Icing, fondant and sugarlace

These are lovely, and the tiny roses painted on are a sweet detail. I have never used sugarveil, so please don't laugh at my silly questions. Is it a mold or piped like a royal icing transfer? My understanding was that it was flexible, but why don't the wings droop then?

Too pretty to eat!

Hermosa! Te quedo preciosa.  Adoro la mariposa!

 

       
       


Sure I don't laugh, and your question isn't silly.  My  english is not good but I can say to you some things about the sugarveil.  Is like the icing, but when its dry the consistency is like que rice paper... Let me find a tutorial about how to work with these and I will send it to you... It works with a silicon molds.

Follow the oven-setting instructions at http://www.sugarveil.com/mat/S...nfectioners-Mats.pdf. You can use SugarVeil directly after mixing and set all of the mats within minutes.

SugarVeil Confectioners’ Mats, thoughtfully designed, are manufactured to ensure long-term use and produce the most delicate sugar creations in the sugar arts industry - fractions of a millimeter thick!

Creating decorations with the SugarVeil Confectioners’ Mats is a fun and creative process. Although there are many different ways of working with and setting SugarVeil, the oven setting instructions below produce the quickest results. Here's an overview of the oven-setting instructions:

Oven-Setting SugarVeil Process

·       Mix 2/3c (95gms) SugarVeil with 1/3c (80 ml) regular (unheated) tap water, stirring briskly for 30 seconds until mixture is smooth.
·       Using the paddle/beater blade, beat on medium speed for 4 minutes (scrape sides and bottom of bowl midway through mixing). Mixture will be white and pourable.
·       Dust cornstarch onto the SugarVeil Confectioners' Mat using a soft, wide brush in a circular motion. Shake excess cornstarch from mat. Spread SugarVeil as directed.


Setting SugarVeil Confectionery Icing
Note: Oven times and temperatures vary. Test your specific oven for doneness and temperature requirements. For any oven 'hot spots', it may be beneficial to periodically rotate baking sheet.

To set SugarVeil, place the mat on a baking sheet into a 200 degree F/93 degree C oven.

Estimated setting times for regular SugarVeil in the SugarVeil Confectioners’ Mats (for setting times for the Extra Dark Chocolate SugarVeil, go here: http://www.sugarveil.com/mat/S...nfectioners-Mats.pdf):

Circle Bouquets Mat - 3 min.*
Web Mat - 3.5 min.
Celebration Ribbons Mat - 4 min.
Flower Skull Mat - 4 min.
Leaves Mat - 4.5 min
Flower Net - 4.5 min.*
Rose Mantilla Mat - 5 min.*
Catrina Mat - 5 min.
Grasses Mat - 5 min
Mesh Mat - 5.5 min.*
Dot Veil Mat - 6 min.
Lace Mat - 8.5 min.
Brooches Mat - 10 min.
Woven Mat - 14 min.

Remove from oven and immediately wipe entire mat with a thin, damp cloth, particularly wiping over designs nearest the outer edges. Allow to cool 10 minutes on the baking sheet.

* [Note: For the most delicate mat designs, repeat process by spreading a second application of SugarVeil onto mat after the first series is partially set (2 min. in the oven), then continue to set the time above].
Place mat face down onto a sheet of parchment and peel mat from SugarVeil as instructed here: http://www.sugarveil.com/mat/S...nfectioners-Mats.pdf.

Additional tip for working in high heat/dry air conditions: In extremely dry kitchen conditions (ovens/furnaces operating), use less water in mixing SugarVeil - and get a more moist result! For example, per 2/3 cup (95g) SugarVeil powder, use 1/3 cup (80ml) water less 1 Tbl. (15ml).

For storing finished SugarVeil decorations, place them between parchment sheets in an airtight container out of sunlight. Or, because SugarVeil decorations last indefinitely, you may elect to allow them to dry completely and store them in their 'dry' form. When ready to use, remoisten with water to restore flexibility, as instructed here:  https://www.facebook.com/media...1.58910664892&type=1.
         

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Cake made with the SugarVeil Brooches Confectioners' Mat [http://www.sugarveil.com/mat/sugarveil-mat.htm].