WHAT Is The "Glob & Ribbon" Technique?! Royal Icing Transfers & The Magic Consistency

[@valeries4525]

You know, I’ve been watching cookie decorating videos for quite some time now but I must say I think you are the best teacher out there. You explain everything you’re doing and WHY. What is completely unique about you is you even show mistakes and how not to make them or how to fix them and other cookiers just don’t seem to do this. They’ll tell you not to do something but not explain why, they certainly never show you what a mistake looks like, and they don’t show you how to fix it if something goes wrong.. I hope you never stop your generous teaching videos because you are truly gifted as an instructor.You even do things in real time, which is also unheard of, and you narrate your videos. There are other cookiers I really enjoy but trying to follow all the text on the screen while at the same time trying to actually watch the technique can be a challenge.From a pure learning perspective, your videos are the best out there!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Wow, this is like the nicest comment ever. Thank-you SO much, Valerie! I really appreciate your kind words.

[@beverlypeterson291]

Amen!!! Well said and EXACTLY what I was thinking! Now, this is one teacher that I would gladly pay monthly for to learn from!!!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

@@beverlypeterson291 You're too kind, Beverly! ^_^

[@shannonrenee7815]

Agree 100%. Love the way she doesn’t edit the mistakes but shows you how to correct them instead. Great instructor. So glad this channel popped up on my feed.

[@stephaniel8164]

The music and your voice is a lullaby!!! I feel like I'm swaddled in gossamer, floating into the Milky Way with cookies and icing swirling slowly around me lol. You should seriously consider making sleep videos on the side, your voice is so pleasant and peaceful - I feel at ease!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

This is the absolute sweetest comment ever. I laughed. Then smiled. THANK-YOU. ❤

[@MoRiley9]

I agree. I awoke at 3 am - not on purpose - and I swear that I could fall asleep again just listening to this music. However, the transfer lesson was too interesting. Still awake!

[@GRLee-kp5fk]

I am all-get-out impressed. I have been watching cookie videos for an embarrassingly long period of time, and still not getting consistency correct. Thank you very much for the “glob-n-ribbon” description. I think it will be a game changer for me!!!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Glad you enjoyed it! I really hope it helps you. :)

[@SusanDrahos]

🎉❤😂- not only do I agree with all the other “get-out-impressed” comments- but the music is spot on & I thought I was the ONLY cookie baker who used the term “magic is happening”!!!😂😂 ❤⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@verucasalt9182]

This video gets it right in many ways . Not annoying or distracting music as is a TUTORIAL. Soothing voice that explains everything eloquently. 👍👍👍

[@robynwilson4849]

Thank you for going slow enough for us to get everything. I just love how you teach us. Robyn W, Australia

[@Carolsells2u]

I’ve never heard anybody say to take photos or video it to reference it later. That is such an excellent idea. Thank You! 😃

[@lisaortiz4408]

Thank You so much for the clear instructions and great tips. It has been over 15 years since I attempted Royal Icing, but I still remember that I always had a love/hate relationship with it! That 15-second rule never worked out quite right for me, and coincidentally I started to use the method that you referred to as the "Glob N Ribbon technique (love 💕the name) and my instructor frowned upon it but it always worked out for me. I gotta say it did give me a little boost of confidence that you used the same technique. I am thrilled that I stumbled across this very informative video. It is rare that you find an instructor that shows every detail of what they are doing, even when you fumble you explained what not to do, and that is such a big help. Thanks again, I am looking forward to watching more of your tutorials as I restart my baking career😊.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

I'm so glad you found this useful, Lisa - and good luck in your cookie decorating adventures! Keep learning and practising, always. :)

[@brigittekomara9036]

I’ve only decorated cookies twice before and it was really hard since I had no instruction of any kind! This video was so helpful and I really liked the part about the transfers. That was very informative. I’d like to see a video of transfers with upper and lower case letters. You are a really great instructor!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Glad it was helpful! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. And thank-you - I'll add this to my list of requests that I'll hopefully get to in the future. :)

[@sislertx]

Boy that brought back memories...my worse baking was yeast biscuits...they were real rocks....thats been almost 70 years ago...im pushing 80...and I started cooking full christmas and thanksgiving meals at 12!! My mom was the worst cook ever. .she admitted it....my baby brother fried his own eggs at 5...yeah she really tried. When ahe was about 50 a friend walked her thru lasagna...and to this day it was her best meal ever....she tried so hard...and betty... her friend was such an angel anyway...

