How Do I Work Out How Much Fondant To Use.

Decorating By melissaanne Updated 5 Feb 2006 , 10:00pm by melissaanne

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melissaanne Posted 5 Feb 2006 , 11:44am
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Hi! I have a wedding cake to do and I was wondering if anyone would have an idea of how much fondant to use.
The sizes of the cakes are (and the guide I have says)
4" <500g
6" 500g
9" 1250g
12" 2000g
total 4250

I have posted a picture of the cake below. As you can see it is very plain, so I was also wondering if I will need to put two layers of fondant on each tier? (ie a fruit cake would have almond and then fondant to make it smooth)
Any ideas would be fanastic. Thank you, Mel
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MissBaritone Posted 5 Feb 2006 , 7:22pm
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You shouldn't need 2 layers. 1 layer should be finejust stick it down with apricot glaze or a thin layer of buttercream.

The quantities you have do look about right

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Cakeman66 Posted 5 Feb 2006 , 7:28pm
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1 layer is fine...

take the size of the cake across and the height of the cake x 2

Say the cake is 4" and 2" high, you'll need at least 8" (4" + 2" + 2") etc.

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melissaanne Posted 5 Feb 2006 , 10:00pm
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Thanks to you both, it is always nice to check these things. I am doing this wedding cake at cost, so i don't want to end out of pocket.

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