Hi!!! I'm making one of my world famous cakes (lol) for a birthday, and I'm trying to make it look professional. I usually just use a piping tool to make a decorative design on the cake, but this time I want a very smooth look with elegant detailing. Therefore, I need one of those "frosting spreaders," but I don't know what the real name is, and I don't know where to find it! It looks almost like a flat, thin, 1-inch wide piece of metal that has a crink in it, and professional bakers use it to spread frosting. I see it everywhere, on all the cooking shows! Let me try to draw it online:
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^That's the basic shape of it (never mind the dots on the bottom that are just holding the space).
Does anyone know the official name of this and/or where I can find it? THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'll PICK A BEST ANSWER TONIGHT!!!!!!!
2007-07-30 06:08:09 · 8 answers · asked by Happy 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
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2007-07-30 06:10:03 · update #1
Ah, damnit. Never mind that second attempt at drawing it! LOL
2007-07-30 06:10:26 · update #2
Get yourself a bakers spatula and some fondant. With the white fondant, you can add food coloring to make it what ever color you want which is really fun and you can use your imagination to really do some creative decorating. Also with the fondant, it makes it easy to adhere the decorations and you will have a smooth brilliant work of art. Good luck and put your creative inner artist to work! P.S. If you have cable, you should watch The Food Network channel, there is a guy named Duff on his show called " Ace Of Cakes " he is from Baltimore, and does some really creative and excellent cakes! I'm sure you will make your birthday recipient very happy :-)
2007-07-30 07:47:13 · answer #1 · answered by Total_Power_4_Me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Michaels, AC Moore, Sur La Table, Williams and Sonoma, and other kitchen stores will have your spatula. Even some Walmarts carry them if they have a cake decorating section, which is usually in the craft section not the baking aisle.
2007-07-30 13:23:56 · answer #2 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a craft supply store like Michaels, or a cooking supply store. Don't know where you live, so can make a specific suggestion. In the Boston area, try Michaels, they have a lot of cake decorating supplies.
2007-07-30 13:18:04 · answer #3 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Joann stores have a wilton cake section and they prolly have what you are looking for, sorry but I am not sure the specific name for it. They also have this stuff, I think it is called fondant that you can roll out and put onto your cake, it is like frosting but more of a clay, looks really sharp. Good luck
2007-07-30 13:12:12 · answer #4 · answered by kk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called a spatula. Sometimes called a bakers or decorators spatula.
Look in the yellow pages for a local restaurant supply store they will have all you need. Their tools will have your mind spinning.
*{disclaimer}This is my advise and advise only. I hold no responsibility for you spending mucho $$$ at any supply shop.
Enjoy
Oh, please post pictures of your world famous cake. : )
2007-07-30 13:17:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're called frosting spatulas
http://www.shopbakersnook.com/93.html?m5:cat=/Spatulas&psid=jbucImQ3grUwskAwb809
You can get them at cooking stores, and sometimes Target or craft stores that have a cake making section (Michaels)
2007-07-30 13:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by Sabine É 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try going to a store that sells wilton cake products. it is called a spatula. it makes it so easy to get a smooth finish
2007-07-30 13:29:52 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ cat furrever ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i buy all my supplies from wiltons..if they dont have it I willl be surprised...http://www.wilton.com/
2007-07-30 13:13:56 · answer #8 · answered by allen2859 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