Frosting Fun

Made on a Glowforge
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I’m wanting to do a project that uses frosting, and lately I’ve been fascinated by the intricate sugar lace that I’ve seen. They do it by smearing a special sugar/gum mixture into a silicone mold. So of course I wanted to try making my own custom lace mold. Found a deal on a silicone kitchen mat and some sugar lace mix on Amazon, and went to work.

It’s a pretty thin mat (1.1mm) so I couldn’t engrave too deeply. Had a few hiccups in making the lace, but I finally got a workable result:

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Now I’m ready to design the actual project.

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I’m looking forward to seeing what you are doing with this yummy medium.

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If it doesn’t work out for my project, I could always cast latex caulk or resin into it and make something more permanent.

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Aye-yie! Those lace silicone molds cost a fortune…can’t wait to see what you develop for it.

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Very cool idea. Special occasion in mind? Or just want to generally Wow your friends and relatives?

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But engraving/cutting silicone in the GF makes a super dirty mess :slight_smile:

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It never occurred to me how filthy a laser would be… :no_mouth:

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That’s a neat effect. I can’t wait to see what else you do!

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This one wasn’t too bad. Nearly all the fluffy dust stayed on the mold for easy washout later.

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Fun! I’ve manually cut lacy decor from fondant.