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This was a birthday cake for my mother-in-law. It was my first time making flowers out of fondant (fondant mixed with gumpaste powder). Unfortunately, the pot started to crack at the bottom - I think the cake inside was lopsided and it was leaning forward. oops! Fortunately the cake was good - it was 4 layers of chocolate cake with cookies and cream filling. I got so rattled when it started to break, I forgot to write Happy Birthday! Any advice for working with fondant successfully?

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Comments (14)

SquirrellyCakes 4/30/06 at 2:08pm

Hi kiddo, well it looks fabulous anyway and hey, clay pots crack, so it is natural. Advice, I will send you a link on the clay flower pot cake, not sure you used this method but it works well! But your cake is wonderful!

Lenette 4/30/06 at 4:35pm

Love this! Your flowers are fabulous. How did you learn these?

bonniebakes 4/30/06 at 5:06pm

thank you! I didn't learn it (but I'd really should have someone teach me) - I just went to the florist and bought a tulip a stem of daisies and a daffodil and then just looked at them and tried to make something that looked like them.

fat-sissy 5/1/06 at 1:11pm

I think it's awesome!!! I can't even imagine attempting something so beautiful!!!

KHalstead 5/1/06 at 1:30pm

you did a wonderful job......word to the wise with the flower pots....ice and cover them in the fondant while they're upside down.....much easier to work with.

curlybop 5/2/06 at 7:44am

I think it's wonderful! The cracking just adds character! Great job on this.

bonniebakes 5/2/06 at 2:22pm

thanks everyone! KHalstead - I did do it upside down. when I turned it right side up was when disaster struck!

tripletmom 5/2/06 at 2:35pm

Very nice! I did a flower pot as well and when I turned it right side up it sagged big time, at least your didn't do that! Very pretty, no doubt your MIL loved it!