[@beverlypeterson291]

So, sooo glad I kept watching this!!! You had SO MANY awesome tips!! I will never do transfers on parchment again! I wish I had watched this last month when I was doing a sign over a chicken coop that I had to redo 3 times because of warping on parchment paper!! Thank you SO MUCH for this awesome tutorial, it will save me countless hours in the future!!! You are awesome!!!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You are so welcome! I'm so glad that I was able to help you out. :D

[@aprilkarcz8703]

Thank you for the real time tutorial! That helps me know how long to expect my work to do the same thing! ❤

[@Geensfavs]

I wish I would’ve found you sooner. I’ve had so much heartache over cratered letters in the past. Thank you for sharing your tips. I’m eager to give them a whirl.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

I really hope these tips help! I was in the same boat when I started doing cookies.

[@heatherhanson6135]

Thank you!!! Just starting and excited to practice!! And you are from CANADA... perfect! I can actually find the products that you use 😁 will be spending my Canada Day binge watching your vids

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You got this! I hope you've enjoyed binging all the videos. Hahah. :D

[@pearlgirl6150]

This is great- glob and ribbon is perfect- I accidentally made medium consistency on my first decorating attempt because I thought I was looking for ANY ribboning- I definitely had the GLOB and then ribbon! Thanks for your tips.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Great job accidentally getting it right the first time! Haha - you're very welcome. :D

[@SandAngels73]

Thank you for sharing the different consistencies and what they are used for. I am the most amateur icing user there is and have struggled with this in the past.

[@coniscookies6083]

Excellent video on transfers. Very detailed and good tips.

[@PallasAthene12]

Thank you so much for the plastic paper sleeve tip! I just did this today to make some royal icing decorations that I will gild and put onto macarons.

[@kathy223]

I have watched so many royal icing videos but this by far is the one I learned the most!!! The way you explained the consistency by describing the way the royal icing looked for each type of consistency was awesome. Im a very visual learner and this will help me so much. Thank you for your examples and reasoning why you showed things the way you did!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You are so welcome, Kathy! I'm a super visual learner too, so I just like to teach exactly how I would learn from it. That means a lot to me that you learned something! Thanks for commenting. :D

[@hellobeautifulesthetics]

Yay! Fellow Canadian ❤great tutorial, I appreciate your details. New to this and have watch hours or royal icing still learning just impatient lol

[@tlynnpalma9183]

This video is exactly what I needed! You are amazing at what you do, and such a great instructor. Thank you so much for taking the time to really explain how to get to the correct stage of the glob n ribbon. I am one that can never get to this stage so this was extremely helpful and makes me not want to give up! True inspiration thank you!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You are so welcome, Tamilynn. I hope this helps you in your cookie adventures! :D

[@gladysprentice9637]

Love the lesson. Your voice is so pleasant and calm. Thank you

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Aw, that's sweet - thank-you!

[@NorthToSouthChannel]

This is one of the most well thought out and thorough flood icing videos I have ever seen... Thank you!!!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Thanks so much for saying that! I know people often opt for short and straight to the point, but I really like overloading people with ALL the details so they don't fear the process. :)

[@ajinpnw6221]

Love how you were so clear on showing how to make a outline/flood med consistency {Plop and Ribbon}, that to me made perfect sense. It is way easier to test that { For me } then the counting. With the counting, it is too easy to make it to thin. Thank you so much.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You are so welcome! I'm glad this made sense to you. :)

[@aminad6903]

I had never heard of the glob & ribbon technique and I find it very helpful. Thanks!

