AHow do I make a single monogram letter for a topper? The ones I keep making out of fondant keep tearing or have creases. Please help!!!

ARoyal icing runout! They're super easy if you have the right consistency! I'm on my phone so it's more difficult to copy and past links. Just Google royal icing runout tutorial; you should be able to find one easily.

AOh Thank you :-) just upgraded to using g fondant a couple weeks ago And it's a totally different ball game. I've only used buttercream before.

ARoyal icing is soo much fun to work with!

The best part is that there's no grease so it's really easy to clean up!

ASo royal icing is mainly for outlines and 3-D work?

AFlowers, scrolls, drop line work, borders... etc. If you can imagine it, there's a decent chance it can be done in royal icing. I'm not sure what your cake toy budget looks like but if you can swing it, the art of royal icing by Eddie Spence is an excellent book. You can get it for around $50 on eBay.

I think Yummy Arts has a video for learning to do monograms.

AThank y'all too late to make it tonight but will definitely do tomorrow. I need it for the middle of a baby shower cake :-) [IMG]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/2952794/width/200/height/400[/IMG]

AWhen's the baby shower? Royal icing needs time to dry.

ATomorrow.....

AIt really needs to be done tonight...

Do you want it to stand up on the cake or are you laying it flat? If you're laying it flat, you can use fondant and do it tomorrow. If you want it to stand up, any medium you use would need to be done tonight.

ACute cake btw :)

Make a spare or two in case it breaks

just tuned in. RI might be best for you at this point. But I usually do straight gumpaste (cookie cutters help give a really neat cut)  with a skewer run through it while it's still soft.

I use fondant and put white chocolate on the back.

goodvibrations I just read you tip in a magazine.  It said if you needed stiff fondant in a hutty to cut out your shape and then paint the back with melted chocolate.

Thats supposed to read 'hurry'.

AI use gumpaste & insert a skewer. It will need to dry before you even think of moving it.

If you need it to tomorrow I would go with RI

AI understand that when using gumpaste or fondant, u stick a skewer whilst wet. Do u do the same with RI and how? If not then what is used to support the monogram?

Alet them dry then flip over and place a skewer on the back and secure with a bit more royal

AThank y'all for every bit of advice. I didn't get to it last night, fell asleep, so it will have to go without. But Thank you all. :-) like I said I'm new with everything except buttercream. So I will be on here alot. :-) but I will try ri this coming week toget a feel for it.

AYour cake is pretty darn cute without it ;)