I'm doing a Sweet 16 cake that is going to have a ball border. The cake itself will be covered in fondant, with fondant circles on the bottom tier and BC swirls on the top. I was planning on just using the BC for the ball border as well. Does anyone see a problem with this? It seems much easier than rolling out hundreds of little balls. Is there anything wrong with mixing fondant & BC accents from a professional point of view?

I think it should look just fine that way. Might be a nice contrast of texture

u can always use royal icing instead of BC, here in SA, that is the traditional way of doing borders on wedding cakes

Thanks for the suggestions. I don't think the royal would go over that big here. I think people prefer the taste & texture of buttercream.

I think it would be just fine. The problem I've had is matching the color if you want the balls/beads to be the same color as your fondant covering. you might consider, if you haven't already, doing a contrasting color if you use BC so the color won't be an issue.

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Good Luck!

If you see a definite contrast between the two, dust the balls with some pearl dust. Nothing like getting a pearl necklace for your birthday, right, so why not give one to the cake!

Theresa