Do I Have To Put Up With Fondant That Buckles?
Decorating By brnrlvr Updated 21 May 2008 , 8:56pm by terri76
I am wondering if the fondant always crunches up a little on the bottom of the tier no matter what because of gravity, or if this shouldn't be an accepted phanomina when working with fondant. Does this always happen, or do some of you not get any of this no matter how long the cake sits and it is just something I'm not doing right. Here's a picture of what I mean...
actually it won't do that if you pull and smooth enough.. make sure you stretch it just a tad bit then smooth down with the side of your hand.. should help with the little ripple.. although I am not a true expert.
I am no expert but could it be your cake settling after covering with fondant? may be you need a more firm cake. Just a guess.
p.s: Love your cake. Very striking colors.
My guess would be weight. Perhaps the bottom layer needed to be a bit firmer. Being sure the fondant is well adhered, should help, too. That is, put on your crumb coat, let sit over night, add the covering of fondant, and allow to sit for 2-3 hours before you add decorations (time permitting). Carefully run you hands over the fondant, or use fondant smoothers, be sure there are no air bubble, and then add your decorations.
The cake is very attractive as it is. Great color and nice design!
I have never had this happen, but I also havn't done many fondant cakes. I just always make sure to smooth really well pulling down on the sides abit before I trim. hth!
i have had that issue many times. it most often happens on a tall cake or slanted cake, such as a whimsy.
you need firm cake, adding a little tylose to the fondant will help, and on whimsies i use ganache instead of BC under the fondant.
HTH
Sharon~What type cake do you use for your stacked cakes? I've heard people using box mixes and just not add the oil, what do you do. Your cakes on your fondant dvd are so pretty even not covered. How do you do it? What type pans do you use also?
I use the WASC ( white almond sour cream ) for all cakes except whimsies; then i use the Durable recipe , both here on CC.
I use magic line pans to bake.
HTH
Yep, its cake settling OR the fondant it trimmed just a HAIR too long and its pushing back up. Try trimming it up just a bit (and i mean a little bit) then using your smoother to pull it back down a bit till it just touches the final board once its on there.
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