Sorry it's only letting me post one pic at a time. The question is how long should it take to do this cake? 8", 6", 3 layers per tier, vanilla with vanilla buttercream, hand made logos. The only thing I used cutouts for was lettering, except the lettering on the Eagle logo. I hand cut those as well. I'm just curious to see how fast or slow....others are and where I should be on my time. Thanks.
i would add on $1 a serving -- it would take over an hour to make all that but i always figure an hour or more of decorating comes in the base price -- usually a couple hours of decor work in the base price but that's a small cake so i'd add a dollar and be done well under two hours -- (i have over forty years experience)
i'd print the designs in the size i wanted -- tape over them with wide clear tape -- cut them out -- then use them for templates to cut the fondant
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Assuming most of the fondant colors were premade, making the deco would take me about 1.5 hours.
Baking cakes/making buttercream (not including baking/cooling time - only my active time in kitchen) = 1 hour
Filling/stacking/crumbcoat/topcoat x 2 cakes = 30 minutes + refrig time in between crumb and topcoat
Stacking tiers/piping border = 15 minutes
Attaching decoration = 15 minutes
TOTAL = 3 1/2- 4 hours
I don't get how you can be done so quickly. It takes forever for my fondant to get hard enough to cut out those logos without the sharp corners or cuts pulling. That's my delima. I print off the logo and use the stack method, but making intricate cuts can't be done if the fondant isn't cooperative. I applaude you. I need tips!
I tried that. Had some in the freezer for 2 hours, condensated before I could get it 10 ft to the table. Any advice with that?
I just tested this on a cake for tomorrow. If you have enough time, do your cutouts and 2d stuff ahead of time and put them on some parchment paper. Then freeze them in a plastic container.
On the day you decorate your cake, take them out of the freezer. Takes a few minutes to come to room temp and they're just like they were when you put them in. Works great! Just slap em on the cake!
I'm totally OCD when it comes to my cakes, so I feel your pain. They take me forever. I'm learning to plan way ahead when I can and not be such a perfectionist.
Maybe that's my problem. I place my cutouts on a white background before I put them on the cake. If I can see anything in the edges I get it off. Some things I can only get with the very tip of my exact knife. There is a lady in my town who's cakes look flawless on camera. I compare my clean cuts to her cakes. I need to be faster with cutting out fondant and making logos. Maybe it's my fondant. I use Wilton. I won't cover a cake in it, but I do for just cut outs.
I'm starting to feel better about how long it takes me to do cakes. I've got 40 years of cake decorating under my belt, but I'm not fast! I'm a perfectionist, and it takes me a while to get things just right. For me, this would be about four hours in decorating time (that includes frosting and assembling). Hats off to those of you who can work so quickly!
Well because of my tough time with the logos, I'm not even going to disclose my time...lol...Let's just say it was double digits.....
Use a rolling cutter for things that you can...A pizza cutter or a rotary cutter for quilting won't drag the fondant. Watch out, though, because the rotary cutters are sharp as $&^%^^
Looks like I'm going to be giving up on Wilton fondant.
i add cornstarch to my fondant so it dries quicker, crisper and tougher
Next time I'm going to add quite a bit of cornstarch or just try satin ice.
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