Hello everybody!!! I need help. I need to make a BIG cake topper shaped like a mushroom(about 3" in diameter). I would like to mold it out of fondant or something similar......Will you girls/guys share some tips,hints,info.....on how i might go about this????? I'd appreciate it greatly!!, Thanks!!!

My only advice would be to add some tylose or something to help it harden up faster. And do it in advance I guess. I think a mushroom would not be too complicated of a design but the painted details will probably make it look insane.

Are you doing a hippie cake? ppp, or just a spring theme, etc? Cool idea

I made a cupcake out of Rice Krispy Treats that looked like a mushroom before decorating it...I know you said fondant, but if you'd like to know what I did, I'll post it.

Here's my advice with a little hybrid between Cakediva73's and FlourPots' advice. I think you should mold the mushroom with Rice Krispy Treats or make your own if you want and then you cover it with fondant (added with a little bit of tylose). That way things are stable and you don't ever need to worry about it being too soft or lose its shape. I mean its a more convenient way than making the whole thing out of fondant/tylose mixture right, especially if you need it asap?

I'm not in a terrible hurry, i was just stumped after searching forever for a 'fondant mushroom'. What i saw the most was for Super Mario and that didn't really help.

Here you go:
I used a coffee mug as a mold for the base...I pushed the Krispies down with my hand, about half-way...it slid right out and was the perfect shape. For the top, I used a ladle...I pushed the Krispies into the scoop part, and that also made the perfect shape.

I sat the rounded half onto the base and it stuck itself together, LOL. When I tried to separate them awhile later to add melted choc. (glue), there was no need.

This worked well since the Krispies were so sticky...a real pain in the you-know-what to try to shape by hand.

I'll try to add a photo, sorry I don't have one of it undecorated...(the mini Big Bird is a candle, and on top was a large fondant number 1)

Let me try again...

I think if you used a narrower glass or cup, instead of a wide mug, you could definitely get it to look like a mushroom.