Rolling Out Fondant To Cover A 12In Cake???
Decorating By ranbel Updated 3 Apr 2009 , 8:36pm by tiggy2
Ok, I am doing a 12/10/8/6, covered in fondant. Using the wilton fondant mat that has the measurements on it, should I roll my fondant out to 14 or 16in round? My cake is 4 inches tall.
I am letting the b/c dry as we speak before I attempt to cover with fondant. I have only done 1 fully covered fondant cake and it was tiny compared to this one...
I'm a bit nervous.
For a 4" tall 12" round cake you will need at least 20" round circle of Fondant. 4" up one side + 12" across the top + 4" down the other side.
Hi there. for the 12", roll to the 20" mark (so a bit bigger than the mat, because if I remember, it only goes to 18"). for the 10", go to 18", for the 8" go to the 16", for the 6", go to the 14". Here is why. Your cake measures whatever across the top, right? But then there are 4" on either side. So the total amount of surface area that needs to be covered is the diameter of the cake PLUS the height of the cake on either side.
ALSO, Wilton gives the weight of the fondant needed to roll out for each sized cake. I find that they have NEVER been wrong.
HTH
Yep... formula is usually this: up one side, over the top, down the other side with a tape measure --on your 12" cake: (twelve plus eight) for a total of (20)... anything past that is insurance that you have full coverage with plenty left to smooth and trim.
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