How Best To Attach Gum Paste Decorations
Decorating By alycakes42 Updated 27 Aug 2018 , 11:43pm by SandraSmiley
I am making this wedding cake this weekend. I have made all the leaves and flowers out of gum paste as thin and light as I felt comfortable making them. I am attaching the flowers to fondant. My question is does anyone have any advice as to what would be best to attach the leaves to? My fear of attaching them to a fondant base is that they may be too heavy and may pull or sag the fondant? I've considered (because the leaves will cover) sticking them directly into a meringue buttercream? But then also worried about them getting soft where they've been pushed into the buttercream... Am I worried about nothing and they won't pull the fondant? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! :) 
If you are attaching the leaves to fondant, I suggest you use melted chocolate (or candy melts) as glue because it is very strong and I do not think it will hurt the fondant at all. Maybe cover your cake and let the fondant cure for a few hours before adding the leaves.
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