Has anyone successfully attached molded candy figures on a buttercream iced cake? I was thinking of attaching candy shaped baby booties on the sides of the cakes and not sure if they would hold.

Anyone?

Are you making the candy yourself? I made sea shells from candy melts and then stuck a toothpick in the back before I put them in the fridge. That way, when they hardened up and I was ready to put them on the cake, I just stuck the toothpick through the cake. Everything held very nicely.

here's a pic of a cake I did before I took decorating classes. My grand-nephew wanted a beach/volleyball cake. All the underwater decorations are some kind of candy. I put them on right after I applied the buttercream, so they stayed in place very easily, even though it was about 95 degrees out that day!

For chocolate, or if your icing has already crusted, just apply some BC to the back of the candy piece and stick it on.

Theresa

Oh, darn, the picture did not post. I'll put it in my pics.

Theresa

mconrey, do your tooth picks stand up with no problems but the candy hardens. It just seems as if the toothpick wouldn't hold up b/c the chocolate is melted.

i just put a little buttercream on the back and stick it to the cake. I have never had a problem.

i use buttercream too. if you look at my photos, the ocean cake, all the little creatures are molded chocolate and stuck to the cake with BC.

Mine have stuck fine with a bit of buttercream. PAT

Great, thanks everyone!

AgentCakeBaker - yes, the toothpicks stayed okay. I put the melted candy melts in the sea shell mold and let them firm up for a minute to two in the fridge before I put the toothpick in each one. It worked out fine - they didn't seem to move around too much.

I stuck some candy melt stars on my hubby's birthday cake..didn't know any better so did it with a dab of buttercream..worked out well and stuck nicely.