I have a request for cupcakes with whipped cream frosting and fondant accents. I know you can't cover a cake in fondant on top of whipped cream but will the accents hold up? What about gumpaste? Ideally I would like to use fondant since its for a child's birthday party and the kids will want to eat the decorations. If it can't be done the mom is willing to use buttercream but whipped cream is the first choice.

Thanks for any tips.

Kelly

If it's real whipped cream, the fondant will dissolve on your cupcakes; real whipped cream is just too "wet." What about a whipped cream substitute; do you have access to Rich's Bettercreme?

Depending on the accents, (shape, size, etc.) you can coat the part that will touch the icing with melted chocolate, as a barrier. Of course this would not be practical if there are a lot of accents. That's how I did my Twilight cake:

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1563906

Another thought: what about modeling chocolate? The works pretty well with whipped cream icing. (I do quite a lot of my cakes in whipped cream.) I did this one with modeling chocolate and whipped cream...
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1422536

Hope that helps!!

I've used modeling chocolate made weeks ago...it just takes a little kneading, and maybe 10 secs in the micro to get it going again...it is a little harder to work with (I think) than fondant, but the taste is SOOOO much better! (I am not a big fondant fan...)
There is a recipe on here I use (melted chocoalte wafers + corn syrup) It looks kind of gross when you start mixing it, but after a little while in the fridge to set up, it will come together. It takes a lot of kneading. But you can basically do anything you do with fondant with it.
As for coloring it, I just make the color chocolate I want by mixing the different colored wafers (I always have them on hand, I decorate with it a LOT! works great on the whipped cream!) but you can also color the modeling chocolate with the gel paste colors once it has set up and you are kneading it.
I did roll it out once also to make dots for my son's birthday cake, so that type of application works as well. Same concept as when you are rolling fondant - dust w/a little cornstarch or powdered sugar to prevent sticking.

Overall, if def holds up against the whipped cream, especially if you let it harden up after shaping it.

HTH! Good luck!!

I always learn something from this site...great thread! Thanks for the helpful info djs328

Oh, and I am hoping to try gumpaste + WC soon...will let you know how that works out...I am hoping that b/c it is so hard when it dries, it would be ok....

One more thought (I always have 'one more thought'...have you noticed? Typically you are icing the whipped cream cake close to the party time anyhow (I typically do it within 24 hrs) so even if the fondant breaks down a little, it's not the worst thing - the kids are the ones eating it anyhow, and I've learned that they don't care! LOL!!!

I've had success with gumpaste on WC as well as bettercreme. You're right, it dries so hard it doesn't break down at all. In this case though I'm sure the kids will want to eat the decorations so gumpaste is out.

Thanks for all your helpful tips. I'm going to give modeling chocolate a whirl and see how it goes!