type of icing used in putting names on cakes

by celina
(philippines)

hi! i just want to ask what is the name of the icing that is used to put names on a cake?

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Aug 17, 2009

ICING
by: KELLY

I use buttercream that I make myself.
I thin it with water or the Wilton gel.

Sometimes I use those little candy letters if I'm in a hurry.

Aug 17, 2009

GEL
by: Anonymous

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE COLORS IN THE TUBE AT YOUR MARKETS. BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TUBE FROSTING AND SOME IS GEL AND SOME IS A BUTTERCREAM. JUST FOR NAME WRITING, ANY OF THEM ARE GOOD.

Aug 17, 2009

Depends
by: Anonymous

I think different people use different things. I use buttercream sometimes, royal icing, and also fondant or gumpaste other times.

The buttercream and royal are piped on the cake and the fondant or gumpaste are used when I want to cut the letters out. I use gumpaste if I want them to get hard so I can stand them up on the cake

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