Am I Insane To Try Fondant On A Sqaure Cake?!?
Decorating By LearningCurve Updated 17 May 2007 , 7:17pm by LearningCurve
If I have never used fondant before am I crazy to jump right in with a square cake or do I need the practise of prefecting a round (or even accents) before attemping a sqare??
I am thinking of trying fondant for a family bridal shower coming up in June. I have never worked with it before. Should I skip the idea and work my way up to that level? I plan on practising before hand but wonder if for a newbie this is biting off more than I can chew??
Thanks in advance
My first fondant cake was a square. I'm not sure if it was because it was my first or not but I find them easier to do than the rounds.
If you plan on practicing, then I would say try that first. If you feel comfortable you can do it on the bridal shower cake, and if not just have a back up idea ready to go. Before I did it for a big event I'd do a practice run at home.
Nothing like getting stressed out trying something new on an important cake.
the only way to learn is to try it out.
I definetly had a harder time the ONE time I've put fondant on a square cake (was a dummy). It just took some more smoothing and careful hand and smoother placement.
you can do it, just practice a bit first so you're not frazzled for the shower cake.
You can do it! There is a first time for everything, right? You'll just be killing two birds with one stone...
I watched an instructional video from satin ice and they said if you are doing a square cake, to start with the corners first, then do the sides. Don't know if it works, but a pro said it, so it's worth a try to me! 
Good luck!!!!
Thank you all for the replies. I have only done one other cake that wasn't for my kids' birthday parties so I am a bit nervous about doing this cake. I just want it to look nice! I have found a design here on cc that I would like to do and need to practice anyway so I will practice the fondant and design at the same time. Now what to do with the practice cake 
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Thanks again I just hope I am not biting off more than I can chew with this one!
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