Does anyone know of an easier way to cover a 3D cake with fondant? I have just finished a cake where I needed to cover a styrophoam head with fondant, but the neck and back of the head never seem to look very professional. I think out of the whole cake decorating experience, this is the part that I dread the most!
I have also, after many attempts, successfully covered a 4 layer cake with fondant (for the body of an R2D2 cake) in the past, only to have the fondant stretch and droop in the end to give poor R2 a flabby mid section. It's o.k. though he wound up going on a diet . . . my diet! Ha! Ha!
I feel that I do not have enough experience with fondant, can anyone give me any helpful suggestions?
I've found that it's easier to cover odd shaped 3D cakes in pieces if at all possible. I plan where the seams are going to be so they will be hidden by something.
For example, last night I had to cover a 3D unicorn head/neck with fondant. I used two separate pieces to cover the neck with the seam going up the back of the neck where the mane was going be. Then I covered the head with another piece, keeping the seam under the head so it was hidden. The only seam you could see was the one that was at the front of the neck but it wasn't very noticeable.
Also, on my bunny cake I covered the body and head separately and then stuck the head on and hid the seam with a bow. Worked perfectly!
Courtney
do you plan the seam before you cover? or do you make the seam as you're decorating?
I also would like to know how you make the seam . . . do you just butt the two ends together or overlap? and what do you use to "glue" the ends together?
I know, I know, I ask too many questions!
Thanks for the advice thus far.
do you plan the seam before you cover? or do you make the seam as you're decorating?
I also would like to know how you make the seam . . . do you just butt the two ends together or overlap? and what do you use to "glue" the ends together?
I know, I know, I ask too many questions!
Thanks for the advice thus far.
Yes, I plan out where the seams are going to be before covering. I don't overlap, just butt the ends together and the buttercream keeps it in place. Although, last night I did overlap the fondant a little on the top of the unicorn head just so the fondant had something to stick to, so it wouldn't slide off. I use scissors or an exacto knife to trim the fondant and I usually just use water whenever I need to "glue" fondant somewhere.
C
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