I'm making a dinosaur cake and want to use fondant to make spikes down its back, but I'm worried that after the spikes sit in the cake for a few hours that they will get droopy from touching the BC. I need to deliver the cake the night before the party. Any ideas?

50/50 fondant and gumpaste should do the trick. HTH

Thanks!

Really? I've had the same problem with gumpaste, too.

Hmmmmm, I don't know what else to tell you. Here's hoping someone with some experience can help you. Good luck.

If you are afraid of using fondant or gumpaste, try using chocolate.

If you are afraid of using fondant or gumpaste, try using chocolate.

For each spike (if you do them separately) make 2 triangles. Put a toothpick between the 2 pieces and insert into cake.
If you do it all in one piece - make 2 pieces. Because it would be heavier I would use popsicle sticks.
Take a look at my "pool" cake. The fence is done with popsicle sticks.

For each spike (if you do them separately) make 2 triangles. Put a toothpick between the 2 pieces and insert into cake.
If you do it all in one piece - make 2 pieces. Because it would be heavier I would use popsicle sticks.
Take a look at my "pool" cake. The fence is done with popsicle sticks.

For each spike (if you do them separately) make 2 triangles. Put a toothpick between the 2 pieces and insert into cake.
If you do it all in one piece - make 2 pieces. Because it would be heavier I would use popsicle sticks.
Take a look at my "pool" cake. The fence is done with popsicle sticks.

You can pipe the chocolate like you would frosting. Draw a pattern for the shapes you need and then tape a piece of waxed paper over it and pipe the designs with a round tip. Once they harden, peel them off of the waxed paper.

Yes...one side will be totally flat. You can either turn over the hardened piece and pipe on the flat side or make two mirror images and then stick the finished ones together.

I would use fondant and make the spikes a week in advance to let them dry.