Drapery

 

This week in my Advanced Wedding Cake class we practiced the drapery technique (top). We covered each layer in a crumb coat then with our choice of colored rolled fondant over the tiers. The top tier was a more structured drape with attached tassels, which I should have hidden the attachment more with the flowers but I wanted the flowers to be more at an angle. The bottom tier is a more freestyle drapery, where I could change the shape and length if I would like. This technique is mostly used on wedding cakes because of its elegant look and how similar it is to a dress preferably a wedding dress. The other side of the cake (bottom) on the top tier we practiced the ruffled technique, which would look good on any tier on a wedding cake, I also think an ombre effect would look really nice with this technique. And the bottom tier we just learned more piping skills, which I need to practice more.