If fondant is sticky, add a few pinches of confectioners’ sugar. Dust your counter top, rolling mat or wax paper and rolling pin with the sugar as well to keep the fondant from sticking. 3. Roll out the fondant to the size of your cake. To keep fondant from sticking, lift and move...
When I added more pink color to the fondant to get the darker shades, the fondant got a little bit too soft, so I used the toothpicks to hold the ruffles up until they dried a little. You could do this for any/all fondant where the ruffles wouldn't hold up well and just let them...
roll out your fondant however you normally do and have it ready to cover the ball when it comes out of the frig (I've usedmarshmallow fondanttoo and covered rice cereal shapes - like for this LSU basketball cake, both work well!). ...
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Skip to the calculator…Round CakeorSquare/Rectangular Cake Calculating the amount of fondant needed isn’t an exact science as it depends on how thick you want it to be, how good you are at rolling it out to the exact shape you need it and how much excess you’ll have (I usually ro...
7. Make or decorate your own cake. If you’re a regular Martha Stewart, you might envision going all out and making your own cake from scratch and decorating it with layers of fondant—you go-getter, you! But if you’re not so culinary talented, feel free to grab the nearest box mix...
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If you are using it on a cake under Buttercream Frosting, it will NOT dry hard. Troubleshooting Fondant is too dry - If this is the case, it may be cracking or tearing when you try to roll it out. To fix this, knead in a small amount of shortening to make it more pliable. Then...
Fondant is granulated sugar that's boiled, poured out to cool and beaten until thick and smooth. It's then kneaded to achieve a plastic consistency. After a few days of resting or "ripening," fondant can be shaped into decorations or rolled into sheets to cover cakes. Maple candy is mapl...
How To Train Your Dragon Cake Tutorial The secret to making a How to Train Your Dragon cake is to use my printables! I spent a long time designing illustrations that would work just right for a small cake. I wanted to turn both dragons into cakes, so I used 5″ round cake pans. Cli...