[@kristifair2241]

This is one of the best RI videos I’ve seen. Thank you.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You're very welcome! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. :)

[@maryfitz7174]

Fantastic lesson! Thank you SO much! One thing I’ve done to save ink is print only one pattern piece, and I keep it on a longer piece of paper so I just move it along as many times as I want to use it. I use strips of parchment, or plastic for 2-3 rows of transfers at a time. It makes it easy to slide the pattern piece in place and seemed to help in getting the transfers to come off the paper easier . Not sure if this is helpful to anyone but might be worth a try.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

That's a GREAT tip! Thank-you so much for sharing. :)

[@donnabalko9866]

Thank you so much!!!! I’ve spent the last 6 months trying to get the perfect medium consistency so I can outline and pipe with the same icing…..to save time. Your “glob and ribbon” technique gave me the PERFECT consistency. Thank you so much!!!!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You're SO welcome - I'm happy to help!

[@theredbombshell1]

@Sweetheart baking experiment. You did an AWESOME video, slow to speak, pleasant voice, very informative! Folks are referring the “glob & ribbon” video for others to watch in a ton of f/b cookie groups! You did amazing & you are teaching a ton of us newbies. Thx You! Ps… you can’t make everyone happy… those folks can move along #GLOB&RIBBONonlywaytogo

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

This is the sweetest comment ever, thank-you so much! I'm so happy that other cookie decorators are taking notice of this technique. The 15, 20, 10 second thing just didn't work well for my brain, so that makes me super thankful that other people are finding my technique so useful! I haven't decorated a whole lot of cookies lately (life got in the way) so please say hello to my cookie decorating groups for me!

[@kimberleyhass7529]

That's very interesting. I can't wait to try it, thank you!

[@lynh9648]

New here to your channel, enjoyed this vid very much. Could you do a chocolate transfer tutorial - if you haven't already. I plan to look at your past vids as well! Happy baking and Happy New Year!

[@kimmahr4996]

I like glob and ribbon because I can look for glob and ribbon and see it. When I count I overthink it. Am I counting too slow or too fast?

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Exactly!!! :D

[@chanalowenthal3897]

You’re a great teacher and you share your knowledge so well.thank you!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Thanks so much - I try my best!

[@conniereimbold2886]

Thank you so much! This is precisely the information that I was looking for to make cookies for a 50th wedding anniversary! You are a wonderful teacher.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Aw, that is super kind of you for thinking so Connie - thank you very much!

[@amogwynn]

Love this video! So helpful and detailed!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Glad it was helpful! :D

[@sharlenemason-jh3fs]

Thank you so very much for a wonderful video. Even though I have been doing cookies for almost two years now, at the age of 77 everything takes me time and patients. What is the name of the gold "liquid" you were using?

[@elianamikolay2886]

Glob and Ribbon. By George!! I've finally got it! Thank you for your tutorial. It's been so very helpful. I've tried a ridiculous number of techniques over the years and yours is the technique that is consistently successful!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

I'm so glad you finally found a technique that has helped you - that was my goal! :D

[@taisirghazi2963]

Thank you very much for the tutorial 😊

[@Shana-kaeDavis]

Excellent presentation. Thank you

[@hamidehorra4849]

Thank you so much! And glob and ribbon is perfect name. You were very pleasant to listen to.❤

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

This is sweet, thank you very much. I'm glad you found me and video to be pleasant. ❤

[@melaniefernandez9783]

Thank you for sharing! This is so helpful!

[@rajamahtra3611]

Great video and useful tips. Thank you for sharing.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You're very welcome! Thanks for visiting. :)

[@Rhonda63Simone]

This is sooooo helpful! Thank you!

[@aileenm.8061]

Wow! I really like this method, I’m going to try it with letters. Thanks for the video 😊👏🏼👍

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Awesome, thanks so much! :D

[@madelinemercado6850]

Oh my word! Thank you for all the tips! Relaxing music great teaching , I had to subscribe, thank you hello from Pennsylvania ♥️

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Thanks so much for subscribing! I'm super happy you enjoyed my video. :)

[@coniscookies6083]

I do Royal icing transfers and make flowers with left over icing I hate to throw extra icing away. Plus they can be stored and used another day or another year.

