how do you stencil on a fondant cake? i tried once by using royal icing, the when i pulled off the stencil, the royal icing smeared, not pretty. any suggestions?

Like this! http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1449686

I give general instructions throughout the comments.

I asked the same question recently, and got a very helpful response from someone. She posted these links for me:

Here are just some threads from CC that will help with stenciling on fondant covered cakes:

http://cakecentral.com/cake-de.....al+fondant
http://cakecentral.com/cake-de.....al+fondant
http://cakecentral.com/cake-de.....al+fondant

Here's a tutorial:
http://cakecentral.com/article.....cake-video

I ended up using a stencil but instead of smearing it across like it shows in the video, I actually painted the RI in with a paintbrush. I just didn't want to risk smudging the black RI on the white fondant. It came out pretty well, especially for a first-timer (I think!).

Hope that helps!

Your links don't work Miriam.