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Cake Decorating with Wilton

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Decorating cakes is a craft, and it’s one that I have been working on for many years. My passion started at the birth of my oldest daughter with the intense drive to make beautiful birthday cakes {100% made by me}, instead of opting for store bought cakes. Thankfully through the years, I’ve had Cake Decorating with Wilton on my side. They are constantly coming up with tools and products to make cake decorating easier and more fun {’cause making that perfect cake can come with its fair-share of tears along the way!}.

One such marvelous Wilton product line is the Wilton Punch. Cut. Decorate!. This line consists of genius food-grade “punches” {think of patterned paper punches}, which make cutting shapes and designs from sugar sheets, fondant, and gum paste a whole lot simpler.

Before I get ahead of myself, let me say that before using the Wilton Punch.Cut.Decorate line, I had never worked with sugar sheets {nor fondant} before. Seriously. But why? Because the thought left me panicked, only professionals decorate with sugar sheets and fondant, right? I soon learned that I couldn’t be more wrong!

My first step, after making my layered cake was to cover it with fondant. Afraid of leaving it up to me seeking a recipe, I used the Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant. It was so easy to work with, my goodness! I was left with a smooth and pretty covered cake in no time – my very first time!

Now to decorate using the accessories! The Punch Set With Oval Cutting Insert has a white spring-loaded base, a bottom plate, a top plate, and a silicone cap. There are many Single Shape Punches in the Cutting Insert line {all with their own design}, so you just need to pop in a top plate and punch a Wilton sugar sheet. Once you have a punch, you can collect the different shape plates to use with it. There’s even Border Punch Sets, to make nice patterned borders, which I really had some fun with for my cake.

Wilton Sugar Sheets come in 9 patterns and 12 solid colors, and are paper-backed sheets of thin edible icing. So, they are flexible to work and surprisingly, they are fairly durable {I had only assumed they would rip, but they don’t very easily}. When punching out shapes, the tip to pat some icing sugar on the plates is key – then the sheets don’t stick and they cut a lot smoother.

To make it even easier, Wilton has many Punch. Cut. Decorate Accessories to help along the way. There is the Cake Marker, which is a helpful tool that gives confidence in placing level shapes or borders. I’m pretty picky and precise when I decorate cakes, so I thought the Cake Marker was a great tool to use. As well, there’s the Wilton Rotary Cutter, a simple way to make straight or wavy lines, without using a knife {which can tear the sheets}.

I decided to make a girly-flower cake, since the girls were so excited and of course, claimed the cake as their own. They buzzed about me while I decorated the cake, and their eyes popped in amazement when I revealed the final look. Their shouts of ‘WOW, MOM” is why I love making and decorating cakes. It’s the moment you show off your creation, made with love….and a little help from Wilton!

I cannot wait to make my Halloween and Christmas holiday cakes! Maybe I’ll try my Punch. Cut. Decorate supplies on rolled fondant this time, make more of a 3D effect?
Watch out Cake Boss!

 

Disclosure: I received product to facilitate this review, all opinions are my own.

 

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Comments

  1. Oh my gosh you’re cake is beautiful! Wilton wish list: pretty much everything on their site teehee but top two would be a tilting turntable and variety pack of tips.

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  33. If I could only choose two things, I would choose:

    Decorator Favorites Pattern Press Set
    Cupcakes ‘N More® 23 Count Standard Dessert Stand

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  40. You did an amazing job on the cake! I’ve never before worked with fondant or sugar sheets, but I’ve wanted to try and now I feel inspired.
    The two products on my wish list would be –
    1. Tri-Tanium® 12 Cup Muffin Pan
    2. Dessert Decorator Pro™

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  51. Love the cake you made!

    I’d love to get some silicone baking cups and the decorative press set

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  64. My wish list – mickey mouse shaped pan and cupcake stand.
    Love all their decorating ideas!
    Lisa_june @ hotmail dot com

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  73. I would like the 10 inch Angel Food Pan and the Avanti® Everglide® Metal-Safe Non-Stick 24 Cup Mini Muffin Pan
    ksceviour at hotmail dot com

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  79. 2 products on my wishlist are:
    Giant Cupcake baking pan
    10-Pc. Fondant/Gum Paste Tool Set

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  87. I would love to have the Non-Stick Mini Holiday Pan and the Bite-Size Brownie Squares 24-Cavity Silicone Mold
    thanks
    flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  98. the Red Foil cupcake wraps
    the brownie 6 piece moldable pan

    yourstrulee(at)sasktel(dot)net

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  120. I would love the Performance Pans™ Round Pan Set, 3 in. Deep and the Dessert Decorator Pro™!

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  134. Two products that I would love to have are the Avanti® Everglide® Metal-Safe Non-Stick 24 Cup Mini Muffin Pan and the Color Mist™ Food Color Sprays

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  149. I would love to get the 6-Cavity Doughnut Twist Pan and Comfort Grip™ Cookie Press from Wilton

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  167. My mom and I just bought their book and some accessories to try the cake pops. I am so looking forward to trying some of their ideas. The decorating pens and candy flavouring set would great additions to our stash!

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  204. I like the Decorative Press Set and the Bite-Size Brownie Squares 24-Cavity Silicone Mold
    reneetaylor at sympatico dot ca

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  254. I’ve got my eye on the circle cutter and the cake marker, they’d make decorating easier.

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  273. The Topping Tornado and the Candy Melting Accessories would make for fun days at home with the kids.

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  277. I would love the pre made white royal icing roses and the Creamy White Buttercream Icing Mix!

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  289. Hmmmmm….two things? I don’t have a non-stick baking sheet…..so that’s one! Ohhhh…and this – Tilt’ n Mix 3 Pc. Bowl Set!!

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  302. I would need a turntable to start and a No #1 tip for writing.

    I would like them from the wilton site.

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  316. man I love every product wilton makes.. i want everything!

    hm.. a cake leveler and any of the cake displays they have[sooo pretty ^_^]

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  332. I follow you on twitter and tweeted-http://twitter.com/#!/daddykulit/status/134302896404697088

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  350. I need to win this one..why you ask???? well I went to ice 48 cupcakes for my son’s bday party and couldnt find the icing tips anywhere. so frantically called a friend and she had one tip which I used.(saved the day)..so I would like a set of tips and a turntable.

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  355. OH MY…to pick only 2!
    I would love the Wonder Mold Set and the Dimensions 6 cavity heart pan.

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  365. I love Wilton products– so most everything is my wish list– but the spring form heart pan and the cross pan would be so cool to have.

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  371. I’d like the Cake Stencils Variety Pack and the Decorator Favorites Pattern Press Set. Thanks for a chance to win this awesome giveaway! 🙂

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