Need some input on how this cake should be done, or what you think would be the best route. See picture below. The smaller boxes will be 2x2x2 mini cakes made to look like Tiffany & Co. boxes. My main question is should I used rolled fondant or poured fondant (never used). Is poured fondant what is used on petit fours?

I am also wanting some input on how you would price a cake like this? Should I price them like a fondant covered cupcake and add time? I am thinking I will be doing sheet cakes, freezing and slicing to get the smaller cakes. Maybe a better idea is to price out the larger cakes and then add time for cutting and decorating. How much time would you calculate in for 100 serving like this? It is hard for me to accurately calculate time when I have 4 kids running around stopping me every two minutes.

Wow. Good luck with this one! Those small cakes are a total pain to do. It looks like rolled fondant to me. They even have the box top look. And all those bows. Figure out your estimated time and double it. We did cakes like this once at the bakery I worked for and it took 3 people working 2 days straight to get them all done. I think she charged like $7 a piece. And that was 4 years ago.

Yes this is definitely rolled fondant. I did square petit fours once...3 years ago. I have never done them again. They are A LOT of work and take a long time to do just one. Be prepared for long hours with these. Make sure you have a really firm BC or ganache on those mini cakes so the fondant goes on smoothly and with sharp box edges. I used marzipan under some of mine because they were mini fruit cakes. The ones I did in carrot walnut and chocolate cake I used royal icing...didn't know about BC back in those days. The photo is in my gallery. You will see a 2 tier cake and a tower of mini petit fours. Somehow it was so hard to paste a 2 x 2 x 2 cake with icing vs a 4" H cake. You will need a 2x2 card under each cake to protect the underneath cake from touching any cupcake stand surfaces and making a mess when ppl pick up. The time-consuming part for me was rolling out each piece of fondant, applying, smoothing, smoothing and smoothing. Then repeating this. I think I did over a 100 and had to get my mom to help me. My arms were gone and over-worked. You have double work cuz you have to put on that box lid after you cover the mini cake. Make your bows way ahead of time. I noticed the bows hang over each cake. Maybe cutting these in advance and leaving to dry curved on a dummy cake edge might work. These go for $10 US all the way to $20 US per mini cake here. They are really expensive.

<shudder> that cake brings back terrible memories...... I totally second the time these evil little things take!
You should probably go for a production line method and do all of one step at a time, you might find it easier to cut all the sides out and let them dry then attach them later as this will give you sharper edges- but you do run the risk of slight gaps where sides join so keep some matching royal icing handy to fill

I would use the Silverwood mini cake pans . PERFECT 2 x 2 cakes. It's an investment to buy the pan but it's amazing - sharp and perfect (Picture Below)

Rolled fondant - not poured.

I would make a sample and try one first
A - crumb coat cakes - that's 1/8" thick , so now cake is 2 1/4" square

B - 8.5" x 2"strip of fondant that wraps around sides of cake - 1/8" thick - Now cake is 2 1/2" square

C - narrow (1/8" thick) strip of fondant for box top sides.- Now cake top is 2 3/4"

D - 2 3/4" square fondant for top of box

E - Add bow

Thanks for the responses!! Yes, from what I've been reading after posting, this looks like it would be a total PIA. I was thinking at least $400 for a 6" square and 98 mini's but now I'm thinking it might be much more,lol! I did suggest to the wedding planner that I'm working with that she do cupcakes to look similar or even actual boxes with mini cupcakes or cake balls. I like the latter idea!!

I just bought this type of pan but with 2.5x2.5 cylinder shape and there are 16 in total.

What do you mean by silicon liner?  Do I place a silicon piece in each of the 16 rings?  Or do you mean placing silicon under each of the metal rings like on a cookie

Thank you,

Stacy

THANK YOU !! I never saw those items before as I bought the pans in the USA.