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post #1 of 10
4/18/10 at 5:54pm
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Can you please help me? I am a novice cake decorator and found that with my last cake (which was the first one I had done with white fondant) that when applied to the cake I could still see the cake underneath ie; the layers etc. It was chocolate mud cake with buttercream filling, I smoothed buttercream all over and then put fondant over top but found that when I put enough buttercream icing on so that the cake itself wasn't visible then it was too much buttercream and I then found it hard to get the fondant smooth over the top. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks icon_smile.gif
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post #2 of 10
4/18/10 at 6:18pm
Sounds like you may be rolling your fondant too thin. Do you have a rolling pin with the guides? That really helps get it the right thickness.......if you can get used to using it. I personally use a regular pin, but the guides do help.
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post #3 of 10
4/18/10 at 8:52pm
You're rolling your fondant too thin. Try rolling it a little thicker next time and see if this doesn't help.
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post #4 of 10
4/18/10 at 8:54pm
You might try using a white chocolate ganache (3parts white choc, the real stuff not candy melts or morsels to 1 part cream) it firms up nice and hard and is a great base for fondant.
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post #5 of 10
4/18/10 at 8:55pm
Sorry to budge but what is the right thickness for fondant???
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post #6 of 10
4/18/10 at 9:05pm
Here's a thread you might find helpful:

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-673052-.html

HTH
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post #7 of 10
4/18/10 at 9:07pm
Hummmm... well I don't measure mine anymore, just kinda have a feel for it... but somewhere between 1/8 and 1/4 an inch.
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post #8 of 10
4/19/10 at 2:51am
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Thanks so much for all the helpful tips - I have to admit it sounds like one of my major errors may have been being so impatient that I haven't really given the buttercream layer enough time to harden before applying fondant. I am always so excited about the next step and the finished product that I tend to rush things, ha ha!!! icon_wink.gif
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post #9 of 10
4/19/10 at 4:56am
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Originally Posted by theonlynameleft

Thanks so much for all the helpful tips - I have to admit it sounds like one of my major errors may have been being so impatient that I haven't really given the buttercream layer enough time to harden before applying fondant. I am always so excited about the next step and the finished product that I tend to rush things, ha ha!!! icon_wink.gif

lol no need to apologize.. we have all been there... but the best thing is to let that crumb coat set well and if u want to make your bc layer thicker... ice the cake and fridge it... at least 4 hours so it is nice and hard.... fondant... the thinner it is... the better it tastes.... people dont want to chew a thick piece of fondant...so aim for thin... almost 1/16/th.. with a good foundation (cake contruction) u can make it as thin as u want...

Good Luck and keep cakin! icon_smile.gif
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post #10 of 10
4/19/10 at 5:43am
Smooth your buttercream very well then pop in the fridge for a few minutes to firm it up. Roll your fondant a little thicker. Good luck.
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