Fondant Covered Cake Board/drum

Decorating By Mikel79 Updated 18 Jul 2009 , 8:19am by miny

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Mikel79 Posted 7 Apr 2009 , 7:14pm
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Good Day All!

I would like to know some helpful tips when covering your cake drum or cake board with fondant.

I know how to actually cover it. My problem is when I should place the cake on it.

I covered my cake drum several days in advance and iced my cake seperately. I then trasferred the butter cream cake that was on a cake circle to the fondant cake drum. WHAT A MESS. The bottom edges looked terrible from my fingers and "hamburger flipper".

Has anyone iced a cake DIRECTLY on the fondant covered board? If so, did you have any tears, oil spots etc.

Any advise is appreciated.

Thank you

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brincess_b Posted 7 Apr 2009 , 8:43pm
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i bc my cakes on naked cake boards, i guess the same applies to fondan,t you just have to clean it up round the edges afterwards. although with fondant, u wont be able to rub so hard!
xx

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bashini Posted 7 Apr 2009 , 9:09pm
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Hi there, welcome to CC. Do you use a thin board under your cake as the same size as your cake? If you do like that, you can easily transfer the cake and stick it to the fondant covered cake with a bit of royal icing.

Or you can use the bandage method. Here's how it is done,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/extra-icing/sets/72157594575839118

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Tee-Y Posted 7 Apr 2009 , 9:28pm
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I usually cover my cake board and let it dry at least overnight, then I let my covered cake(on a cake card) dry too before I transfer it to the board usually with a strong pallette knife.

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Tee-Y Posted 7 Apr 2009 , 9:28pm
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I usually cover my cake board and let it dry at least overnight, then I let my covered cake(on a cake card) dry too before I transfer it to the board usually with a strong pallette knife.

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sugarshack Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 12:38am
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I do my board after the cake is all done and decorated. applying it bandage roll style. that way i dont mess it up!

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BlakesCakes Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 2:16am
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Well, I don't put buttercream cakes on fondant covered boards--just a personal preference. For buttercream cakes, I cover the board with food safe foil or with decorative paper covered in clear contact paper. I put each tier on a board the same size. I often decorate the BC cake directly on the covered board and then just clean off any mess pretty easily.

If I were to put a BC cake on a fondant board, I'd cover the board, allow it to dry, put some royal on the board, and after chilling/freezing the BC cake (with the finish coat of BC on it), then I'd transfer it to the fondant board, make repairs, and finish decorating. If the BC is well chilled, it's pretty hard to mess it up if you're very careful with the transfer.

HTH
Rae

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Mikel79 Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 12:38pm
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Thanks everyone for answering my question.
I will try this again....

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Cakepro Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 7:57pm
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If y'all are covering your entire cake board in fondant, that's quite a bit of waste!

Here's what I do (instructions and pic): http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1343909.html

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BlakesCakes Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 8:15pm
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I usually cover the whole board. I often use leftover fondant that I re-color.

I think the issue is a choice to waste some product or some time.

I find that when I use the "bandage" method, or even make a cut-out of the the cake shape and remove that piece of fondant before final positioning of the cake, I have to spend time rolling, measuing, cutting, finessing, etc.

I choose to waste 50 cents worth of fondant rather than 10 minutes of my time. Probably a wash.

Rae

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Cakepro Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 8:21pm
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Good point!

The one thing tha saves me time is having my handy dandy KA pasta roller on the work table to send long snakes of fondant through, which makes the strips really quickly. If I had to roll them out by hand, I would totally agree that it's quicker to cover the whole board.

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Win Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 8:33pm
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I, too, cover the whole board with fondant. [url]
Mikel79: Wilton makes an awesome cake lifter. It will eliminate any issues of lifting a cake onto any kind of board ever again. If needed, two will lift an extra large cake. It's one of those things I'm so happy to have gone ahead and purchased.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BOELLI/?tag=cakecentral-20

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pinktea Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 8:40pm
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Thanks bashini for the pictures on the bandage method . thumbs_up.gif

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pattycakesnj Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 8:46pm
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I too use the Wilton cake lifter, it is great and you don't have the problem of finger marks etc. I have 2 and use both when lifting a sheet cake that I torted

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iris711 Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 9:01pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bashini

Hi there, welcome to CC. Do you use a thin board under your cake as the same size as your cake? If you do like that, you can easily transfer the cake and stick it to the fondant covered cake with a bit of royal icing.

Or you can use the bandage method. Here's how it is done,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/extra-icing/sets/72157594575839118

HTH. icon_smile.gif




Wow, that looks easy. Thanks for the input. I loved your tutorial.
Thanks
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superstar Posted 8 Apr 2009 , 9:20pm
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I only cover a cake board with fondant if I am covering the cake with fondant. I cover the whole board & then place the cake pan that I baked the cake in on the fondant, cut around it and remove the part that is going to be covered by the cake. I allow the board to dry at least overnight. I always put a normal amount of BC under my fondant so the cake is placed on a cardboard that just fits under the cake, I usually BC the cake & cover it with fondant after I have placed it on the fondant cake board, doing it this way, you have to be careful but it works for me when doing a large cake, anything up to 10" I am comfortable moving it to the board after I have covered it.

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xstitcher Posted 9 Apr 2009 , 6:34am
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You can always just use a big old bbq hamburger flipper to help lift your cakes.

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bashini Posted 9 Apr 2009 , 8:30am
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Originally Posted by iris711

Quote:
Originally Posted by bashini

Hi there, welcome to CC. Do you use a thin board under your cake as the same size as your cake? If you do like that, you can easily transfer the cake and stick it to the fondant covered cake with a bit of royal icing.

Or you can use the bandage method. Here's how it is done,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/extra-icing/sets/72157594575839118

HTH. icon_smile.gif



Wow, that looks easy. Thanks for the input. I loved your tutorial.
Thanks
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iris711, just want to let you know that, it is not my tutorial. Its done by our famous aine2. icon_smile.gif

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iris711 Posted 9 Apr 2009 , 1:52pm
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Originally Posted by bashini

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Originally Posted by iris711

Quote:
Originally Posted by bashini

Hi there, welcome to CC. Do you use a thin board under your cake as the same size as your cake? If you do like that, you can easily transfer the cake and stick it to the fondant covered cake with a bit of royal icing.

Or you can use the bandage method. Here's how it is done,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/extra-icing/sets/72157594575839118

HTH. icon_smile.gif



Wow, that looks easy. Thanks for the input. I loved your tutorial.
Thanks
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iris711, just want to let you know that, it is not my tutorial. Its done by our famous aine2. icon_smile.gif




Oh... thanks to anie2 and to you for posting it.

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bashini Posted 9 Apr 2009 , 2:22pm
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No problem! icon_wink.gif

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licia Posted 10 Apr 2009 , 1:38pm
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Great information for covering a cake/cakeboard with fondant. Thanks!

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JanH Posted 18 Jul 2009 , 2:16am
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miny Posted 18 Jul 2009 , 8:19am
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That looks pretty easy, I've to try it. Thanks!

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