My daughter would like this design for her wedding cake and I'm wondering if you all think this is a fondant covered cake with the fondant/gumpaste cutouts added, or buttercream with fondant/gumpaste cutouts attached? Any tips would also be greatly appreciated! 
Hi,
It could be either or of the two. But, It looks like fondant w/fondant cutouts.
Hi,
It could be either or of the two. But, It looks like fondant w/fondant cutouts.
Thanks Msthang! I was thinking the same thing. I wonder which would hold up better? I have to travel an hour wtih the cake...but, luckily it will be in Feb, and not in heat of summer
What cutter or cut outs are these to achieve this look? This is beautiful, looks vintage!
I have done a cake similar to this and I did fondant with gumpaste cutouts, I ordered some molds from decorate the cake and used an exacto knife to cut out the others and piped royal icing . The molds just take a while.
I've seen several lace molds around, but I will check out the ones you mentioned! I think gumpaste attached to the fondant sounds like the perfect way to go too! Thanks for the tips!!!
I've done that cake before...It's fondant with fondant cutouts that have been overpiped with royal icing. Some of them are dried so they stand out from the cake a little, and others are applied directly to the cane then overpiped. The only cutters you need are regular flower and leaf cutters.
I've done that cake before...It's fondant with fondant cutouts that have been overpiped with royal icing. Some of them are dried so they stand out from the cake a little, and others are applied directly to the cane then overpiped. The only cutters you need are regular flower and leaf cutters.
Thank you so much! I thought it looked like there was piping on alot of the flowers and leaves. Very helpful info! Good to know I will only need a minimal amount of cutters
This is from the description of the cake on the Martha Stewart Weddings site:
"To evoke a hip '60s dress crafted of embroidered lace blanketed with cotton floral appliques, cake designer Ron Ben-Israel created silicone molds of appliques inspired by the original fabric -- no small task considering there were 25 shapes to replicate, including dahlias, roses, and periwinkles. Sugar paste was pressed into each mold, then applied in layers to the fondant. The resulting ivory tower is one that both generations -- yours and your mother's -- will adore."
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/231247/fabric-inspired-wedding-cakes/@center/272453/wedding-cakes
This is from the description of the cake on the Martha Stewart Weddings site:
"To evoke a hip '60s dress crafted of embroidered lace blanketed with cotton floral appliques, cake designer Ron Ben-Israel created silicone molds of appliques inspired by the original fabric -- no small task considering there were 25 shapes to replicate, including dahlias, roses, and periwinkles. Sugar paste was pressed into each mold, then applied in layers to the fondant. The resulting ivory tower is one that both generations -- yours and your mother's -- will adore."
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/231247/fabric-inspired-wedding-cakes/@center/272453/wedding-cakes
that's a load of crap, those are regular cutters that are overpiped. MS tends to "embellish" details, shall we say.
Martha? Embellish? Gracious!
heh heh heh 
Good luck with the cake, Debi2. It's really beautiful.
Make sure that you do the cutouts slightly more ivory than the base fondant, that's what sets the design off from the base.
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