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I think I hate Fondant!!!!! Goto page 1, 2  Next      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » How Do I? Author Message jrrn74 Newbie Joined: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 15 Location: Kernersville, North Carolina Birthday: Aug 04 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:15 am  This is my first attempt with fondant. I have always used BC before. But, I am just trying to venture out and try new things! What in the world do I do about the overlapping areas of fondant around the edges??????? This is probably elementary to most of you guys, but I have not been doing this very long! PLEASE HELP!! mkerton Forum Addict Joined: Apr 14, 2006 Posts: 1779 Birthday: Sep 23 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:21 am  I have to say I dont cover cakes with fondant, but I think you have to be careful about it stretching, just let it droop over the cake, smooth and cut off excess (that said I have only covered a square cake...and I have been told that is the easiest).....at any rate my family prefers a buttercream cake, so I still do buttercream and use fordant to make accents...for me its the best of both worlds! jrrn74 Newbie Joined: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 15 Location: Kernersville, North Carolina Birthday: Aug 04 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:25 am  Thanks! If I don't get any better with it, I may stick with BC myself! sweetamber Forum Addict Joined: May 13, 2006 Posts: 726 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:31 am  here is a video that might help: http://www.atecousa.net/learn/satin_ice_1.shtml If you are careful about smoothing the sides down like it shows, you shouldn't have a problem with the overlapping edges you were talking about. HTH! jrrn74 Newbie Joined: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 15 Location: Kernersville, North Carolina Birthday: Aug 04 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:42 pm  Thanks so much for the video link. It was very helpful. I think I will keep practicing. I was definetly pushing it around the sides too much, instead of straight down. terri-jo Regular Member Joined: Feb 27, 2007 Posts: 143 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Birthday: Jan 15 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:01 pm  Hi there...I just went to the video too, to see what they had to say. I use fondant almost all the time, and just love it. It makes such a nice smooth canvas for your decorating. The only thing I might add to the instructions on the video is about lifting it over your cake. If you're making a very big cake, it can get pretty awkward to lift it and drape it over. I have a really wide rolling pin, and when I'm doing big cakes, I roll the fondant back over the pin losely (like you'd do with pie pastry). Then I bring the cake right to the edge and roll the pin back over the cake. I'm not sure if that makes much sense reading it as much as if you saw it. If you have any more questions, I'd be happy to help if I can. mary-ann Frequent Member Joined: Aug 05, 2005 Posts: 317 Location: Southern New Jersey Birthday: May 03 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:12 pm  I've always had trouble moving the rolled out fondant to larger cakes so I use a piece of vinyl to roll it on then flip it over onto the cake. It will stick to the vinyl slightly but peel off easily. I also use Crisco when working with fondant to keep it from cracking. HTH jrrn74 Newbie Joined: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 15 Location: Kernersville, North Carolina Birthday: Aug 04 Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:51 pm  Thanks so much for the tips. I got really frustrated yesterday, and my cake turned out horribly. But I will try again. I also made the mistake of using wilton fondant. It tasted AWFUL! But, again I found valuable information on CC about what kind to use next time. I do have one more question, though. How thick of a layer of BC do you put on the cake under the Fondant? FaithsPlace Frequent Member Joined: Feb 11, 2007 Posts: 204 Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:00 pm  Sweetamber, thank you for that link!! I too have the same problem with fondant...cant wait to watch that video terri-jo Regular Member Joined: Feb 27, 2007 Posts: 143 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Birthday: Jan 15 Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:04 pm  The layer of bc under fondant should be quite thin. I do no more then a crumb coat. Enough for the fondant to adhere, but not so much that there are bumps underneath. sweetamber Forum Addict Joined: May 13, 2006 Posts: 726 Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:12 pm  terri-jo wrote: The layer of bc under fondant should be quite thin. I do no more then a crumb coat. Enough for the fondant to adhere, but not so much that there are bumps underneath. You think so? I do a normal amount of buttercream under fondant- most people take the fondant off anyway and that way they still get plenty of icing. I chill the cake a little first so the buttercream is firm- makes smoothing the fondant a breeze! (I use SMBC BTW- it might be different for other buttercreams) terri-jo Regular Member Joined: Feb 27, 2007 Posts: 143 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Birthday: Jan 15 Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:51 am  Do I think so? Well, it's the way I was taught to do it, and it works great. I bake my whole tier in one pan, torte it into three or four layers so that there is plenty of filling/icing, and I get a perfectly level and smooth surface under the fondant. No complaints so far. sweetamber Forum Addict Joined: May 13, 2006 Posts: 726 Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:59 am  terri-jo, I hope you weren't insulted by my post. I was just offering my opinion and my experience- there are many different ways to do just about everything in decorating! anniehub Newbie Joined: Feb 01, 2007 Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:51 am  I used fondant for the first time last weekend, let's just say that my kids had fun rolling it out and cutting shapes with cookie cutters. I could not get the fondant rolled out evenly to save my life! I think I am giving up on fondant! (at least the kids had fun with it)........ sweetamber Forum Addict Joined: May 13, 2006 Posts: 726 Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:58 am  You can't give up already! Did you really expect it to be perfect on your first try? I learn something new every time I set foot in my kitchen, and always think of a better or easier way to do things- you just need to practice, don't get discouraged so easily! Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year  Oldest FirstNewest First     CakeCentral.com Forum Index » How Do I? Goto page 1, 2  Next You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Translation: