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Old 01-08-2011, 02:56 PM   #16
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Thank you so much ladies!!

How long does the fondant last? I need the cake on the 22'nd so would like to start making everything as early as possible (I'm going to need all the practice I can get!)
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You can definitely make the fondant ahead of time. A week or so in the fridge is just fine...you will need to make sure to let it warm up to room temp when you actually want to use it. The site I listed has some really good tips on all that. And a fondant covered cake (as long as the icing is stable at room temp) can stay fresh for a day or so ahead of time too, so you don't have to do the actual decorating the day of a big event.
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OK...just my opinion but I'm not crazy about this cakes mix of round and square cakes and fondant and buttercream. I do solid buttercream icing with fondant features a lot but I've never seen a cake be solid fondant with buttercream features. If your going to go with solid fondant I'd go with fondant edging too like this cake.

http://www.houseofcakesdubai.com/sto...?productID=288

Its actually really easy if not easier than the shell border because you just roll the fondant into balls and line it around.

Personally though I'd do buttercream b/c it tastes better and just the details in fondant. Fondant also takes lots of practice to get it perfectly smooth on the cake where buttercream is much more forgiving to work with IMO. The circles are easy to do. You could also do a topper more like the one above with the fondant stars on wires instead of the bow because it would be a lot easier. Just make sure you give the fondant several days to dry so it stays standing. For the flowers on the bottom wilton sells books at michaels that give very easy step by step directions on how to make all their flowers. Just practice, practice, practice and you'll get it down! You could always take a wilton class at michaels too so you can get more help with them.
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My Hobby Lobby has Wilton cake classes.

I wanna see pics of what you do!
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Chef Duff's fondant isn't too bad tasting. It was really easy for me to work with, too, as a first-timer.
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Just make sure you give the fondant several days to dry so it stays standing.
Thank you! My wedding cake totally melted, probably because of this.

Hmm, maybe I will do a mix of the buttercream with the decorations in fondant. :whew good thing I'm starting on this project early
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subbing b/c I want to see your creation too!

go JoyGal...go!!
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You might also want to grab some dowel rods (narrow cylinders of wood) from Wilton while you're at Michael's or wherever. Put them in the larger, bottom cake in the spot where you're going to put the upper cake, and put the upper cake on its own exact-size cake board. They dowels will support the higher part evenly so you won't have any toppling or sinking issues.
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Dowels, good idea

We'll see if I can come up with something good! I'll post my creation, whether its great or not
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What stores do you have in your area? I know even in our small town that our walmart carries just about everything you could need.

I definitely agree with nixing the bow topper - Beth said those take a bit of practice to make them come out perfectly. And she also said buttercream frosting would be easier for a novice to work with.

If I remember correctly, I've seen the fondant circles and flowers at the store (they were in the craft area, not the baking aisle).
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for your finished cake pics
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You might also want to grab some dowel rods (narrow cylinders of wood) from Wilton while you're at Michael's or wherever. Put them in the larger, bottom cake in the spot where you're going to put the upper cake, and put the upper cake on its own exact-size cake board. They dowels will support the higher part evenly so you won't have any toppling or sinking issues.

Yes, support is a must! Dowels will help keep everything level. If your bottom cake is not totally level, you can cut your dowels all the same height and that will keep it from leaning, also.
For a small cake like this one, you can use straws. I actually prefer to use fat straws to dowels because I find them easier to cut. Plus, you don't smoosh any cake, the cake is inside the straws so I think they actually are just as, if not more, stable. McDonald's straws (fat ones) are good. Straws for milkshakes or Panera Bread straws are especially good. Of Bubble Tea ones if you have them.

I also agree with JB, I prefer the fondant borders with a fondant covered cake. The balls are easy and fun. DD makes them.

I think you should go ahead and try the bow. You can make it way in advance, and do a practice attempt, even. Make a lot of extra loops in varying ways so you can experiment with putting the actual bow together, and in case you lose some. If it does not come out well, you can try something else. Also, bows like that are fantastic because they will cover so much of the top, if things are not exactly smooth and perfect, no one will notice.
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on the cooking channel...the cake decorating wars...they have also used straws.
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I finished the cake last night! It's different than the original picture and I like it much better. The icing is buttercream (and SOO good!), decorations are Wilton fondant and the inside layers have raspberry preserves between. I didn't have any cookie cutters so the flowers and butterflies I made a paper stencil then traced them all out with a knife. I also didn't have anything to do the piping, so I improvised and made my own tip our of aluminum and bag from a ziplock baggie. The bow took almost 3 hours earlier in the week (it dried perfectly and I'm so glad I found some tutes online) and the decorating took 4.5 hours last night. Add in the cake prep, baking and research time and whew, now I see why cake decorators understandably charge a lot!

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