Marble Effect With Fondant??????

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mommacakes Posted 12 Oct 2006 , 11:15pm
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Does anyone have any tips on how to make fondant look marble-looking? I was trying to search in forum files but cannot seem to find any tips or threads about it...I would like to attempt this tonight for a cake so I would love some quick responses....

Thanks,
Mandy

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JoAnnB Posted 12 Oct 2006 , 11:20pm
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You can view a demo of the technique at Atecousa.com

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Rambo Posted 12 Oct 2006 , 11:24pm
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I always thought it was what happens when the color hasn't been blended completely. Here's a bump in case I'm totally wrong.

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mommacakes Posted 12 Oct 2006 , 11:28pm
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That is what I thought happened too ...... that you just don't blend the colors all in... I am only wanting to try to marbelize ( is that a word icon_redface.gif ) pink and white.....I love the tutorial...

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goal4me Posted 12 Oct 2006 , 11:33pm
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You can marble fondant rather easily.
Divide the fondant into 3 equal part and colors, as
ivory, light brown and medium brown....for an example.
Roll each of the colors to form a log.
Stack the 3 log one on top of each other.
Color with food paste between the lightest and next color in the stack with
toothpick streaks of food color paste that compliment the colors...like dark brown if using the ivory, brown, dark brown example.
Roll the stacked logs into a coil.
Roll out to size needed on Crisco coated clear plastic sheeting or silpat mat etc.
Flip onto buttercream coated cake.
Smooth with fondant smoothers or your hand.
Trim bottom edge of cake with a pizza cutter. Save excess to make ruffles and decorations.
If trouble smoothing the bottom edge of the cake due to too much bulk
horizontally, then gentley lift the drape and smooth

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Mac Posted 12 Oct 2006 , 11:35pm
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mommacakes--
I made some marbled fondant for the lighthouse cake. I took my white fondant and put several streaks of coloring in it. Then I just pulled and pushed and mixed but not all the way. Hope that helps--Pam

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boosqmom Posted 12 Oct 2006 , 11:36pm
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The way I learned it in class was you make lines in white fondant with paste food coloring and blend until you get the marbelling you want.

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mommacakes Posted 12 Oct 2006 , 11:40pm
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Thanks you guys so much!!!!!! Especially for the step by step instructions! Mac, your cakes are unbelievable!! You do such an amazing job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have loads to learn!!!!!!

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YummyFireMummy Posted 13 Oct 2006 , 12:24am
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I have made a few marbled cakes. All I do is put some streaks of colour through the fondant and pull and fold until I am happy with the marbling.

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springlakecake Posted 13 Oct 2006 , 11:56am
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The ateco tutorial is pretty good as someone mentioned

http://www.atecousa.net/learn/satin_ice_3.shtml

I did one recently that I did it similarly to the ateco video, but I just rolled it into a log shape and streaked coloring with a toothpick, then I twisted it and coiled it (like the video) It gave me the look I was going for (see my firefighter cake)

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Mac Posted 13 Oct 2006 , 6:24pm
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Thank you so much, mommacakes.

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turquesa Posted 14 Oct 2006 , 12:32am
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Yes, the ateco tutorial is really good. I have a marblelized cake in my pics.

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