Cake decorating

[tinkerbell23]

Ive had a request for no jam..

How will i get the icing to stick to the cake minus jam?

I have the edible glue but dont want to cover the cake in that incase it alters the taste???

Help!

Almost ready to say i NEED jam lol xx

Oh and any filling ideas aswell aside from butter cream i was thinking maby fresh whipped cream that ill make x

[Buenchico]

Egg white is commonly used as 'glue' in cake decorating.

[woofgang]

why no jam? the answer to that could help you decide on an alternative. How about a ganache filling or a curd? could you use golden syrup to stick instead of jam?

[ojread2]

icing sugar mixed with water acts as a glue
edible glue should be ok, dont cover the cake dab it on in spots
Marmalade, works well too
I dont always use jam to stick icing onto cakes - any of the above work
Egg white is not used very often any more because of the raw egg issue we now have.
Royal icing is now often made with powdered egg whites for the same reason

[Ratty2E]

I've used runny honey before because a certain fusspot in my house does'nt like jam.

[rowanwitch]

Depends on the type of cake sponge very runny icing or lemon curd

Fruit cake honey or golden syrup

Chocolate cake cadbury's chocolate spread

[Ankou]

as said above, mrs kou has used icing sugar with a little water as a 'paste'.

[rowanwitch]

Fulling lemon cream.... lemon curd, icing sugar and unsalted butter (you don't taste the butter so much)

Whipped cream separates too quickly

[Meg888]

I often get a request for no jam, but thankfully everyone seems to like BC. Another suggestion would be ganache - this is very popular (though I've not tried it) and there are many tutorials on the web. Have you tried this site? It's American, but very good http://cakecentral.com/

[vodkancoke]

I get requests for no jam too, and I use either sugar syrup or icing sugar mixed with a little lemon juice. xx

[dickythecook]

Fresh raspberries macerated with a little cointreau (or such like) and stir in a little sugar. Whipped cream on top of that. You would have to ice the top layer seperately and assemble just prior to eating tho'. I did see that Lakeland are now selling cake tins that will make a well in the bottom layer of sponge so you can hide all sorts of sugary surprises in the middle

[tinkerbell23]

My friend just dosent like jam !!

So thanks alot thats great answers as per xxxxx

[ojread2]

oh ganache, divine
used it as a frosting this weekend, nom, nom, slurp