molds by Sherrie Ortiz
Bridal Motif Lace by Renea Feagin
The Jabot Mold by Joanne Wieneke
Tuscan Jewelry Bowl by Joanne Wieneke

This should be easy, all you need are: fondant or gumpaste, shortening,  gumglue, royal icing , palette knife or  plastic clay knife, toothpicks, rolling pins, small scissors, paint brush, some gold and pearl dust  and a lot of patience and a ton of time....

Here are the list of molds that I have used for this cake:

 Brooch 2C FiligreeLeaf

 (pipe dots of royal icing over  the filigree leaf)

Floral1 Rose Daisy

Floral Heart with Rose Center

Floral2 Square Floral

Floral2 Rose Swag Pair

Brooch 2C Square oval

(fold left and right gem wing and stretch to a sausage by rolling the middle gem between your fingers to create the arm)

Jabot Molds

Jabot #1

Jabot #2

 Brooch1C Filigree

Scroll - Single Fancy - Right & Left

           Brooch 2C Square oval
(cut wings of the mold and randomly position them to make a gem buns on hair)

Stack up your cakes, in this case, I used styrofoam for visual purposes.

Thank you very much Glenda and DTC for giving me the opportunity to work with your beautiful and fantastic products!

 I hope you all enjoyed this inspirational cake as much as I enjoyed creating them...

Happy Cake Decorating!

 Joanne Wieneke

The Little Cake Patch

Products Used:

Brooch 2C FiligreeLeaf

Floral1 Rose Daisy

Floral Heart with Rose Center
Floral2 Square Floral
Floral2 Rose Swag Pair
Brooch 2C Square oval
Jabot #1
Jabot #2
Brooch1C Filigree
Scroll - Single Fancy - Right & Left
Lace 4 - Flora Swag

The Jabot Mold

What is a JABOT? 

My friend Wikipedia defines Jabot as :
Jabot (pronounced /ʒæˈboʊ/ ( listen), from French jabôt: a bird's crop); alternatively a bird's croup or craw. Originally the term jabot referred to the frilling or ruffles decorating the front of a shirt.^[1] It has evolved into a decorative clothing accessory consisting of lace or other fabric falling from the throat, suspended from or attached to a neckband or collar; or simply pinned at the throat.

My other friend Thesaurus defines Jabot as :

Noun

1.

jabot - a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt flounce, furbelow, ruffle, frill - a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

There... a Jabot is a fancy neckwear!

Because of its intricate details, the cake industry has adopted it as one of its classic designs and pattern.  There have been ways to make jabot details from royal icing. And as the industry evolved, they have developed a  more convenient way to create a uniform look for a Jabot piece. Resin molds, Plastic  and Silicone molds have popped in the cake decorating market.

I was given the opportunity to discover ways to use a jabot silicone mold. As it looks convenient to use, I will have to say it is  very tricky, it is not complicated, it is  time consuming, the result is rewarding! the piece is such a beauty!

DTC offers 2 styles of jabot mold found in this link :
Jabot #1
Jabot #2

Both designs are stunning!

I tried doing the the pieces using fondant, it works but we have to consider the time and the structure of fondant. Fondant cannot be thinned out as much as we can thin out a gumpaste. And because the product will be a thin and delicate piece we need more elasticity and a more stronger paste to do the project. Therefore, we  have to use gumpaste to deal with the Jabot Mold. The fondant can be mixed with a little amount of tylose powder to add strenght and elasticity. The RTU (ready to use) gumpaste is conveniently available in the market. There are many recipes by different cake experts for homemade gumpaste.

 Materials: 

DTC's Jabot Silicone Molds
2 inch size ball of well kneaded gumpaste
shortening (crisco)
rolling pin
tooth pick
dresden tool
small fine clay knife
6 inch rolling pin
foam pad
steamer
forming mat
fine scissors
wire brush
Lots of patience!


 Knead the  gumpaste well and form a  sausage , place the rolling pin on the sausage lengthwise and  flatten it out in the middle making sure that you create a thin well .

Roll sides, lengthening and widening the paste. 

Rub a small amount of crisco on the mold. Lay the sheet of gumpaste you just rolled and press gently but firmly to the mold making sure that the gumpaste adheres and goes through the nook and crannies of the details. 












Make sure the middle portion is thin enough that you can almost see the mold through. 













Trim the edges and smooth the edges with your fingers.




Try to lift the gumpaste off the mold, this is an event that may may you nervous, you shouldn't be, as the shortening you rubbed on the mold will help you lift it up effortlessly!. Lift slowly and check if you got the details. If you left out some, return it back to the mold and press the part where it needed the details with your clay knife.

If you need to patch some broken strings, this is the time to do it. Don't worry if there are film of gumpaste still on the piece, we will clean it out later.













Lay the piece on a foam pad and let it dry for 10-15 minutes.

If the piece has slightly hardened a bit after 15 minutes, take your dresden tool or toothpick, poke the film  of gumpaste on the foam. 

It is easier to  poke the dried film than when it is moist. 










Yes, the back part of the piece will look messy, you can clean it out using the wire brush, but be gentle. Do everything on top of the foam pad so to keep the piece still and safe.  








Steam the back portion of the piece to clean out any remaining bits of  gumpaste scraps.









Let the pieces dry to form on the forming mat for a curved look.  If you don't have a forming mat, use a roll paper towel.



If you want it flat, just lay it on top of a foam or a box with a paper towel.









Note : dry it front side down since the back portion has been steamed. Remember that the back part is moist and will stick on to anything if you dry it back side down.



When the piece has dried up totally dried up you can go back and trim the edges and the details for a more cleaner look.

I hope this short tutorial has been helpful in dealing with
the jabot mold.

Please stay tuned for the continuation of this tutorial as I will be using the jabot pieces in combination with other classic molds that DTC is offering.

Happy Cake Decorating!
 Joanne Wieneke
The Little Cake Patch





DTC Products Used:
Jabot #1
Jabot #2
Scroll Oval Center
Filigree Butterfly