Fondant Balloons Tilting

Decorating By dogwood Updated 12 Jul 2007 , 3:25am by dogwood

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dogwood Posted 11 Jul 2007 , 9:20pm
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I have made two Baby Shower cakes now with fondant balloons (in my pictures). I stuck the wire in the balloons then let them dry and then arranged them by twisting the wire together and inserting into a straw that was then inserted all the way to the bottom of the cake. Both times I've done this I had trouble with the whole thing tilting forward on the cake. What can I do to prevent this from happening in the future?

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dogwood Posted 11 Jul 2007 , 9:42pm
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Bumping this up

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coreenag Posted 11 Jul 2007 , 9:49pm
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I hope someone out there has the answer because I would like to know as well. Had problems with my CVS school cake.

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Doug Posted 11 Jul 2007 , 9:52pm
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gravity always wins

you have the balloons too concentrated toward the front of the cake and so over they tilt

need to arrange them so they go in a full circle -- not a fan shape or favoring anyone side or direction.

(cute idea to have bear holding them)

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coreenag Posted 11 Jul 2007 , 10:01pm
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I just read on another thread that someone puts the wires through the cake and poked them into the cake board. Maybe that will help some. I will have to try this one.

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miriel Posted 11 Jul 2007 , 10:45pm
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The balloon arrangement sounds forward heavy to me. They have to be evenly arranged not only from left to right, but also front to back.

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dogwood Posted 12 Jul 2007 , 3:25am
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Thanks for the ideas. I'm not sure how I will handle this next time around. icon_confused.gif

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