I am opening a cake shop in less than two months (Cake Beautiful) and I want everything to be perfect so I am seeking some advice/tips & tricks for the perfect cake consult/tasting (I don't have a ton of experience with them) It...
Now when you say cracks are they like elephant skin when you lay the fondant on the cake or is the fondant cracking and literally splitting away from the cake. I only ask because that happened one time to me about two years ago it was...
I used an all butter based buttercream because once you chill it you can basically carve the icing by guiding along the edge of the cake board with a really hot scraper.
Please don't get discouraged! It takes a lot of practice to lay fondant properly. If you love decorating cakes just keep at it eventually it will be perfect! Do lots of research to find the technique that works for you.