How To Make A Draped Fondant Flag
Decorating By southaustingirl Updated 26 Oct 2013 , 8:17pm by Josephmadden012
I would like to make a Texas flag out of fondant and then drape it on a cake. Should I piece together pieces of red, white and blue fondant, then drape it? Should I paint the colors onto the white fondant and then drape it" Should I drape the fondant then try to paint it?
i did one on a cake board with a gun and ammo box (in my picks). i would recommend cutting the pieces and attaching them to the backgound, then placing over the cake. i would not paint it. i would be afraid of smudge marks, streaking, and condensation that might form on the food coloring and make a mess. by piecing it, you don't have to worry about damp fingers leaving finger prints and you will be able to handle it a little more freely 
I've only done this with small flags and what I did was cut out the rectangle, handpaint it (let dry a little bit) and set it onto skewers to let it dry so it looked like it was flying. Once dry I was able to remove it off the skewers and place it on the cake. Easy Peasy.
Thanks for the advice!
The flag I will make needs to be big enough to drape over a 4" dome shaped cake.
I just made a cake with the Peruvian flag draped over the side of the cake (it's in my pics). I rolled a big piece of white, then used a little water before laying down the red pieces. I then carefully rolled outward from the red (carefully to not ruin the straight inner edges) to thin in out and make sure it was attached. I had to do this quickly and use plastic wrap to cover the white piece while i rolled the red so the parts wouldn't dry out. I used tooth picks as support while the flag dried on the cake.
Good luck! HTH!
great job on the Peruvian flag....the details are awesome!
AHello, my wife is from peru. And I want to surprise her with a peruvian flag fondant cake. Can I have the receipt to how you made the flag. Thank you
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