Hello,

I got one response to my post and they suggested a couple of links which are helpful but I have some very specific questions. I am making a purse cake for Sunday. I made marshmallow fondant yesterday. I cut out the pieces to look like the leather pieces for the purse. (Did I make them too soon?) Do I keep them stored in the fridge? Do I need to let them dry out at all before placing them on the cake. The main body of the purse will be buttercream. So, how do I attach the fondant? Will it just adhear to the buttercream by itself? How far in advance can I make this cake? Also, I have gold dragees as accents. Do I attach them to the fondant with royal icing? I have made a lot of cakes but never with fondant. I plan to take the Wilton fondant course soon. I really would appreciate any help!

HeatherZ

Store them on the counter (not the fridge). Whether or not you made them too soon depends on if you plan on bending/shaping them when you put them on the cake or if they are already shaped. If you need them to hold certain shapes (like a stand-up handle) you may want to make that out of gumpaste instead, as I have found MMF doesn't dry hard enough to use as a handle (but then, it is very humid here).

When attaching to buttercream, be very careful not to press it into the buttercream, or it will crack the buttercream that is displaced by the fondant. Spread or oipe a tiny bit of thin buttercream onto the fondant to stick it to your cake.

Dragess are easy to attach. No sense in making royal just for that! Use a tiny dot of buttercream and it will hold just fine. If you are delivering the cake, take an icing bag with you and some extra dragees in case any get knocked off.