Hello to all! I fell in love with a cake that was posted. And, I would like to make one, but how would you do it? Is it fondant? It looks like small squares cut out of fondant with shears. Is that Pearl dust on them? If it is fondant can I make it with Marshmallow fondant? I would like to know what ya'll think the best way to make this cake! Thanks so much for your time! ~Josie

OH, here is the link to the pic here on CC to see it bigger!

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=favpics&cat=0&pos=-36936

Looks like the top was made with either an impression mat or a diamond cutter with a rippled edge. It looks like luster dust was used to hand paint the diamonds but I guess you could probably use the gel paste food color. By the way, it definitely looks like fondant. I think that you can pretty much do the same things with mmf that you can do with other fondants. Most people swear by it.

sorry I can help but it sure is a beautiful cake, hope you get the info you need, so we all can have a idea also

I looked at the larger pic and it actually looks like the small pizza cutter was used that has the "wrinkly" wheel.

Thanks bush1! I looked at it for a while and it looked kinda easy at first then I'm like, it looks hard to do. LOL. I don't know how they would do it around the top round edges with the squares. Gosh, I have to get an impression mat, but my husband won't buy it, as of now. I was mad I had to make another post in the lounge section.

Oh, you mean the fondant cutter wheel for ribbons?

yeah i think that's what they used too. wilton has one with the squiggly wheel. then i think the squares were painted with luster dust. i also think the top part is a fondant plaque that's set on top of the cake then the border was added to disguise the edges.

ttowndiva, you're right, wilton does have the ribbon cutter with the squiggley wheel which is kind of what I'm talking about but I have a small pizza like cutter with the squiggley wheel that I got for a couple of bucks at a kitchen store. I think it would be easier to use since it has only the single wheel. My wilton set appears to have a few wheels that have to be put on to use it.

Oh, Bush1. I know what you are talking about. It's all silver? I think that is usually used for pie crust. I seen those at William Sonoma, I believe. Good call for that use though.

Thanks Riagirl. It is probably much harder than I expected. I'll have to try someday when I get the feel of fondant, hopefully soon. LOL.

Thanks for the replies. Ya'll are so nice here! ~Josie

I did something like this on my bed cake. I used my dough/pasta cutter wheel to cut the squares with the zigzag edge. I made different small batches of colored fondant and cut pieces from all. I then glued them all to a bigger piece of mmf with piping gel to make the quilt.

Let me just say, it was VERY time consuming. If you can figure out a way to paint the results of using an impression mat, that might be easier.

I blew this way up and it definitely is individual squares. Seems like the hard way to do it to me. I'd probably try embossing a fondant circle with the squiggly roller - probably use thick fondant so I could emboss it deeply - and then paint the separate squares.

Wow, seems like you can do this different ways. I will try when I get into fondant. Thanks.