I am planning on making cupcakes for halloween and want a fondant (ie. smooth) finish, but without the taste/chewiness of fondant. So, after reading about rolled buttercream, I am thinking about using it, but everything I've read about RBC has been for cakes or cookies. Just a couple of questions...How would I get the RBC to stay on the cuppy? Would putting regular buttercream on first help? Also, is this enough icing (it usually rolled thin, right?) or again, would putting regular bc on first be better? I usually like a good mound of icing on top of my cc! And, can I make/cut out shapes/strips of RBC like you can do with fondant? TIA!

Well, it's going to be a trade-off. Either you have a nice big mound of fluffy creamy BC or you have a smooth top.

Sorry. I guess I didn't make that clear enough. The reason I like the mound of icing is because you get a lot of sweetness with each bite of cc. So, would the thin layer of RBC be sweet enough, or would I need to add regular bc so that the cupcake doesn't overpower the icing? Hope that's better stated!

I think you would want buttercream under the RBC to help the RBC stick better.

I don't think that would be too much icing...can you really have too much icing on a cupcake?

And yes, you can make cut out accents and strips with RBC. Just be extra gentle and careful because RBC is softer and more fragile than fondant.

Thanks! I can't wait to try it out!

RBC tended to tear and lose its shape when handling. Roll it our on waxed paper, roll over with an impression mat or roller. And then cut out your circle with a round cutter and remove the excess and then slide the wax paper onto a cookie sheet and pop it into the freezer it will firm up and then you can peal off the wax paper and lay it on your cuppie. It is super sweet!

How do you use it on cookies? The recipe is on here?

Puffcake, thanks for the link. I've never tried RBC before and am totally curious!
By the way, that cake on your post is awesome!

Those are great. I really love working with MMF but my husband hates the flavor. I'll have to give this a try and see if it will makes both of us happy! =)

Thanks PuffCake and sadsmile for all the info. I will definitely be trying this out near halloween!