My first fondant decorated cake

Melissa Bennett

Melissa Bennett

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I have been wanting to try making a fondant cake for awhile now. Boy are they harder than I thought!!! Fondant was really hard to work with cause it dries out so fast, but for the most part I am happy with how it turned out. This is our dessert for our 4th get together tomorrow night.

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So cute Mel!! Did you make your own marshmallow fondant or is it the other kind? I've been making a ton of fondant sweets lately. The marshmallow stuff is cheap to make and easy to handle too. :)
 
WOW! What a first try....:thumbup: I'd love to try working with fondant too....Do you have any tips you'd like to share?
 
Wow! You did a GREAT job! I agree that fondant looks so great, but to do it yourself is really kind of hard. I guess with more practice I could get better, but you did AWESOME!!
 
That looks awesome! Great job! I've always wanted to try fondant also, but just haven't ever done it. You'll have to let us know of any little tricks/tips you learned.
 
Holy Moly!!! That is awesome! You totally rocked the fondant! LOL
Ever since seeing the show Cake Boss on TLC I so want to try that too!!! Was it difficult???
 
that looks awesome!!!!!

I just made my first one a few weeks ago. I use the marshmallow kind and thought it was pretty easy to handle!
 
It looks fantastic, Melissa! My mom and I tried for my son's 1st birthday and ended up switching to frosting cause it was easier. lol
 
oh Melissa! That is the cutest cake ever!!! You did an awesome job! I don't have the patience for that kind of thing at all, lol! You rocked the fondant!
 
Thanks everyone!! It really was quite the project. It took 2 days to do. I baked the cakes 1 day and then frosted them with buttercream frosting and let them chill. Then I did the fondant. I forgot to spray the cake with a little water before applying the fondant, so it was hard to get it to stick to the cake, but finally got it. My fondant was a little too dry so I was having quite a hard time working with it. I did make mine from scratch and I may try the marshmallow one next time. I just used water on the back of the stars and border to get them to stick to the cake. It was really hard with the borders (they look horrible) cause the fondant was too dry and they kept breaking when I was trying to put it on the cake. It was fun and I will be attempting it again, I just cannot believe how long it took. LOL!!
 
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