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I've never used fondant, but I've seen people on TV paint directly on fondant with food coloring. That's what it looks like to me. It's beautiful, by the way!

looks hand painted to me. I'm getting ready to do a handpainted cake at the end of the month. Cover in fondant and if u use gel colors thin them down with alcohol or clear extract so it will evaporate quickly and leve the color behind.

print a bunch of leaves with an edible image printer if you have one?? or hand paint with food colouring.

What a very cool looking cake! I agree with the PP. It looks to me like it's painted directly onto the fondant. You could layer those leaves on with fondant pieces, but I think it'd be easier to paint it since it's not an intricate design.

or it might be a chocolate wrap

http://candy.about.com/od/phototutorials/ss/sbs_transfers.htm

http://candy.about.com/od/phototutorials/ss/sbscaketransfer_6.htm

Looks hand painted to me too. It it would take a bit of planning , but not too difficult to do. Best of luck!

I think it looks like an edible image sheet.... Maybe? IDK.. But that would be an easy way (for me anyway bc I can't paint).

I saw some edible image sheets on global sugar site that looks like that
http://www.globalsugarart.com/cat.php?cid=1005

Molly

It looks hand painted to me.

You have to be careful when you paint on top of the fondant like that because you see how the light colors are on top of dark colors, that usually doesn't work that well.
I thought that it was edible image but if you want to paint it practice on a piece of fondant first.

Good luck!

You have to be careful when you paint on top of the fondant like that because you see how the light colors are on top of dark colors, that usually doesn't work that well.
I thought that it was edible image but if you want to paint it practice on a piece of fondant first.

Good luck!

You have to be careful when you paint on top of the fondant like that because you see how the light colors are on top of dark colors, that usually doesn't work that well.
I thought that it was edible image but if you want to paint it practice on a piece of fondant first.

Good luck!

yep, looks hand painted to me. I'm sure you could probably use a leaf stamp, and stamp coloring onto the fondant, then hand paint the outline and veins.
Or you can stencil leaves onto the fondant and then paint the details.

Kristy