How do you think I can get this look for the bottom square tier? Do you think the cake was carved like that and then the lavender fondant added to look like a lid? Or is this lid a separte piece from the cake? Please help!

anyone? please?

I have never done a cake like this, however, if I was to make this I would make the square bottom tier and use a seperate pc of fondant to cover the top to make it look like a lid, I would just use a thicker fondant to make it stand out and look like it is bigger. Hope that helps.

It looks to me like the edges were shaved to that shape and then the fondant was added to it. I don't know if they make square pans with that rounded edge, but if they do, they could have used it to bake the cake. HTH

Saw this type of box in SugarEd's video (Boxes & Bows). Fondant over top then trimmed with straight edge.

HI, Mburkett , is correct. covered sq. cake, then fondant piece put on top and trimmed with x-acto knife, use your ruler to guide the knife for clean edges.

Thanks all! Never thought that it might be a specialty baking pan too!

Doubt it's a "special pan"...........more likely the result of not having a crisp edge on the cake before applying the fondant and then putting a 2nd layer of fondant on it. It really rounds the edges a lot.

I do my boxes using panels of fondant, 4 sides one color, 1 top for the lid color. I then cut 4 long strips of the top color and make the edges. I like the results.



Just another option.
Rae

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