[@danaismaeel9477]

Hi there, great information. Could you please tell me if this glob-n-ribbon consistency good for stenciling on fondant cake using a stencil sheet ? Thank you.greetings from Florida USA 🇺🇸.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You could give it a shot, but depending on your climate there, you could benefit from icing that is a LITTLE bit thicker than this!

[@DK-sc4hb]

This is fantastic! Thank you!

[@hipgrl1956]

What bags do you use?

[@gladysprentice9637]

Thank you for sharing and explaining.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Of course! 😊

[@paigegrimes7455]

Your voice and the background music reminds me of those storytelling podcast called supernatural with ashley flowers or even the serial production podcasts 😮

[@shirleyd6334]

I liked your video and will definitely try the Glob and Ribbon method., thank you.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Awesome - please do! You're very welcome - I hope it helps. :)

[@fightlikeaboxer]

So how do you get the medium when you have dozens of cookies to do and multiple colors at Christmas time??

[@karenmckenzie8465]

Great video. Well explained.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Thanks very much - I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@elianamikolay2886]

Hello! I practiced royal icing transfers on a sheet protector, left them to dry overnight, and most of them broke when I took them off the plastic. I don't know what I did wrong but would love your advice!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

If this is a constant problem and you tried again and it still broke, you may need to tinker with your recipe for royal icing. More meringue powder would make it sturdier.

[@sechelanjinamuchimba1229]

Hi nice video very educative I want to do writings on my cake using icing transfers, but I don't have the templates can I do it with hand?.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Yes you can!

[@pamelafreemantucker5881]

Great Tutorial!

[@californiapattycakes4417]

Thx for sharing, this is going to help me 😊

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

I'm glad! Good luck :D

[@thomaxinedixon9852]

Very helpful May sound weird but I didn't know you could make transfers with royal icing 😂

[@flana1609]

Please tell me... I use same kind of gold paint as yours in the video, but mine dries super fast. They take less than 5min for the pool of paint to dry. I have to add some lemon extract to keep it fluid for longer, but that thin out my paint... if it's only mine that does it, then I need to buy from somewhere else... Would really appreciate if you could tell me...

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

It does dry rather fast, but definitely not within 5 minutes. Perhaps it's expired or you need to shake it a bit more?

[@SophonsCookieCreations]

LOVE THIS MUSIC!!! ✨✨✨✨ what is it may i ask? ThQ 🥰

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

The music is Tranquility by Kevin MacLeod - he does great background music. :)

[@monil4379]

How long does transfers stay good? And what is the best way of storing them until use? Thank you

[@MajorMeow]

I’ve kept mine in air tight container and they’ve lasted for 3 months

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Air tight container, for sure. Some people use those silica packets to absorb moisture, if your area is humid. Technically, they'll last forever. But for liability reasons, I'd say one year.

[@antonionobleza1324]

Hi, is that water?

[@sandramendoza516]

I learn a lot watching your videos you are a great teacher 💕 I need to do eyes how or were can I find those templates??? Thankyou

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Thank-you Sandra! I'll definitely have to do a video on eyes in the future. They're good to have! It's basically a big drop (as big as you like) of medium consistency white royal icing, and then while it's still wet, dropping a dot of medium consistency black royal icing in the middle. :)

[@sandramendoza516]

@@SweethartBakingExperiment Thankyou💕💕

[@CK-ve2yo]

Thank you for the great video 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Could you recommend some natural and edible colouring brands...Thanks !! ☺️

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Unfortunately, I don't. Sorry! I mainly only use Americolor and ChefMaster. I THINK Chefmaster has a natural line of food dyes, though?

[@sheiladavis2762]

Nice video, where do I go to find a sheet to print out numbers or just the numbers 5 and 0? Just what I was looking for.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

I just typed out the numbers I needed in a word program and then printed them out. :) Glad to help!

[@maryjanemcgowan3164]

What size of font do you normally use on a 4 in cookie

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

That's tricky to say - it totally depends on how big I want the letters to be on the cookie.

