Fondant Cake

 

 

     This is my complete cake! I created all the decorations on this cake; from the small strips of pink and white on the side, to the bow on the top. Even though this was very stressful, I think that the end result was definitely worth the effort and time! The cake itself is a simple white cake and the 3 layers are held together by plain buttercream.

 



 

     After dirty icing the entire cake, I laid my sheet of fondant overtop. We created marshmallow fondant in the previous class. However, I found this fondant extremely dry and had absolutely no stretch. I couldn't even roll it out without it cracking and splitting. Due to the non-workable nature of my marshmallow fondant, I decided to cover my cake with store bought fondant by Wilton. After covering my cake with the fondant, I applied strips of pink, then thin strips of white fondant. I cut everything out with a pizza cutter to get even lines.

 

 

     The bow topper is my favourite part of the cake. I made a bunch of little ribbons and connected it onto a base in the middle. It was actually pretty easy to make because I was following a tutorial that I found on Pinterest. The link is here: http://rosebakes.com/rose-bakes-how-to-make-a-poofy-bow-fondant-or-gum-paste-part-1-gender-reveal-cake/ I originally planned to place the roses on the side parts of the cake, however, after seeing the bow, I just decided to use them as fillers.

     Overall, I was very satisfied with my final product. The cake I was inspired by was the middle tier of this cake: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/436497388861408864/.