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Mrs. Daisy, New York Age and Occupation: 32, Attorney Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Finance Engagement Date: December 10, 2005 Wedding Date: November 11, 2006 Blogging Since: June 7, 2006 Venue: Metropolitan Club About Me: My favorite activities used to include knitting, cooking, doing the crossword puzzle and about a million other relaxing pursuits. Since my engagement, well, not so much. Wedding planning has become my primary hobby. So much so that I am downgrading my work schedule to part-time in order to more fully dedicate myself to my wedding (and reality tv, as well, if I'm being honest).
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That’s How I Roll (Fondant)…

December 12th, 2007 @ 11:27 am by Mrs. Daisy

Yes, in honor of my friend Lillers’ bridal shower, I volunteered to make cake (after I unvolunteered myself from the duty of flowers, to which I had originally been assigned. b/c I’m charming like that).

Anyway, since I had gone and gotten the cake assignment, I figured I better be bringing a cake that kicked the ass of any other cake. (And knowing that Mel–original cake-bringer–would have brought a pretty nice cake, I had to up the ante even more). So I decided to enter the world of rolled fondant. And what a wonderful world it is! I am now *obsessed* with it and cannot wait for more fondant experiments.

Check out my cake and then I’ll tell you what I used to make it:

Fondant_cake_4

Fondant_cake_detail_3

What I used:

  • premade rolled fondant (about 24 oz.)
  • cornstarch
  • clear vanilla extract
  • silicon rolling pin
  • parchment paper
  • gel concentrated icing colors (rose and pink)
  • Toothpicks (for adding icing color to fondant)
  • Cookie cutters
  • Cardboard cake board
  • Cake leveler
  • Strawberry cake
  • Vanilla buttercream icing

What I did:

I baked a strawberry cake in a contoured pan and then “torted” it with a cake leveler (something else I had never done prior to this experience!) I wanted to have two layers, for maximal icing exposure so I measured, leveled and, voila!, a two-layer cake is born. I also used strawberry cake so that when the cake was cut, the color palette would remain consistent. I pumped up the batter with a few drops of food coloring to really make it pop!

Fondant_smoother

Then I iced the cake with the buttercream, between the layers, the top and sides. Once that set a bit, I started kneading flavoring into the fondant and rolling it out on my granite countertop, which I had sprinkled with corn starch. The fondant wasn’t nearly as sticky and hard to work with as I had expected, but it was a pain in the ass to get it rolled into a round disk (1/8″ thick too). It kept being all crooked and flashed me back to my (clearly) inferior nursery school Play-Doh* days. Lack of a perfect circle notwithstanding, I was able to easily drape the fondant over the cake and cut around the cake base for a smooth white finish. (I also used a fondant smoother to get out any bubbles).

Then I grabbed the excess fondant I had cut off the cake and added the icing color in the tiniest increments, kneading in between, until it turned a lovely shade of pink:
Fondant_zoomed1_3

I split the ball in (sort of) half and added more coloring to the rest of it to form the above “not so pale” pink shade. Then I again, rolled out the fondant. This time I busted out cookie cutters and made a fair amount of large flower shapes and centers too. I figured out a pattern and “glued” them to the cake top by brushing them with water and pressing them on. As a finishing touch, I formed, oh, about a *billion* little “pearls” to edge the bottom of the cake. I also used the water/stick-on method for these. Then, just in case anyone was also a chocolate fan, I made devil’s food cupcakes, which I iced in vanilla and decorated with pink airbrushing and sanding sugar. So cute. (and so delish!)
Cupcakes_too

And here’s a peek inside the cake (iIwas too excited to try it to remember to photograph it before I half-demolished it!):
Inside_of_cake

All in all, the cakes were a success and so was the shower–such a fun time!! (and the flowers, were *way* better than they would have been had I remained on that task). All’s well…



* funnily enough, with my last Play-Doh adventure at Carmine’s with a bunch of friends + kids, I also made a similar(ish) pink flower.
My inspiration? Who can say! (No, I did not bring my own Play-Doh, I was just lucky enough to steal share some with the kiddies).
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20 Responses to “That’s How I Roll (Fondant)…”

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lilneko69
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lilneko69 (message)  470 posts, Helper bee

wow! you just bowled me over with your talent!

 
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Miss Jasmine (message)  1,154 posts, Bumble bee

I’m SO impressed– that cake is so darling. I want you to make my wedding cake!!!

 
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Miss Lovebird (message)  693 posts, Busy bee

That cake is amazing!!!

 
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Miss Flamingo (message)  1,267 posts, Bumble bee

So pretty… excellent job!!! Looks so yummy. I want cake now.

 
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Buckeye

Um, wow. That’s dedication, and VERY adorable. I think you’ve found a new calling!

 
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Mrs. Snow Pea (message)  473 posts, Helper bee

Holy smokes, that’s talent!!! I have to save this for future reference.

 
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Miss Toucan (message)  984 posts, Busy bee

super super super SUPER cute.

 
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hnahk

that.is.so.awesome!!

 
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Mrs. Bee (message)  3,261 posts, Sugar bee

i’m impressed! that is one good lookin cake.

 
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Tea

oh my goodness…that looks fabulous! between you and mrs. lollipop, y’all make it look so easy. i’m gonna have to try this sometime.

 
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Jay

Congratulations! And I missed you, Mrs. Daisy!

 
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stargazerlily (message)  946 posts, Busy bee

Holy Moly! This is awesome! You make me want to try this myself!

 
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Jen

cute cake! can i ask you what airbrush you used? i’m trying to find a cheapish airbrush for my gumpaste flowers but they’re all really expensive. thanks!

 
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jnicholea

This is incredibly adorable!

 
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Mrs. Daisy (message)  34 posts, Newbee

thanks, everyone!! i was disproportionately proud of the cake and was *shocked* at how undifficult it was. (really!)

if only i could stay home all day and play with fondant–it was so much fun!

Jen, i used some edible airbrush-in-a-can that i found in the cake aisle at Michael’s. not sure how that would be for gumpaste (an area into which i have yet to delve!)

 
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sillybride

wow!!!!

Which premaid fondant did you use? How did it taste? And was it expensive?

Thanks!!

 
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Mrs. Emerald (message)  901 posts, Busy bee

Soooo cuuuute!! How did you get the fondant so smooth? No bumps or telltale this-is-my-first-cake-attempt here! Makes me wanna try it too…

 
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Miss Cupcake (message)  1,167 posts, Bumble bee

Wow — I am so impressed! I totally want to play with some fondant now!!!

 
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Jennifer

Beautiful cake! Looks very professional!

 
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