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Materials You'll Need:

• fondant, kneaded until soft
• rolling pin
• sharp knife
• lace mold (my molds are from Caljava)

Step 1: Roll the fondant into a thin sheet, between 1/8 and 1/16 of an inch thick. You may need to lightly dust your work surface with powdered sugar to keep the fondant from sticking.



Step 2: Trim edges of fondant sheet so it's easier to work with.


Step 3: Carefully lift the fondant sheet and place it on the lace mold.


Step 4: Firmly press the fondant into the lace mold, being careful not to stretch it.


Step 5: Firmly roll over the fondant to press it further into the lace mold. I like to roll from the center upwards and then from the center downwards. Its important not to stretch the fondant or move it on the lace mold in this step. If the fondant shifts, you will get a second lace mold impression.


Step 6: Carefully lift the fondant off of the lace mold and place it on your work surface. If you do not see a clean, crisp lace impression in the fondant at this time, re-knead the fondant and start again.


Step 7: Using a sharp knife, trim around the edges of your fondant impression. Use your imagination here! You do not have to abide by the lines of the lace mold. You can use just tiny pieces from the impression, cut more holes out of it, etc.

I find it easiest to trim the piece if I put a finger on each side of the knife. That keeps the fondant from sliding or bunching while the knife cuts through.


Now your fondant lace piece is ready to be applied to your cake! If you're applying it like I did on the cake above, paint a little bit of water on the cake and then carefully lay the fondant lace piece on it.

Here are a couple of other examples for how to use your lace pieces:

A lace patchwork cake from Earlene Moore.

Tools needed: fondant/gumpaste mix, DTC Lace Press mold, fondant roller



1. Roll out fondant/gumpaste to about 1/8” thick or down to a 2 or 3, using a pasta machine.







2. Lay the fondant/gumpaste over the mold.






3. Position the silicone lace over the mold, matching up the pattern. Press into place.






4. Continue pressing the silicone lace into the mold, using a small fondant roller.






5. Gently, start peeling away or removing the excess fondant/gumpaste from the mold.







6. Once excess removed, it should look like this.



7. If there is a little fondant/gumpaste sticking over the outline of the mold, just push it back in the mold so that there is no fondant/gumpaste over the outline. This will prevent you from having to trim the finished lace.


8. Flip the mold over and bend it at the end or corner and allow the lace appliqué to fall out and release from the mold.






a. At this point, you can use the mold as one piece or cut out desired portions of the lace appliqué





9. Brush the back of the mold with water. Do not over apply the water. The appliqué should be “tacky” to the touch but not too wet.




10. Place the lace piece on an iced cake and decorate as desired.



Finished Product!

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Tutorial - DTC's Lace Press Molds


Hi Everyone! I am so honored to be part of Decorate the Cake's product test group! My name is Mark, and I own Morsels By Mark in Montreal, Canada. This is my first time guest-blogging, but I do have my own sugar related blog where I talk sugar and even interview some pretty famous people in the industry!
I love the line of lace molds available at DTC and they are by far the best quality I have found out there! On top of great quality, the entire line of products are reasonably priced, shipped in a reasonable amount of time considering they are all made to order, the selection is incredible, and I have never had such incredible customer service! So, without any further adieu, here is a little tutorial I came up with on how to use DTC's lace press molds:


Molding medium of your choice (I used gumpaste, but fondant or modelling chocolate work also)






Step One
Soften gumpaste by kneading it with a little bit of shortening until it is smooth and pliable


Step Two
Roll the gumpaste out to a little over the same size as your mold. You want to get it to about the same thickness as the depth of the mold. I use my Kitchen-Aid pasta roller attachment on
number 1 or 2. Use a small pallet knife to trim it to size.






Step Three
Place the gumpaste in the cavity of the mold. Press the excess into the cavity and smooth. Use
the press back to apply pressure and emboss your lace.










Step Four
Turn your molded piece out onto your work surface, trim excess paste from edges using an
exacto knife.

• To really make the lace pop, I highly recommend using luster or pearl dust to help bring out the pattern of the piece. I also love the way black lace pops off of a red or white fondant background!

• Smaller shaped two-piece molds can be tough to piece together once medium is in base of mold. Before using, use a Sharpie marker to mark registration lines on the mold for easy match-up.

• If using fondant, mix with a bit of tylose to give it some added strength

• If you need to make a lot of smaller applique pieces, I recommend making a template to cut your rough pieces out before molding to speed the process up a bit

• When trimming paste, always make sure your blade is clean and still sharp to ensure a perfect cut

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КАК РАБОТАТЬ С МОЛДАМИ ДВОЙНЫМИ КРУЖЕВО?
При покупке молда кружево некоторые молды двойные, с силиконовыми вставками.Для работы с молдами крежево,мы рекомендуем брать мастику для цветов или для лепки фигурок,она более плотная и быстро сохнет.


Молд обсыпаем тщательно крахмалом. Наносим на молд тонко раскатанную мастику.

слегка придавливаем.После этого вложим силиконовый молд. И прокачиваем скалкой, туда и обратно, для того чтобы наши дырочки в кружевах освободить от мастики.

Аккуратно снимаем края

Снимаем силиконовый молд

Прокатываем еще раз скалкой
И щеткой(жесткой) убираем остатки мастики.

После этого достаем кружево и окрашиваем в нужный нам цвет.