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Always have problems covering the sides of cakes!

post #1 of 5
1/13/13 at 2:11pm
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Hi Everyone!

 

I recently started using fondant on my cakes and I ALWAYS seem to have problems with covering the sides of cakes, especially the last few inches/centimeters I have left to adhere to the cake.  :( Of course, I make the neater side the front of the cake, but the back side looks rather messy, and I really want to fix that.  Any tips? I hope this all makes sense icon_sad.gif TIA!!!

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post #2 of 5
1/13/13 at 3:05pm

Satin Ice has a nice range of tutorials and several deal with covering a cake--round & square.

 

http://satinice.com/how.php

 

Rae

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I love you, but your emergency is not my crisis!

They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.--Terry Pratchett (b.194
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post #3 of 5
1/13/13 at 3:21pm
This utube video is to help with using the tool called "the mat"
im not telling you to buy the mat, even though after watching this video I do want to buy it lol. Anyways at the end of the viedo she talks about how to smooth the fondant onto your cake just a few inches at a time all around the cake rather than smoothing the cake all at once....I found the video very informative.

m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=nu6QpimDDDQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dnu6QpimDDDQ

Hth. Kat
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post #4 of 5
1/14/13 at 12:54am
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WOW.  Thank you so much! she literally pointed out the reason for all the problems I had!  You're the best!!!! thumbs_up.gif
 

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post #5 of 5
1/14/13 at 3:14am
Happy to help and I love it when people reply back that I did help them. Happy baking. icon_biggrin.gif

Kat
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