I have discovered something I have no desire to dabble in... Cake Decorating with Fondant. I will leave this to my dear sweet sister, Heather. I do not have the patience to deal with the preciseness needed to complete the various stages. I did learn that I am good moral support during the 4 hours needed to complete a birthday cake for a cute little girl who just turned 1!
Here are the pictures I took to document the stages... I give Heather an A+ for her first attempt in fondant cake decorating!
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| 1st bake cakes and ice with a thin, smooth layer of buttercream frosting. |
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| Kneed and Dye Fondant (you will need elbow grease...) |
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| Roll out the fondant... (1/4 inch thick... measure diameter of the cake, plus the height and add two inches for wiggle room...) |
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| Make sure you have a good supply of powered sugar and keep moving and flipping the fondant so it doesn't stick to your work surface! |
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| Carefully move fondant to the cake smoothing and forming it to the cake. |
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| Cut off excess fondant. |
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| Repeat the process if you are daring or crazy enough to add more tiers. |
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| Come up with a creative way to hide the seem. |
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| This is where I helped... otherwise Heather might still be working on this cake! |
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| Use cookie cutters to make pretty designs to decorate the top and sides of your cake. |
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| Ta-Da! Four hours later and you have a very pretty cake! |
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| Carlene loved it! |
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| She also enjoyed how it tasted! |
So, if you are brave, daring, and very patient... give fondant a go! But, it you are like me leave it to the professionals or someone like my sister!
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