Tips For Covering A Square Cake With Fondant?
Decorating By Someonesmommy Updated 15 Dec 2008 , 1:00am by KathyTW
I am wanting to make a gift box cake for a Christmas get together that my family is having but I have never covered a square cake in fondant before. Ive read elsewhere that square cakes are harder to cover than round. I dont want to have a seam on the corners, so Im turning to you guys for advice. Any instructions and tips will be greatly appreciated!
I have done a few square fondant cakes and I am still trying to perfect it, but if you do the corners first and then work on the sides, it will work alot better. I hope this helps! Here is a video from you tube. It might help! Good Luck!
I have done a few square fondant cakes and I am still trying to perfect it, but if you do the corners first and then work on the sides, it will work alot better. I hope this helps! Here is a video from you tube. It might help! Good Luck!
The youtube instructions helped me a whole lot.
YOu will get some great advice from folks who are WAY more experienced at it than I am, but I just did my first fondant cake a few weeks ago .... and it was also a square cake .... and I had 6 days notice on doing it ..... and it was easier than I thought: http://forum.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1283074
I only had to remove the fondant and start over once. From threads on CC, I've watched a lot of how-to-fondant-videos and read tons of great advice. I started with the corners first ... fanning out the fondant then smoothing down the corners so they were nice and squared off. I continued to fan out the fondant, then smoothed the fondant down the sides, between the two corners.
There was definitely a backside to my first fondant cake 
, but all in all, I was pretty proud of it. I was REALLY surprised at how not-hard it was.
Today, I just delivered my first round fondant cake (Sweet 16 cake in my pics). I'm not sure if I consider a round cake a lot easier or not, but I didn't have to pull the fondant off and start over! 
Anyway .... from one fondant newbie to another, that's my experience.
I'll be watching this thread to pick up some add'l tips from the REAL fondant experts! 
You guys are so helpful! I never even thought about looking on youtube. Thanks again!
I think squares are just as easy as rounds. Just do the corners first, then the rest falls into place the same as round.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Jen 
I agree with Jennifer- covering a square cake is as easy as a round once you're used to it. Like everyone else has said, focus on the corners. Work your way around the cake: corner/smooth side/corner/smooth side... I do tend to "cup" the corners with my hands first as this is where you're at risk of tearing. If I gently cup just in the corner it keeps the fondant from pulling down and tearing. I also very quickly cut away any excess fondant from the bottom to minimise pulling before I start smoothing.
I agree with Jennifer- covering a square cake is as easy as a round once you're used to it. Like everyone else has said, focus on the corners. Work your way around the cake: corner/smooth side/corner/smooth side... I do tend to "cup" the corners with my hands first as this is where you're at risk of tearing. If I gently cup just in the corner it keeps the fondant from pulling down and tearing. I also very quickly cut away any excess fondant from the bottom to minimise pulling before I start smoothing.
Im sure Ill have a DUH moment after your answer, but what do you mean by "cup" the corners?
I see what your saying now. Also I dont want to put a border of anything around the bottom of the "box". I can never get the fondant cut smooth looking around the bottom edge. Any tips for doing that?
I love the videos by Aine2. I have one question for those who do a lot of fondant.
In Aine2's video I noticed that she had barely any BC - basically only the crumb coat. Is this the normal amount? Maybe that's where I have such a problem making mine look smooth - I could be putting on too much of a "base" coat.
Thanks
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