Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you hadn't noticed, I've had transfer-mania lately. My cookie perfume bottles had them; so did my cookies necklaces; and so will the cookie tiaras that I'll share next week. So . . . what exactly are transfers and how does one make them? Glad you asked!
Royal icing transfers are small royal icing elements piped off-cookie and allowed to dry; once dry, they're carefully lifted and secured to cookies usually with more royal icing. I most often use transfers to allow for more design flexibility. (Unlike wet icing, transfers can be moved around, allowing me to test different patterns before I ever stick the pieces down.) I also like to make transfers when I've got a particularly complicated shape to pipe that I'd prefer not to mess up directly on the cookie!
In this video, I talk about basic round and oval transfers, sharing tips for creating uniform shapes, minimizing breakage, and adding marbled and luster finishes. In a later video, I'll talk about those more complicated shapes!
IF YOU LIKE THIS VIDEO, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel. It is only through your support that I can afford to make more videos. THANK YOU!
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Don't miss out on my Club W promo. If you join this monthly wine club via the link below and enter "sweetlife" at checkout, you'll get $26 off your first order (that's a 67% discount)! . . . And ClubW will send me a little money to help defray my video production costs (bless their hearts!). You must be over 21 to order. clubw.com/sweetlife
RELATED LINKS:
Royal Icing recipe (with consistency adjustments): juliausher.com/blog/more/royal_icing
2-D Royal Icing Transfers (Part 2 - Traced Shapes) video: tinyurl.com/qexgfmt
Embossed Cookie Necklace video: youtu.be/LO5LuwzOZuI?list=PLE8_nG5Lq4LUbYGzqezfqBNMhA4DJQmjP
3 Mil Acetate source: tinyurl.com/lky5l5h (not food grade); tinyurl.com/pz8m7aw (food grade)
CREDITS:
Video by: Kat Touschner, katcory.wordpress.com
Music by: Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
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If you hadn't noticed, I've had transfer-mania lately. My cookie perfume bottles had them; so did my cookies necklaces; and so will the cookie tiaras that I'll share next week. So . . . what exactly are transfers and how does one make them? Glad you asked!
Royal icing transfers are small royal icing elements piped off-cookie and allowed to dry; once dry, they're carefully lifted and secured to cookies usually with more royal icing. I most often use transfers to allow for more design flexibility. (Unlike wet icing, transfers can be moved around, allowing me to test different patterns before I ever stick the pieces down.) I also like to make transfers when I've got a particularly complicated shape to pipe that I'd prefer not to mess up directly on the cookie!
In this video, I talk about basic round and oval transfers, sharing tips for creating uniform shapes, minimizing breakage, and adding marbled and luster finishes. In a later video, I'll talk about those more complicated shapes!
IF YOU LIKE THIS VIDEO, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel. It is only through your support that I can afford to make more videos. THANK YOU!
SPECIAL OFFER!
Don't miss out on my Club W promo. If you join this monthly wine club via the link below and enter "sweetlife" at checkout, you'll get $26 off your first order (that's a 67% discount)! . . . And ClubW will send me a little money to help defray my video production costs (bless their hearts!). You must be over 21 to order. clubw.com/sweetlife
RELATED LINKS:
Royal Icing recipe (with consistency adjustments): juliausher.com/blog/more/royal_icing
2-D Royal Icing Transfers (Part 2 - Traced Shapes) video: tinyurl.com/qexgfmt
Embossed Cookie Necklace video: youtu.be/LO5LuwzOZuI?list=PLE8_nG5Lq4LUbYGzqezfqBNMhA4DJQmjP
3 Mil Acetate source: tinyurl.com/lky5l5h (not food grade); tinyurl.com/pz8m7aw (food grade)
CREDITS:
Video by: Kat Touschner, katcory.wordpress.com
Music by: Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
TO PURCHASE MY 4-HOUR DVD COOKIE DECORATING COURSE, MY BOOKS, OR APP:
juliausher.com/store
NOTE: My DVD will be discontinued in November 2014, with select videos being migrated to YouTube.
TO JOIN COOKIE CONNECTION, MY ONLINE COOKIE DECORATING COMMUNITY:
cookieconnection.juliausher.com/home
TO HANG OUT WITH ME ON THE WEB:
Facebook: facebook.com/JuliaMUsherFanPage
Twitter: twitter.com/JuliaMUsher
Pinterest: pinterest.com/juliamusher
Google+: plus.google.com/+JuliaMUsher1/posts
