Hi

I have noticed that on the food network challenges and on ace of cakes, when they fill & frost a cake before applying the fondant, they layer is sooo thin. Especially the between the layers there is almost no frosting.

I know most people dont usually eat the fondant so im wondering what's left besides th e cake.

I have noticed this too and wonder if I am doing something wrong because I use sooo much filling and frosting! But my family seems to love it, so I guess I won't change!

Nine times out of ten they toss all the cakes on Food Network Challenges. All my people eat fondant...they actually love it!

Good question. Although, I did see a cake being put together and I thought the icing was slathered on, and then smoothed. I don't remember seeing the cake again, before the fondant was put on, so I don't know if it ended up really thinly iced or not. I watch on Sunday afternoons, here. I'll pay closer attention.

I don't put that much icing or filling between layers either. I just don't like that much sweetness added to my cakes, especially when there are going to be 3 layers of filling in a torted cake. Also, a very thin layer keeps it from sliding around or bulging in the middle.

I do, however, put a little more icing than they do under the fondant. I like to roll my fondant thinner than the recommended 1/4", so I need that extra cushion for smoothness.

i would assume that they add much less filling to make the cakes more stable. sometimes too much filling could make them wobbly

I'm glad someone else mentioned this -- I usually use quite a bit of icing/filling between my cake layers (being the sugar addict that I am!! ) But my Mom keeps asking me to please use less filling for our family-event cakes, saying that there's just too much and it competes with the cake. And I always added extra icing on top under the fondant because I know most people are going to remove the fondant!

Ah, well. With my sweet tooth, I'm probably WAY too biased to know the right answer here... I swear sometimes I'd just as soon have a bowl of icing with only a tiny bit of cake on top!!!

I guess everyone will have their own personal preference with this, just like with flavors.

...Andrea

they do usually do a crumb coat that is super thin and then another coat before they apply the fondant. i watched the crumb coating and second layer at one of the challenges they did here in colorado

I had never really paid attention to this before, but I plan to attend that show in Nashville in a couple of weeks and I am GOING to watch for sure!

Hi, a filling or icing that is on to thickly competes with the flavor of the cake layers. A filling and or icing should "enhance" the cake flavor, a filling is also there to ensure that the cake layers stay a bit moister than without.

I hope this answers some questions.