Fondant Help??

Decorating By anastasien Updated 8 May 2010 , 1:50am by BRATTYR

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anastasien Posted 7 May 2010 , 12:16pm
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I was wondering if someone could help me and tell me what I did wrong. I put the fondant on my cake and when I went back to look at it a little while later it was bubbled out at the side, like there was an air pocket under the fondant and it tore the fondant a little bit. I am not sure what happened and what I did wrong. Any help would be great please

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cakesbymark Posted 7 May 2010 , 12:30pm
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how long after baking and cooling the cake did you ice and fondant the cake? it might not have settled yet

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anastasien Posted 7 May 2010 , 12:33pm
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I baked the cake and then iced and put the fondant on the next day

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tastyart Posted 7 May 2010 , 4:06pm
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You probably didn't do anything wrong. Sometimes a change in temperature can make the bubbles appear under the fondant. If you give the cake a chance to settle is does make them less likely. Sounds like you already did that. Just poke the bubble with a pin or something similar and work the air out. You can probably smooth out the small hole in the fondant or patch it with BC of the same color. HTH

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metria Posted 7 May 2010 , 4:33pm
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if you need to patch it up, sometimes i melt a little fondant w/ some water in the microwave, then brush in the paste to fill in the holes.

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EJsImagin8ion4 Posted 7 May 2010 , 4:47pm
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Originally Posted by metria

if you need to patch it up, sometimes i melt a little fondant w/ some water in the microwave, then brush in the paste to fill in the holes.


Great tip!!! Thanks, Metria!!

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anastasien Posted 8 May 2010 , 12:14am
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I did patch where the bubble was but then I got 2 more in different spots, I will post a picture tomorrow of the finished cake, It is a Nemo cake for my son's birthday. This cake is driving me nuts, I just don't understand why I keep getting more bubbles.

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anastasien Posted 8 May 2010 , 1:27am
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How much butter cream should I be using under the fondant? Maybe I used to much, could that be what happened? Also When I am rolling out the fondant do I use flour or icing sugar under it or can I use either of them. Sorry for the questions I am just trying to figure out my mistake because I am making a wedding cake at the beginning of June and it is a 3 tier cake, so I am getting very nervous now about doing it.

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BRATTYR Posted 8 May 2010 , 1:50am
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corn starch i found works the best!

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