Hi and thanks for taking the time to help.
I am making a 3D cake of the plant from Little Shop of Horrors. I am using the Wilton egg shape pan for the plant and the wonder mold, upsidedown, for the pot. I am having a hard time figuring out how to cover the egg shape cake in fondant so that there are no tucks or folds. The cake is open like a mouth would be and bringing the fondant up over the bottom of the mouth is giving me problems. See below. That is a VERY rough first trial run. Colors will be darker there will be teeth, leaves and a tongue. Thanks for your help on this I appreciate it.
Irene
Okay here is how I would create this cake.
Two cakes on form fitting cake boards. (The bottom cake has two carved angled flat sides - think tent.) So you will have one cake for the top of the mouth and one for the bottom of the mouth.
Heavily dowel the peak of the bottom cake before you cover the cake with fondant so it will not squish when both are stacked. The dowels a little below the surface is fine.
Now cover both cakes. Still think cake not mouth. (Cover top and sides of both cakes.) (Yes you will have the cardboard on the bottom of one cake which will become the roof of the mouth when you assemble it. We will contend with that in a moment.) Now heavily dowel the left side where you hand is on the lower level or bottom cake leaving an inch and a half above the covered cake of exposed dowel. (Use a pencil sharpener to make points on both ends. This will help anchor the top cake.
Apply some royal icing for glue on that lefthand side.
Next, stack the top cake on the heavily doweled lower bottom mouth. Because of the angled flat carving it should sit at a angle and look open.
Now for the cardboard on the open mouth, either wet and cover in fondant or pipe colored BC. (I would use fondant and tirm to the end.)
I would use 50/50 gumpaste/fondant for the teeth, tonque and leaves. And remove them before carving.
Good luck. Can't wait to see the final product.
Okay here is how I would create this cake.
Two cakes on form fitting cake boards. (The bottom cake has two carved angled flat sides - think tent.) So you will have one cake for the top of the mouth and one for the bottom of the mouth.
Heavily dowel the peak of the bottom cake before you cover the cake with fondant so it will not squish when both are stacked. The dowels a little below the surface is fine.
Now cover both cakes. Still think cake not mouth. (Cover top and sides of both cakes.) (Yes you will have the cardboard on the bottom of one cake which will become the roof of the mouth when you assemble it. We will contend with that in a moment.) Now heavily dowel the left side where you hand is on the lower level or bottom cake leaving an inch and a half above the covered cake of exposed dowel. (Use a pencil sharpener to make points on both ends. This will help anchor the top cake.
Apply some royal icing for glue on that lefthand side.
Next, stack the top cake on the heavily doweled lower bottom mouth. Because of the angled flat carving it should sit at a angle and look open.
Now for the cardboard on the open mouth, either wet and cover in fondant or pipe colored BC. (I would use fondant and tirm to the end.)
I would use 50/50 gumpaste/fondant for the teeth, tonque and leaves. And remove them before carving.
Good luck. Can't wait to see the final product.
Thx for taking the time for such a detailed description. I really appreciate the help. The above cake is not doweled and I did not use cake boards or royal icing to attach the 2 pieces together. It has now been sitting for 3 days and is holding perfectly. I'm happy with the shape so I will stick with that. The way you describe it I will have a seam in the back. I have covered the whole thing in 1 piece so there is no seam. My trouble is with the front and the part where the 2 cakes meet. How do I make that neat?
I rolled the fondant in a circle and it was pretty big. I wonder if I rolled an oval and trimmed it instead of folding it if that will help.
Why 50/50 for the teeth, tongue and leaves? I'm not very familar with gumpaste. I'm not sure why and when to use it or as you suggest mix it with fondant.
This cake is for my daughters high school drama club. They are putting on the play and this will be a centerpiece at the cast party so I want it to be great (as great as I can manage anyway). Thx again for taking your time to help!!!
Oh, silly me, I am so sorry. I thought this was a practice cake and that you would be redoing it. I guess I am the only one the creates practice cakes. 
As for 50/50 it is because fondant is so very fragile. But you could see if there were candies in the right shape. I am not familar with the character. as for the mouth.....roll out a piece of fondant big enough for the entire opening place inside and cut on edges. Or cut one piece for the top and one piece for the bottom. Use a thin rope of fondant to seal the edges and hide it with the teeth.
Pretty good job for the first time with fondant Ombaker. Be very proud of what you've accomplished!
A word of caution: make sure somebody is holding it tight when you bring it to the party. Without dowels I would be a bit worried.
The cake is cool!
If your fondant is pliable enough, and not to stiff, you should be able to smooth it out without the creases, just like you would for a ball cake, round cake, or any other shape cake.
Make sure you start smoothing from the "top" and not the "bottom" or "side to side" of the fondant. Going from the top will help compress( for lack of better word) the fondant together where there is excess to make one smooth sheet. I hope this makes sense!? Good luck!
Tiptop, 0oh it is a practice cake. I plan to make at least one more before the actual event. I was just saying that the way I have constructed the cake it's holding up well without dowels and such. I will transport it in 2 pieces and construct on site. I will have dowels in the flower pot portion. I'm topping the flower pot with a cake round and covering that with crushed oreos and then I'll place the plant on top. This is not my first fondant cake but it is my first 3D cake. I'll try your idea for the mouth!!
Renaejrk, thanks for the compliment. The cool thing about this cake is it is susposed to be a monster of sorts so if the fondant is not perfectly smooth it actually adds to the looks. Do I know what I'm doing or what!!!
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