SugarVeil® Icing
Instructions
For making flexible decorations for cakes
or plated desserts
MIX: Using
a fork and a deep glass or stainless
steel mixing bowl, stir 1/3
C. plus 2 Tbl. boiling waterboiling
water (use only 1/3 cup boiling
water if applying with a piping bag)*
into 1
C. SugarVeil® for 30 seconds
until completely wetted, then immediately
beat on high speed 2-4 minutes with
an electric mixer, whisk attachment,
to a firm consistency (tip
of icing peak will flop over). Mixture
will be white, smooth, and glossy.
To fill the SugarVeil® Icing
Dispenser cartridge, pipe mixture
dead center into cartridge. Insert
a red "follower", solid end
pushing against icing, and compress
icing to bottom of cartridge using
the end of the metal "puller" tool.
Attach a green tip.
Other methods of application: The
SugarVeil mixture may be applied
by using a piping bag fitted with fine
tips, or using a parchment cone. SugarVeil
may be combed into fine lines with
the SugarVeil
Confectionery Comb, smoothed
over a stencil, or made into a paper-thin
sheet by smoothing onto a silicone
mat (see "Dessert
Garnishes" DVD for
instructions).
 For a softer result,
use LESS speed, more water (up to 1/2
cup total per 1 C. mix), or both. If
repeated "dots" are
desired as a design component, it
may be desirable to make a softer second
mixture specifically for the purpose
of producing rounded dots. For a firmer result, beat a longer period of time
and refrigerate piping bag 30 minutes
or so before use.
*If preparing mixture
24 hours in advance, use at least
1/3 C. plus 2 Tbl. boiling water
to 1 C. mix. Cover air-tight
and refrigerate to store. If
mixture is left for more than a few
hours, re-mix by hand or with
mixer on low speed. After mixing
has begun, a few drops of water may
be added if desired. Mixture should
be glossy and smooth.
*Do not use chemically treated/softened water. If in doubt,
use distilled water, or bottled water without added minerals.
Coloring SugerVeil: Liquid, gel or
powder colorant may be ued. For
very dark colors, use a predominant
amount of color in powder form; mix into dry
SugrVeil before adding water.
APPLY: Grease
a piece of parchment paper or cellophane
liberally with vegetable shortening.
Placing a line design beneath, if desired,
apply SugarVeil icing in
very fine lines. Ensure
that all lines are connecting, consistent,
and of similar density. Pipe a small
test area as well. You may allow lines
to "set"
several minutes before piping on top
of/directly adjacent to other lines.
Also, to ensure that all lines set
at the same time, you may add finer
lines (using the pink tip of the Icing
Dispenser) at the finish, after heavier
lines have been completed.
SET: Setting
time is dependent upon relative humidity,
and may range from 15 minutes to overnight. Touch
the "set" (test) piece. When
adequately set, SugarVeil piped
lines will feel firm (not sticky) to
the touch. Beyond this time, the lines
may dry completely. To speed or delay
setting time, note the following tips:
To
delay setting:
- Use a humidifier in room
- Use more water or mix at
lower speed
- Apply in heavier lines
- Seal in Tupperware® or 'tented" plastic zippered
bag prior to setting completely
- Lower the ambient temperature of room
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To
speed setting: - Use
heat lamp overhead (this
also adds a patina sheen)**
- Place in 100 degree oven, or oven with light/pilot
light on**
- Place in a food dehydrator**
- Place in the path of a fan or a heated air duct**
- Use a dehumidifier in room
- Apply in finer lines
- Increase ambient temperature of room
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**Important:
Allow piece to cool before
attempting to peel from surface. Heat
bulbs and utility fixtures
are available at home improvement
stores, totaling around $15.00
or so. |
"Reverse" setting
process: In areas of extremely high
humidity, decorations may be placed
in a food dehydrator
or an oven less than 100 degrees to
dry, and then carefully removed to
absorb ambient humidity for achieving
a flexible state.
Note
that if the "set" decoration
is not placed directly upon cake, it
may continue to absorb humidity. If
so, repeat the setting process.
 When test piece feels firm to the
touch, pull parchment downwards over
a sharp table edge. If test piece separates
easily from parchment, piece is ready
to be removed and placed onto iced
cake.
PLACE: Place
the SugarVeil piece
on top of a buttercream (crusted or
non), chocolate ganache, or poured
or rolled fondant covered cake. For
a very wet whipped icing, test first
to ensure that SugarVeil is
not dissolved.
For decorating the sides of a cake,
place SugarVeil piece
on a freshly iced cake. It will adhere
and eventually meld slightly into cake
surface.
Freezing/Cold weather considerations: Cakes/desserts
decorated with SugarVeil may
be both refrigerated and frozen. When
transporting SugarVeil decorations
not supported by a cake or dessert
in cold weather, note that they freeze
rapidly and must be handled gently
until thawed. Transport on a rigid
surface within an insulated carrier,
and do not bump or handle until decorations
return to room temperature. |
