I am planning a cake for 3 weeks from now. It is a 3d carved mountain 16 tall and 18 inches at it's widest. I was planning to cover it with fondant so I could paint the different shadings, etc, but is it crazy for me to do this? My daughter is planning to help me, but we are concerned about having to roll out, lift, place and smooth such a huge piece of fondant.

Here is a sketch of the mountain shape.

Thanks,
Kathi

Yes, you are crazy. But that's what we do. Last night, my honey walked in and saw me working with a pair of tweezers in each hand. "You're insane. You know that, right?" Yup...and proud of it.

It will be a chore. But the good thing is that you can fix and work anything easily because it's not a definite shape like a circle where folks would immediately say, "ooh, that crease doesn't belong there."

Go for it! Can't wait to see the results!

Great design, BTW

I would use MMF for that as it is more elastic and will hold together better then MFF. I would then do another layer for the ice caps to add more definition.

Do it in sections. You'll have valleys where you can tuck the seams into. You don't need to do it all in one big piece.

I use rice krispy treats to make mountains. You can make the RKTs all lumpy the way you want the mtn., cover it, then put it onto the cake if you want. That can make it a bit easier to work with. I have a couple of pics of mtns. in my pictures.

It's gonna be ok because it doesn't have to be smooth! DO IT!!! Don't forget to share the results!

Count me in on the sections group.

Okay, so that was a major "DUH" moments for me! Why didn't I think about sections???

I always knew you guys were brilliant!

sadsmile, what is MFF? I'm using Satin Ice because I am traveling to make this cake and don't want to mess with making marshmallow fondant. Plus everyone I know likes Satin Ice. Also, this is Mt. Sinai so no ice caps!

Ruth, I have your snowboarder cake bookmarked as a helpful reference for this cake. How did you attach the RKT to the cake- frosting? What kind of frosting did you use?

Thanks again all,
Kathi