AI have someone who wants this cake done. She said I don't have to cover cakes in fondant, she prefers buttercream instead. I have put on fondant accents on a buttercream covered cake before, but these look pretty large. I am scared they won't stick or will slide down. The purple guys' glasses and the claws on the 2nd tier specifically. Do I attach them to a skewer and poke into the cake (will it support this many decorations all the way around)? Or suggest she makes it all covered in fondant so everything sticks together?

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AWhen I did one minion cake in buttercream I made the silver on the outside of the goggles wide enough so that I could use toothpicks in them to hold it to the cake.Another i made the white of the eye solid and used a skewer in that part . To get the fondant to stick I either steam the buttercream first or brush vanilla extract on the back of the fondant pieces. I have to say I was less nervous about that with the one I did in fondant.

AIf you use gumpaste for the accents, goggles, etc. and let them dry a few days they should be pretty lightweight. At least that's how it ends up with the gumpaste I use.

ABump

ABump what? How about a thanks to the two people that replied to you first?

ALove that sharp tongue of yours, AZ!

AJust seems a wee bit rude to me!

AAbsolutely, it didn't make any sense to me either.

AHow is this being rude? I had said thanks in advance. Just wanted to get a couple more opinions. Plus I was asking about using fondant, not gumpaste.

AIf you can't figure it out I doubt anyone can explain it to you.

(Not sure if that's to me...if it is, I understood that she felt throwing a "TIA!" onto the end of her OP was sufficient. I meant that if she couldn't figure out what was wrong with bumping her thread then she was probably beyond hope.)

AI also agree with the other posters. A little thank you to the posters who gave you advices would be nice. And then add to your reply that you're still open for other ideas.. I mean, you already found the time to reply/type "bump", what's an additional "thanks guys" gonna cost? :) we're all friends here :)

AI was thinking more about this thread.

I'm a total newbie to all of this, everything I know I've gleaned from lurking here for a few weeks.

Can you do something like this with fondant? I thought it would have to be gumpaste.

Would fondant goggles hold their shape?

AI did a minion cake in August, used fondant for goggles, no worries. All held up fine. If my fondant's really soft, I might add a little CMC or tylose, but it's not normally a problem. I do work on fondant-covered cakes though, I prefer the finish compared with buttercream.

AIf you're using fondant then make the goggles ahead of time. Like atleast 3 days.. It will not dry rock hard like gumpaste, but it should keep it's shape and would be easier to handle. :)