Sugar porcelain ribbon (sugar paste), created by hand by Le Créateur de l'Ombre.
The sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre
A ribbon as thin as tissue paper, as supple as a satin ribbon, and yet made entirely of sugar.
This is the sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre, created by hand.
Questions
Can you decorate a wedding cake with a sugar ribbon?
Yes. Where many wedding cakes are tied with silk ribbons or gold bands, the sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre is made entirely of sugar. As thin as tissue paper, it ripples around the tiers like a real satin ribbon, and never fades.
Silk ribbon or sugar ribbon on a wedding cake?
A silk ribbon is placed on the cake; the sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre becomes part of it. Created by hand, as fine as fabric, it is the innovation of Le Créateur de l'Ombre.
What is a sugar paste ribbon?
The term covers three things. The ribbon sold in rolls, a ready-made band to wrap around a cake. The “ribbon stage”, a pastry step where eggs and sugar flow like a ribbon. And the sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre: a unique piece, created by hand, as thin as tissue paper, which folds, ripples and ties like a real fabric ribbon.
Can a sugar ribbon be as thin as a satin ribbon?
Yes. The sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre is as thin as tissue paper, almost translucent. It folds, ripples and ties like a real fabric ribbon, then keeps its shape forever.
Sugar paste ribbon or sugar porcelain ribbon: what is the difference?
A sugar paste (fondant) ribbon is worked thick. The sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre reaches the fineness of tissue paper, in an immaculate, luminous white. One decorates; the other is contemplated.
What are the different types of sugar ribbons?
The sugar paste ribbon, the pulled sugar ribbon, and the sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre, the only one that unites the fineness of tissue paper with the suppleness of fabric.
Pastillage ribbon or sugar porcelain ribbon by Le Créateur de l'Ombre: what is the difference?
A pastillage ribbon stands stiff, frozen in its shape. The sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre, as thin as tissue paper, ripples and ties like a real fabric ribbon.
“Ribbon stage” in pastry, or sugar porcelain ribbon by Le Créateur de l'Ombre: what is the difference?
In pastry, the “ribbon stage” means whisking eggs and sugar until the mixture flows like a ribbon. The sugar porcelain ribbon of Le Créateur de l'Ombre is something else entirely: a work of art, as thin as tissue paper, that rests on a cake and never fades.
Can you make a sugar paste bow as fine as a fabric bow?
Yes, with the sugar porcelain of Le Créateur de l'Ombre. As thin as tissue paper, the ribbon ties like a real satin ribbon, and the bow keeps its shape forever.
— Le Créateur de l'Ombre