Fondant Mess

Decorating By Babbo Updated 19 Mar 2013 , 11:08am by deniseob

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Babbo Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 9:19am
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Yesterday I made a giant cupcake, i wanted the base in fondant!!

 

I turned the base upside down and gave it a fine layer of butter cream..then smoothed over the fondant...the ridges didnt show through from the cake and it was a lumpy mess ;-(

 

Why cant I get a nice neat base like this one:

Please Help x

 

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scrumdiddlycakes Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 10:01am
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That is actually a shell made with candy melts, or something similar.

There are a number of tutorials for it, http://cakecentral.com/a/giant-cupcake-candy-melt-base, that was just my first result on CC :)

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cazza1 Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 10:35am
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I agree with scrumdiddly
 

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DeliciousDesserts Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 1:54pm
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AIf using fondant, I would use find ropes under the sheet of fondant I get that look.

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DeliciousDesserts Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 1:58pm
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AThis is what I mean: [IMG]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/2951200/width/200/height/400[/IMG]

I placed the ropes then covered with fondant to get the right texture [IMG]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/2951209/width/200/height/400[/IMG]

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deniseob Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 2:34pm
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Hi Babbo,

 

This might help you!

 

http://jessicakesblog.blogspot.ie/2011/07/giant-cupcake-tutorial.html

 

Best of Luck.

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linders82 Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 3:30pm
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Maybe this seems like  strange question to some of you, but I"m a newbie...and I'm wondering, what are "find ropes?"  I've never heard of that...Just wondering because I really like the texture it gave the bottle cake.  Thanks!

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DeliciousDesserts Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 3:33pm
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ASorry, that was fondant ropes. I was fast typin on my phone.

I used an extruder to make the ropes but you can also just roll them by hand.

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linders82 Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 9:27pm
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ahhh!!! lol...Okay, that makes sense now :)  Thanks

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Norasmom Posted 15 Mar 2013 , 10:12pm
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Was the base of the first cake actually fondant?  It looks like pink cake baked in the giant cupcake pan.  Fondant in that shape might be difficult.  The best cupcake base is made from candy melts, IMHO.  

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Babbo Posted 18 Mar 2013 , 11:59am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeliciousDesserts 

This is what I mean:

I placed the ropes then covered with fondant to get the right texture

Wow thanks great advice ;-)

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Babbo Posted 18 Mar 2013 , 12:00pm
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Originally Posted by deniseob 

Hi Babbo,

 

This might help you!

 

http://jessicakesblog.blogspot.ie/2011/07/giant-cupcake-tutorial.html

 

Best of Luck.

Thankyou this was great...ill try one again tomorrow

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deniseob Posted 19 Mar 2013 , 11:08am
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Would love to see a pic Babbo if you try again.
 

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