I sure wish I could help you. I tried this the other day on a cake and it was a disaster!! I tried to wrap my fondant around some styrofoams blocks and it just fell off!!!! I would guess that you could shape small cakes to cover in fondant? Maybe rice crispie treats but then I don't think you would get the smooth surface.
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http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-587140-.html
To answer your question though, recently I posted some written out directions in another thread on the same topic. Take a look at this and see if it answers most of your questions... if it doesn't just ask some more and I would be happy to answer if I can.
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-581749-book.html+vinyl
I tried the way posted above, and it was SO hard to do!!! It didn't work good for me AT ALL!! So, give it a try, and if it doesn't work for you, here's how I did it....
1. have your cake on a cake board, covered with crumb coating...
2. roll out your fondant and measure so that it will be the correct width of cake (long side) +1/4" for overhang... and long enough to cover the top and "binding" side of book cake...
3. lay the fondant on top of the book and smooth it so its just barely wraping around the cake board. Stack now if you're going to be making a stacked book cake...
4. measure out the correct width and length of white fondant and wrap around the "pages" area. Use pizza cutter or ruler for pages.
5. using clay gun and a thin slit attachment, make a long flat thread of the same color you used for the book cover. Use water to "glue it to the cover and gently butt it up to the "pages" all around the bottom of cake. This will be a mock cover.
I think it looks even better than the other way posted and was a million times easier!!! Keep us posted!!!
I make mine pretty much how Sarsi says. I've not done a stack though just a single book.
Debbie
thanks for the help. I will be needing this soon.
5. using clay gun and a thin slit attachment, make a long flat thread of the same color you used for the book cover. Use water to "glue it to the cover and gently butt it up to the "pages" all around the bottom of cake. This will be a mock cover.
Thank you for this information. I do not have a glay gun yet.. .but this may be a good excuse to go get one... what brand do you use?
Absolutely the way Sarsi described is the way to go. That's exactly how I do mine. It super easy and the effect is awesome. I believe one of mine is in my photos (tall graduation cake with books as a mid tier).
Sarsi's picture is a great example!! I bet that will help alot of people. It's awesome what we can learn from eachother.
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