I haven't ever used fondant and I was hoping to get some tips about which to use. I'm making a carriage cake (like the ones in the photo gallery, not the Wilton pan carriage cake) and I want to use a little fondant to make it look like a ruffle on the side of the carriage. Which fondant would look better in this case and which is easier to use? What is the marshmellow fondant good for?
Thanks for the help!
can you post a picture of which cake you're trying to duplicate?
The cake I'm basing mine off of is on this site and I don't know how to add it to this post. If this link works, it should take you directly to the picture of the cake.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=search&search=Baby%20Carriage%20Cake&cat=0&pos=32&search=Baby%20Carriage%20Cake
If not, go to the gallery and type in baby carriage cake, it's on the first page. It's in the second to last row, all the way to the right. It's a sheet cake with the carriage on the second layer. I think it's the only carriage cake on the site like this (most are 2 round cakes put together). I'm going to make is something like this one. (I've decided to go ahead and use the Wilton pan and layer it over a sheet cake, like it is in this picture). If this link works, it will take you right to the page that the cake is on
The pink ruffle in this picture is where I want to use fondant. Do you think that would look okay? Also, the theme for the shower I'm making this for is "A Carriage Ride in the Park." So, I want to make bricks below the carriage and try to add some "park like" scenery. Any thoughts or suggestions? I'm not sure how I'm goign to make the bricks, so any ideas would be great!
The cake I'm basing mine off of is on this site and I don't know how to add it to this post. If this link works, it should take you directly to the picture of the cake.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=search&search=Baby%20Carriage%20Cake&cat=0&pos=32&search=Baby%20Carriage%20Cake
If not, go to the gallery and type in baby carriage cake, it's on the first page. It's in the second to last row, all the way to the right. It's a sheet cake with the carriage on the second layer. I think it's the only carriage cake on the site like this (most are 2 round cakes put together). I'm going to make is something like this one. (I've decided to go ahead and use the Wilton pan and layer it over a sheet cake, like it is in this picture). If this link works, it will take you right to the page that the cake is on
The pink ruffle in this picture is where I want to use fondant. Do you think that would look okay? Also, the theme for the shower I'm making this for is "A Carriage Ride in the Park." So, I want to make bricks below the carriage and try to add some "park like" scenery. Any thoughts or suggestions? I'm not sure how I'm goign to make the bricks, so any ideas would be great!
Of course, you can use fondant to make the carriage. My son's carriage was blue velvet.
If you want to make bricks for the street under the carriage, your best bet is to go to a train hobby store and get an impression mat. They're less expensive than buying one made for cake decorating, and are exactly the same thing. The nicer thing about buying one at a train store is that they make them in different sized bricks, to accommodate the different size scales of trains.
Theresa 
I'm not wanting to make the carriage fondant, just the ruffles.
I really appreciate your idea about the bricks! I am actually living in Germany (military spouse), so a train store may not be easy for me to find. BUt, I will certainly be looking!
Thanks!
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