i have seen alot of cakes that have a striped effect with the fondant, lots of different colours that look like a continuous piece of fondant. can someone give me an idea of how to do this.
Thanks in advance.
Emma

I don't know if this helps but I've just read the May issue ofthe UK sugarcraft mag - CAKE and they used a striped stencil for the sides of the cake ( Creative Stencil Designs by Sarah Gleave ) it was very effective & pretty easy I imagine.

My gift box cake in my photos has alternating chocolate, white and pink stripes. I used my pasta attachment for my KitchenAid mixer to cut the stripes and then I placed them together and gently used my rolling pin to flatten them slightly so that they stuck together. Then I cut it to the size I needed.
Jacqui

Place the strips of fondant side by side (maybe cut a little thicker) and take a roller and roll them together. I myself have never mastered this, however, I have heard of people doing this with great results.

Can't wait to see others ideas...

I've been wondering about this too. Thanks alot.

In my pics is a Chocolate Baby Shower cake that I made the baby blanket by placing the fondant colors beside each other and then rolling them together. I also used the same technique on my Barbie Bathtub cake (the towel on her head). It works rather well Is this what you were talking about?

Lazy_Susan

Here's a 14-inch cake I covered with a solid piece of striped fondant. I just rolled logs and laid them side by side. Be sure to brush a little water between your pieces so they stick together.

Diane - that cake is fabulous !!!

Cool, I haven't attempted fondant, but it's on my "to do" list. The stripes are just awesome.

I love that cake.....I think I am going to try that!

I love that cake.....I think I am going to try that!

I have only used fondant (mmf) to do accents with, but after looking at the fabulous cake, I just may have to try covering a cake with it! So wonderful!

Cool cake and nice effects

thanks for all the great advice this is a picture of the striping effect i am after.

Ohhh... well, that's an entirely different animal! Very thinly rolled fondant is cut into strips and applied to the iced cake. I use a pasta machine to get the fondant as thin as possible.

Wow Beautiful cake!

Wow Diane..I didn't realize before you were local here in Dallas area..do you give classes or demo's..wow I just wanna see you work..amazing cakes

Diane I have to say also your cakes are gorgeous I am in awe!!!!

No Diane, I haven't went to any cake clubs or even know of any around here but I would have loved to gone if i had new about it..and I wouldn't blush..I am a Sailor or used to be..I served in the USCoast guard were I met my hubby coming up on 21 years ago .. look back now and wished we had stuck with 20 years in and retired but them we wouldn't have had our two boys.. You are very talented i hope to see you at work in the future, Tina

Geraldine Dahlke has written a book about patterned pastes which shows how to create all sorts of patterned effects with fondant. I don't have the book but I attended a short session that she ran it was very useful. If you google her name or put it on Amazon, you should find her.