I want to make my MIL a teapot cake for her birthday in a couple weeks, my boys want to have a tea party for her. I have the ball pan but would like to use gumpaste or fondant instead of cookie for the handle and spout. Should I dry them with sticks in them to attach to the cake? Will they be to heavy for the cake and fall off?? I don't want to try covering the whole ball in fondant.
Any tips would be appreciated.
Thanks
Let me start by saying I have never made a teapot cake. That said...
I would consider making the handle out of the gumpaste OR fondant (your choice), formed on a piece of wire that goes through the entire handle. It would give support to the whole piece, and I would think it would be sturdier than the gumpaste or fondant alone. I would leave a tail of a few inches on each end of the handle, as a means of support when attaching to the cake.
HTH!
I made an easter basket cake for Easter and made a braided handle out of the Wilton fondant. I twisted two pieces together like a rope and then stuck cookie sticks in the end to stick into the cake. I dried it all week. The handle fell right after I took the picture ( you can see it in my pictures). The guide I followed said to put gum tex in the fondant. I didn't do that because I didn't have any. But you might want to try that. I wouldn't do it out of fondant only because of my experience.
gmcakes, thanks for the idea. I, too, plan to make a teapot and cups for my MIL for her birthday in a couple of weeks, and was looking for an easy, yet stabl way to attach a fondant handle...your idea sounds like 'it'.
I've done a teapot cake before. I can't quite remember but I think I used a fondant/gumpaste mix. I left a tail on each end to stick into the cake and I also made it so the bottom of the handle and the spout was resting on the board. I had no problems doing it this way. I could try to find the pic...
Courtney
I make the teapot cakes pretty regularly. the best medium for the handle and spout are gumpaste. I just put two toothpicks in each piece and it holds them in the cake just fine. (I also use a pound cake type recipe when I make them too)
Here is a picture of one of mine so you can see. I think a lot of folks make the handle and the spout too large. Make them a few days before making the cake itself so they can dry.
Thank you! they are really not hard to do - molding the spout and handle are the most time consuming parts of it. I have found that fondant does not dry hard enough for them usually - so gumpaste works better for me.
I use the sports ball pan to make mine. I usually have some royal icing flowers around here that I use to put on the sides of the cake.
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