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Christmas/Wedding Cake - Roll Out Icing Help

catho_monster · 2008-05-25 09:19:25

Hi! Making a wedding cake for my best friend - she's desperate, and I thought I'd give it a go :eek: So the cakes are made and marzipanned - icing part comes today. My problem, and my question is - when you are putting roll-out-icing onto the marzipan, do you need to moisten the marzipan with a brush of water first? Or do…

25-05-2008 10:19am

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Hi!

Making a wedding cake for my best friend - she's desperate, and I thought I'd give it a go :eek:
So the cakes are made and marzipanned - icing part comes today.

My problem, and my question is - when you are putting roll-out-icing onto the marzipan, do you need to moisten the marzipan with a brush of water first? Or do you put the icing straight on. I'm concerned about how the icing will stick to the marzipan...

I have done copious amounts of internet research, and I'm being told different things so I basically want first hand experience...

Thanks in advance,
catho

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#2 25-05-2008 8:36pm

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Yes you do as otherwise it will not stick on. You could use whisked egg white, or as I do....some vodka or such for that extra kick!! Good luck.

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#3 26-05-2008 8:22am

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Thanks yeah, I decided I'd better try something so I used some cooled boiled water.
Turned out perfectly!
Thanks!

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