[@instituteforhealthierlivin2853]

Are the acetate sheet protectors food safe?

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Sheet protectors are made from polypropylene (PP) which is considered one of the safest plastics and is FDA approved for food contact. Obviously sheet protectors aren't specifically made for food use, BUT if this is an issue for you, you can purchase food-safe acetate from a lot of baking supply stores. :) I hope this helps!

[@wild_fam878]

You mentioned that you could make these in advance to have around for projects, but how long would you recommend keeping them for? Will they go bad?

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

As long as you keep them in an air tight container, they'll stay good for atleast a year!

[@marypaoletti69]

Wonderful ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐thank you ❤

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed.

[@dudessjoddie]

Very informative thank you 😊

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Glad it was helpful! :D

[@burtla89]

Is there a recipe Please

[@rpowling]

Thank you! Glob & Ribbon :-D

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Haha, glob and ribbon - that's right. I wonder if this wording will haunt me forever! You're welcome - I hope it helps!

[@peightongood9375]

Does anyone know the best way to use this transfer method to make cookies that look like sport jerseys?

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Flood your sports jersey, then add your number transfers on top after drying. You could also try outlining your numbers with a different colour than what you're filling them with! :)

[@YvetteConte]

Thank you, I needed a tutorial on how to do this so much. The music doesn’t match this content though. Sounds like an LSD trip.

[@sheyB.B]

I love it!

[@Empressqueenprincess]

Thank u for this

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Of course! :D Thanks for watching.

[@eck2016]

How long can store this

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Some people say indefinitely, which is true, but for liability reasons - I'd say one year.

[@weafybeafy]

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 you are amazing!!! Thank you for this!!!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

You're very welcome, Leah - I hope it helps! 🥰

[@darlenedybas9706]

Thank you enjoyed

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

I'm glad! Thank-you :)

[@marypaoletti69]

What is RI?

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

RI means royal icing.

[@garybecker4091]

Great video, very helpful. However I wear hearing aids and the audio from my phone goes right into them and the background music you use actually hurts my ears so if you could use something in the future that doesn’t have a ringing type tone it would be greatly appreciated!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Sorry about that! I'll keep this in mind for the future videos - thank-you. :)

[@JudiChristopher]

I would name the consistency "Goldilocks" Not to firm... Not too Soft... Just Right.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Hah! That's cute. I love it. :D

[@SandAngels73]

Off topic: Why do ads not have comment sections? I would love to roast some of those ads 😂

[@CallThatGeek]

This music makes it sound scary... but good video overall.

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Hahah, thanks :)

[@janpas5887]

Letters or flowers please

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Good idea!

[@thenameisjk]

The music feels like I’m in a horror movie

[@tinabedwell3433]

❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@joannelong2381]

Horrible choice for back ground music. The high pitch ring is horrific for people with tinnitus

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

Sorry, Joanne - I too have tinnitus, but the music didn't bother me. I'll keep this in mind for the future videos - thank-you. :)

[@lindafedewa5614]

Just talks way too slow for me.....

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

I'm sure there are tons of other cookie decorators here on KZbin that talk much faster that you'll enjoy! ^_^

[@pamelafreemantucker5881]

Even after changing the playback speed to 2X?

[@wetappocreek]

What program are you using to allow you to just print the outline???

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

I'm using Adobe Photoshop here - but if you look up a tutorial for the editing program that you have, A LOT of programs have this function or a work-around way to get the same results. :)

[@wetappocreek]

@@SweethartBakingExperiment I have photoshop....I'll have to figure it out! Thanks

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

@@wetappocreek Specifically, if you do have Photoshop, if your text is in its own layer, just make the text colour white. You won't be able to see it, but if you go to the layer properies and use the "stroke" function (you can change the width of the outline, too) it'll outline the white text and you'll just have a black outline!

[@wetappocreek]

@@SweethartBakingExperiment thanks!

[@SweethartBakingExperiment]

@@wetappocreek No problem! Hope it helps. :)

[@melaniefernandez9783]

Thank you for sharing! This is so helpful!