Sequins are a cake trend that's making a huge statement in fashion cakes. It gives a dramatic look. Here is how you can make an edible brooch for your cake. Make it classy as I have or rustic combined with textures and frills. This sequins fondant brooch is bound to look impressive on any cake designed for a lady.
Declaration - This post is in collaboration with Marvelous Molds. I was offered a set of the new Simpress Molds for use. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.
I have so been looking forward to sharing these cakes with you. Not just because I love how my cakes turned out but also wanted to share with you these new molds!! You know how excited I am about new cake toys so when Marvelous Molds sent me this new Simpress Collection I could not wait to try them.
Sequins cake trends
Are one of those who follow cake trends? The sequin has been in for a while now. The oldest method being the use of confetti and then brushing it with metallic dust.
For some reason, that method didn't seem to pick up with me or my customers. While it looks good on pictures. Customers weren't so excited about the idea of eating all that confetti and metallic paint. So no matter how much I sold it..... nope..! However, customers are open to using sugar paste as a base. After all, it's the same old sugar paste to them. Now with this method.... yes, please.
The one thing I have learned about cake decorating with my customers? They aren't so excited about trends (that's for us cake decorators) My customers care about how it tastes.
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The classic sequins
I think this is usually how most people use sequin - all over the cake. These are two six inch tall tier cakes. And the Sequins mold is a standard 4 inch. So I could use this very easily on the whole cake. Just like you would any other onlays or mold.
Here I have used the Simpress Symmetrical Sequins Mold with orange sugar paste as a base. Added some CMC to make sure my fondant was a bit firmer. (especially with the summer humidity I have). You don't always have to dust the sequins with metallic dust. The bottom tier orange sequins cake has light dust of pearl shimmer.
The Second Simpress Sequin Jubilee mold is different. I'm looking forward to using that one very soon too.
It's a really simple design. But there's a lot less work using a mold as compared to the traditional method.
If I did this the confetti method it would mean a couple more steps - Diving the cake, covering part of the cake that I don't want messing up. then adding piping gel to that part of the cake to add confetti. Placing my cake on a big bowl so I can contain the mess! Making sure the confetti attached to every inch so it looks even, let the confetti dry so it can then hand painted with metallic colors.
With the mold.. well, I just roll the fondant out, place it on the mold, attach it to the cake! Wait for the fondant to get a big firm beforehand paint with metallic or lightly dust with peal. See..... there is a reason why I LOVE molds!
You can use the sequins on the whole cake which is obviously the easiest!! But wanted to show you how I made this Sequin's brooch for my Bat Mitzvah Cake. I like using molds but it's always exciting when you have something different on your cake as compared to the same stuff that everyone else has. Right? As you can see it's very simple but pretty. You can make it many different ways by just simply changing the shape, colors, movement in design.
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About this cake
Cake Flavors - Bottom Tier is my Classic Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Ganache. The top tier is my Coconut Cake with Coconut Swiss Meringue Buttercream. You know you can get all these cake recipes and frosting here on my blog.
Black Fondant - Can you guess? yep, this is my Black Fondant recipe. I'd add the recipe below for easy access but you can get a detailed post with troubleshooting here. Of course, you can also use my Chocolate Marshmallow Fondant by just adding black gel food color if you wish.
Double Barrel tier - is a double barrel cake - Two 7 inch cakes stacked together with a cake board in between and then covered in black fondant. We spoke in more details about double barrel cakes here on this post - What are double barrel cakes?
Top Tier - is a six-inch cake. Ideally, you would keep a two-inch difference in cake sizes but in this case. I wanted my Simpress Sequins Brooch to sit in between the two tiers. A two-inch gap would be too but three 7 inch cakes were not what I wanted. I use a little gap of one inch. Just one of those little things that you have to keep in mind when you plan your cakes.
Bottom Two-inch tier is a cake dummy used to complete the design I had in mind.
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How to make an Edible Brooch for Cake
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Materials
- 4 layers Chocolate Pound Cake
- 4 layer Coconut Cake
- 1.5 kgs Swiss meringue buttercream
- 1.5 kgs Black Fondant
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Instructions
Double Barrel tier – is a double barrel cake
- Two 7 inch cakes stacked together with a cake board in between and then covered in black fondant.
- We spoke in more details about double-barrel cakes here on this post – What are double barrel cakes?
Top Tier – is a six-inch cake.
- Ideally, you would keep a two-inch difference in cake sizes but in this cake. I wanted my Simpress Sequins Brooch to sit in between the two tiers.
- A two-inch gap would be too but three 7 inch cakes were not what I wanted so. I use a little gap of one inch.
- Just one of those little things that you have to keep in mind when you plan your cakes.
MissJess
Beautiful cakes! I hadn't seen any of the sequined cakes yet but it looks pretty good. You're one talented woman!
Veena Azmanov
Thank you MissJess.
Michelle
I am definately pinning this as I am always on the look out for creative things that my daughter and I can do together. This looks perfect!! Thank You
Veena Azmanov
Thank you Michelle. I do hope you try it Thanks
emma me and b make tea
i cant believe they arent pieces of jewelry! amazing! you are super clever!
Veena Azmanov
Thank you Emma