Attaching Premade Dried Fondant Pieces
Decorating By shellycakes123 Updated 4 Apr 2009 , 3:55am by islandgirl72
I usually make the pieces at the time I cover the cake with fondant. Im doing a Mario Bros.. Cake and I need to premake the pieces since they are detailed...
How can I attech dried pieces to the fresh covered fondant? Do they stick as well? Will they fall off? Do they look dried out?
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!! HAHAH sorry!
I did that with my polka dot cake. I cut polka dots out a week ahead of time but you need to keep them covered or they will dry out and break or crack when you adhere them to the cake. And to adhere them I just use vanilla and a paint brush or gum paste glue and they will stick like they were glued on. Good Luck.
They will not look dried out
If you want the to conform to the shape of the cake (ie" on the sides of an 8" round) then don't dry them ahead....they can crack.
To attach....do as shaa said. Any liquid will work - just a very light brushing on will hold them in place.
Yes dumb me had a brainfart and tried to attach my polka dots to my round cakes and oops the cracked a little but that was my fault completely. Other than that no one knew they had been done for a week lol
Will vanilla work when attaching fondant pieces to the sides of a cake iced with crusted bc also? I'm afraid of gravity pulling them off
I tipically make fondant decorations early in the week to save on time. I have not had trouble attaching them to BC. I use a dot of BC icing and it stays. Also to keep the fondant fresh looking you can apply crisco to a papertowel and wipe the fondant pieces. I saw this idea someplace.
I use royal icing to attach things like flowers and stuff to the cake but not buttercream.
I made the fondant pieces for this cake a week ahead so they would be easier to handle.. then attached them with buttercream to a buttercream cake...... worked perfectly..
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CakesByLJ,
I get a Forbidden message when I try the link to your cake. Is it in your photos? If so, which one? Thanks!
PuffCake
CakesByLJ,
I get a Forbidden message when I try the link to your cake. Is it in your photos? If so, which one? Thanks!
PuffCake
Hi... yeah, I think CC is having issues... It is the first cake.. David's 50 birthday... three tier/black & white...
CakesByLJ,
Beautiful cake! Did you keep the pieces covered at all for the week? Were they dry and hard when you put them on the cake?
CakesByLJ,
Beautiful cake! Did you keep the pieces covered at all for the week? Were they dry and hard when you put them on the cake?
Thanks~! I actually keep them in pizza boxes that are lined with wax paper. They are away from the light so they won't fade. I wanted them to dry completely, and they did. If you store them in airtight containers they might not dry due to condensation, but the boxes can breathe, so it isn't a problem. I prefer doing fondant decorations this way if possible, so when it's time to decorate the cake it goes so much faster. hth
.......Will vanilla work when attaching fondant pieces to the sides of a cake iced with crusted bc .......
I prefer to use a piped open circle of b'cream on the back of pieces being attached to b'c. - especially the heavier/bigger ones.
I have a question about dried gumpaste flowers made on floral wire. How are you suppose to add those to cakes.? I'm sure your not suppose to stick the wires in the cake? I have my first wedding cake due in May which will have about 200 pieces of premade flowers and leave. Just looking to find out how to add them to the cake. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Melissa
I have a question about dried gumpaste flowers made on floral wire. How are you suppose to add those to cakes.? I'm sure your not suppose to stick the wires in the cake? I have my first wedding cake due in May which will have about 200 pieces of premade flowers and leave. Just looking to find out how to add them to the cake. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Melissa
Hi Melissa, I see you are in Rome, GA... One of the most knowledgeable experts in fondant/gumpaste, Nicholas Lodge is in Norcross.. I highly recommend his classes... ok.. for your question.. you are correct, the wires should not be inserted directly into the cake. You have a couple of options.. Make the flowers on toothpicks that can be inserted, or wrap your wires in floral tape; then either insert them into straws in the cake, or form the flowers and leaves into a corsage which can just sit on the cake.. hth
Thanks for the info CakesbyLJ. I guess I will be cutting a lot of straws. LOL. I'll have to check on the Nicholas Lodge classes, I did not realize Nicholas Lodge was that close to me. I will definatly check on his classes. I seen for of the gum paste flowers that others have made in his classes.
Thanks,
Melissa
On the heart cake in my pictures I made the hearts a week ahead and just attached them to the fondant by painting a little water on the back of each piece. They had dried out so it was a bit difficult.
For my Easter kit I made them ahead and put them on a cookie tray. I then covered them with saran wrap that I lightly rubbed with crisco. It sounds weird, but it worked for me Then I just used water to attach them.
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