Hi all - this is my first attempt at fondant. This is the lesson 2 cake of class III. I am having a ball with these classes. Thanks for looking!
Fondant Cake (1st attempt)
Beautiful Cake! You should put it in the gallery!
Debbie
Hi all - this is my first attempt at fondant. This is the lesson 2 cake of class III. I am having a ball with these classes. Thanks for looking!
Fondant Cake (1st attempt)
Hello Quadcrew...noticed that this was your first post, so I thought I would take a second and say welcome to Cakecentral!! Your're gonna love it here!!
Your cake looks terrific..never would guess that it was your first time with fondant! 
Welcome!! And beautiful cake! I love the cornelli lace accent!
Thanks again everyone for all of the nice comments. This was the first time I have ever messed with fondant at all. I used the rose flower cookie cutter type thing that came in the Course III set. I just tried to roll the petal parts kind of thin, and when I added them to the "teardrop" part, I would then pull the excess fondant off the bottom part so it wasn't so thick there. (does that make sense the way I worded it??) I also used the tool from the Gum Paste set insead of the round ball one that came in the Course III set. It wasn't as much of a big "ball" on the end, so it seemed easier to work with for me. Dusting the sponge with cornstarch also helped me be able to roll them easier. I will add it to the gallery, and once again, thank you all. This is a wonderful site for those of us who are trying to learn as much as we can. You are all a wonderful inspiration.
I wondered about the bottom of the roses, that's the part I have been hating so much, I get done with my rose and the base looks so long, so as I read it, you just pinch off part of the bottom, do you do that after you attach each petal, to make it more rounded?
Wow, you did a beautiful job on that cake! Welcome to the site!
Melissa 
I think we are at the same place in our classes..... I finished class 2 of Course III last night, we made the present cake, the one covered with fondant...I'll be posting a picture of it later this evening. I feel more confident about making the ten roses I need for class next Thursday now that you have given me this great hint on making the roses. Thanks again!
That is cool!! I was the only one in my class that did this cake - the rest did the fondant package and bow. They are so pretty! I was getting the hang of those roses after making them so long last night! The rest of the class had given up, and I kept messing with them - that is how I figured out that if you remove a lot of that extra from the bottom it works out a lot better (for me anyways!) I am anxious to see your cake!
Your cake is really lovely! It's encouraging to see so many people doing Course 3 cakes, because I have the course guide and have to learn it on my own. I have the supplies, too, so I know I can, I just have to get moving and DO it. This is inspiring. There isn't a Course 3 in my area til the Fall, but since our wedding is this summer I want to learn all these techniques to decide which ones I want to use on our cake. 
Not sure yet if I'm going to fondant cover it or just use buttercream.
Anyhow, thanks for sharing your cake and your method of doing the fondant roses!
~Angel Wendy
You're welcome. I've learned a lot on here just reading everything and looking at all the beautiful cakes. I'd be hard pressed to pick one over the other (fondant vs. buttercream) I have enjoyed working with both. You're something for taking on making your own wedding cake!!
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