Help - Getting Rid Of Fondant Folds/wrinkles??
Decorating By Kate714 Updated 5 Dec 2006 , 3:30am by lalevin34
Many people have offered their suggestions/tips for getting rid of the folds at the bottom when I cover a cake in fondant, but I STILL can not do it right!! I made the ornament cakes over the weekend and was pretty pleased, except for the folds on the bottom!! I have a paying customer ordering these and I don't want this to happen again!!
What size should my fondant be, in relation to the cake? Some people on CC have told me the trick is to cut the fondant off at the bottom right away, but that doesn't do it. I mean, unless the fondant is exactly the size you need to cover your cake, isn't there always going to be extra that will fold?!?? 
HELP please!!!
I think your problem is more specific to the shape you are trying to cover. Anything spherical like the ball pan ornament cakes are really difficult to tidy the bottom of. A lot of people try it for teapot cakes and have all sorts of trouble. I have stayed away from them as I don't see how I could make it tidy. Your only trick is probably to smooth it all into one big pleat and cut the pleat off and smooth the seam with your fingers until almost invisible. That is how debbie brown books suggest to handle that shape.
Good Luck!
Hope that helps
Keira
If you have an 8" round, and your two layers are 4" tall, you need at least 12-13 ". However, I don't think having excess is really the issue. I find the key is to just go slowly, and keep pulling the extra fondant folds away from the cake (toward you) and gently smooth downward when you do this. Your trying to constantly stretch the fondant to fit the cake. Does that make sense?
Good luck.
I use MMF. maybe that is why? I will try, try again... Two things to know if it's tearing. First, don't roll out your fondant so thin. Since you need to stretch it, you need a little wiggle room. Second, you fondant my be drying out. Try rubbing in just a slight amount of crisco. I know you'll get it. Just takes practice.
I used to have the same problem. I found that I was rolling my fondant too thin. I now roll it a little thicker and it is much easier!! I also cut the cake board the same size as my cake and set it on somthing to elevate the cake and let the fondant hang over the sides. After the fondant is on and I cut the rest that I dont need off I take a glue gun and glue the board to a larger board that the cake will be displayed on.
Hope this helps but my cakes turn out perfect with no folds.
Good luck!
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