This is a 6" cake with zebra print and a simple bow. Do u think the is possible? I do not have any black fondant so I am going to paint white fondant black and the bow is just a simple bow in red (that is already made). Do u think I can do it?[/code]

Baking and decorating it? I say no..I like my cakes to cool down well before I decorate them..But thats me..

Edna

Well, I did this one in 3 hours, but the cake was already baked and in my freezer, and the fondant and buttercream were already made. I don't know if you'll have time to cool them properly before you start to decorate with that short a time line.

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Settling takes several hours. Just that one step.

I definitely would not be able to do it. I mean if you've already agreed to do it you don't really have another choice but I never bake and finish in the same day. Good luck!

I say no for your design as well, even for a 6 inch.

Is it possible? Yes. Is it advisable? Not really, since the cake needs time to settle, as others have mentioned. Have I done it before without any problems? Yes. Was I nervous after I delivered the cake that the customer would call me reporting a "blow out or some other disaster? Yes.

I wouldn't do it because you would be so stressed for time, that it may not end up as good of a result you wanted..too stressful

I wouldn't suggest it either. However, I'd worry about painting white fondant black, especially in that time frame. it's much easier to take something dark and turn it black, as opposed to white to black.

The cake won't have enough time to cool and it would be too fragile to handle.

I always bake the day before I'm going to decorate it.