I have seen lots of cakes where the b-day person's name is spelled out or a message is spelled out using a technique that looks like fondant "roping"(?) In other worgs, the words look like fondant was "snaked" and then somehow curved into position to form letters.
Can someone please share how to do this method? Thanks!
I've used this method a couple times. You can see the fondant lettering easily on my mermaid cake.
All I did was extrude a long rope with my clay extruder. Then I cut the rope about where I thought was right for the size of the letter. Then I just gently formed it by hand into the right shape. I made a little curly-Q on the bottoms to make it more girly, but obviously it would depend on the cake. I really liked this method! It was pretty easy to do and I like how it looks.
Courtney
Yes, they have extruders at craft stores. They are not as good as a sugarcraft gun but less expensive.
I formed the letters right on the board so they didn't have to dry at all, but I'm sure you could do them ahead of time and let them dry for a little while.
C
Oooooh...OK! Yeah, I would think adding toothpicks or spaghetti to the bottoms would work to hold the letters in place. Maybe someone else has some tips about how to make standing up letters....
I have to make a standing up 5 on a cake coming up too so I'm curious to hear how others do them.
C
Actually, I just remembered that I made a standing up treble clef for my musical topsy turvy cake. I made a rope with the extruder and then inserted a skewer into it and shaped it. It was pretty tall, which is why I used the skewer and not just a toothpick. I let it dry for about two days, and I also made two in case one broke....which it did 
It held up perfectly fine on the cake during delivery.
C
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