I know someone just asked this, but now I can't seem to find it. I think I snorted too much powdered sugar this morning making 3 batches of MMF!

I have to do my two tiered cake in as many little pieces as I can. With a 3 year old and a 37 year old (hubby) I don't have big chunks of time and since I don't do this very often, I'm not very fast.

So.....I have to do things in pieces. I know a lot of them won't matter, like these little ducks, or the buttons that I did, but what about the polks dots that I am doing for one of the layers. I saw somewhere they said to use royal icing like glue. I'm dreading the thought of making a batch JUSt to glue stuff on, but I will if that's what I need to do. I'd love any suggestions.

Hmmm, the attachment didn't work last time.

Karen - how cute!!! I've just brushed on some water to glue fondant pieces. maybe piping gel would work too? I know how you feel about the royal - I have to make some for a cake this weekend and I dread making a whole batch just to use a little!

And here is my "vision":

If the ducks are big enough I would worry that just gluing them to the fondant would hold enough but they may...you could use icing the same colour as the ducks and push them on or use alcohol like vodka.

Are you doing your cake in fondant or buttercream? If fondant, you can use just a little water to "glue" the buttons or dots on. If you're icing your cake in a buttercream type icing, you can use just a little bit of that as the glue, or even a little dab of piping gel.

I would think that piping gel may be too "slick" to hold them on. If you are putting on a fondant covered cake, I would use vanilla (dries a little faster than water). If on buttercream, I would just use buttercream. That is how I have attached my fondant roses to my buttercream wedding cakes.

OMG those ducks are so cute!

You can use egg white to attach fondant pieces.

OMG I love your ducks!! I use lemon extract to attach my pieces. It is the only extract (that I know of) that contains the most alcohol and this way it dries quicker and you aren't using a liquor.

What did you make your duck out of?? They are so cute, and look wonderful. You did a great job!

If you are doing this on a buttercream cake, buttecream should work well to attach the ducks, which are super cute btw, to the cake where you want them.

If it is a fondant covered cake I'd use piping gel. I find it works really well for attaching fondant to fondant and it is what I use to glue my fondant pieces together.

Thanks everyone. The cake will totally be fondant (over BC).

The ducks are made of a fondant/gumpaste mixture. I was really happy with the decreaased drying time that adding a little gumpaste gave me. I just grabbed a pinch, but I would say it was about 75%fondant/25% gumpaste.

I've never used piping gel. Do I make it or buy it?

I like the idea of using extracts, too. I guess I'll see what sticks them on the best.

You can buy it where you get your Wilton products. It comes in a little tub. It's a clearish gel that can be colored. I love it for water affects.

If I have a fondant covered cake and want to add fondant decorations. I just add a little water to some fondant. Mush it down with aknife and you get a pipable consistencey. similar to fonadant. I use this to stick my pieces on