Claire Bowman Cake Lace Mix - Black 200g

Great product, I would buy again as it does what it supposed to do… my only criticism is that the liquid had leaked over the bag of powder when I received it, but this didn’t affect the mix( other than the fact I have less of the liquid ratio, for further mixes) Excellent product.

When I first bought this I thought it was expensive but actually it is very good value and it works. I bought this alongside Claire's Vintage Heart lace mat. I mixed up one amount and filled around 12 mats - plenty for covering the biggest tiered cake. What I found with the mixture is that by whisking for a long time you incorporate a lot of air bubbles which can show through in the finished lace. I found the lace improved as time went on so next time I will not whisk so long and probably leave the mixture standing for a while with a damp cloth over the bowl. I tried the oven method and the air dry method. The oven is definitely better. To apply the mixture to the lace I used a very flexible small spatula which really got the paste into all the intricate places. This is much better than her recommended knife, which I wouldn't bother with. I also tried colouring some of the mixture with Sugarflair Paste - red - which I used on a red velvet cake with white fondant. This worked really well. All in all a great product.

Easy to make and use but would have liked a little more information on problems that may arise and how to deal with them.

This is ready made and gave great results first time. However, I was told by a helpful young lady at The Delicious Cake Company in Farsley that if you coloured it then you needed to increase the baking times and she suggested 20 minutes. I tried to colour it black ( without success, I got grey) and used quite a bit of gel colouring and had to bake it for 30 minutes. It seems that the more colouring used the longer the baking times which would have been useful if put in the instructions. However, this is still a great product and I will be using it again, possibly gold.

Unlike others I've used wouldn't pedal easierly from template.

Loved this product, didn’t think it would work as the lace mat was so fine and detailed, came out so easily in one piece, easy to mix , easy to colour, tastes and looks great, will definitely buy again

This is the first time I have used this brand of cake lace but I bought it based on recommendations from other bakers.It was easy to make following the clear instructions. I was ready to make lace in a few minutes. It spread easily into the lace mat with minimal air bubbles. I baked mine in the oven and once out left it to cool for half an hour. I found this easy to remove from the mould.

So easy to use and does job perfectly

Need the time to play with this. But seems to be just fine.

Horrible. Tastes like plastic. SugarVeil is the way to go.

Be advised this is a two part mixture and I only bought the A part not knowing that it needed part B !!! so I haven't used it it took a long time to get it and when I did get it the tub was cracked . Very disappointed

I love this stuff but the liquid (part B) spilled inside the tub and the product is unusable.

Tasted like plastic to me. Won't buy again.