What's The Trick With Hanging Fondant To Get Smooth Edges?
Decorating By projectqueen Updated 25 May 2007 , 6:20pm by FromScratch
I remember someone once said to put a round cake on top of a coffee can to get it up off the table so the fondant would hang down and it would be easier to smooth.
I tried it once (only fondant cake I have done) and it worked great but it was only a 6" round. I just put it on a cake board the same size as the cake and put it on a coffee can.
Now I need to cover a 9x13 in fondant. I am using a half sheet size cake board so how would I drape it? Should I cut a separate 9x13 cardboard and then try to suspend the cake somehow? It wouldn't balance very well on a coffee can. 
Any suggestions on how to elevate a cake in order to let the fondant hang to smooth?
I don't elevate mine, I just roll the fondant large enough that you have surplus at the bottom to work with. I gently pull the sides out as far as they will go without adding stress to the edges of the cake, lift the outer edge of the fondant up off the surface and smooth the sides with the palm of my hand, then go on to the next section. It works well for me and eliminates the folds and pleats. On a rectangular like yours I would work the fondant over the corners first.
Thanks, Shirley. I will try that. Sounds a lot easier than suspending a 9x13, LOL!
I elevate mine with any smaller cake pan. Could you use 2 6" under that cake?
So do you elevate and cover in fondant BEFORE you put on the cake board? If so, how do you move it to the cake board without messing up the bottom edge?
I generally pick it up with my left hand and smooth the fondant down with my right.
I elevate mine with any smaller cake pan. Could you use 2 6" under that cake?
So do you elevate and cover in fondant BEFORE you put on the cake board? If so, how do you move it to the cake board without messing up the bottom edge?
Cake on same size board, elevate, fondant, move it to the final board (or tiered cake) by using a spatula and my hand underneath. I never touch the borders.
I elevate mine with any smaller cake pan. Could you use 2 6" under that cake?
So do you elevate and cover in fondant BEFORE you put on the cake board? If so, how do you move it to the cake board without messing up the bottom edge?
Cake on same size board, elevate, fondant, move it to the final board (or tiered cake) by using a spatula and my hand underneath. I never touch the borders.
This is how I do it too. You'll need to put your cake on a cake board that is exactly the same size first and then I'd use 2 coffee cans (or something similar). Do the corners first and then it should all fall into place with some working. Do you normally cover your cakes in fondant before you have it on a board? I always put my cakes on a board before stacking and icing them. makes moving them WAY easier. 
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