NBR: my first fondant cake (PIP)

tmbuchmann · June 2009

Ok, I'm practicing for DS' b-day next month and made this cake for Father's Day this weekend. I learned a lot and am glad that I did practice run! Not bad for a first time huh?

countdownqueen · June 2009

That is awesome!

mary5198 · June 2009

Wow! That's really impressive!

Gina418 · June 2009

WOW - it looks like glass almost. Very cool!

zach'swife · June 2009

Woah, cool!

clarice928 · June 2009

Wow -- that's gorgeous -- great job!!

Michelles35 · June 2009

Wow. Good job! I've always wanted to learn how to do cakes with fondant. Did you take a class somewhere?

Amberli · June 2009

Awesome job!! What it tough to do?

S&D_2005 · June 2009

Good job!

jade_sweatpea · June 2009

Not bad indeed! That is awesome

kipper1128 · June 2009

How did you make it so shiny???

Mrs.McLovin · June 2009

That is great. I want to learn how to do this! Did you take a class or is there a website you used?

rach312 · June 2009

That's great! All of these cake pictures recently make me want to learn how to cake decorate.

msabol2077 · June 2009

Not bad at all, that looks really good. You girls on here bake some really awesome cakes. I don't think mine would EVER turn out even close to that good.

J+O · June 2009

That is awesome! ?

tmbuchmann · June 2009

Michelles35:
Wow. Good job! I've always wanted to learn how to do cakes with fondant. Did you take a class somewhere?

I didn't take a class, I just found a couple of blogs where people were talking about making their first cakes I read what they suggested to do and went to Micheal's (a craft store) and they had a box of fondant for $6.99 it was white so I added food coloring. It was like working with playdoe. It really wasn't to bad.

This is the blog that I read about how to do it, although I bought the fondant she makes it from scratch:

https://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fondant.htm

mamamoos · June 2009

that looks awesome!!!

tmbuchmann · June 2009

kipper1128:
How did you make it so shiny???

I brushed it with water because there was powered sugar all over it from rolling it out on the counter. It's drying a nice matte finish now.

ncsubride · June 2009

Watch out Martha Stewart!

J+O · June 2009

tmbuchmann:
Michelles35:
Wow.? Good job!? I've always wanted to learn how to do cakes with fondant.? Did you take a class somewhere?
I didn't take a class, I just found?a couple of blogs where people were talking about making their first cakes I read what they suggested to do and went to Micheal's (a craft store) and they had a box of fondant for $6.99 it was white so I added food coloring.? It was like working with playdoe.? It really wasn't to bad.
This is the blog that I read about how to do it, although I bought the fondant she makes it from scratch:?
https://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fondant.htm
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Did it taste good? ?(the fondant)?

Amya · June 2009

I absolutely love it! Thanks for the info. too! I will be trying my own after reading the website. GL on Father's Day!

Sweetsparkles · June 2009

I love it! ?I wanna try!!

Michelles35 · June 2009

tmbuchmann:
Michelles35:
Wow. Good job! I've always wanted to learn how to do cakes with fondant. Did you take a class somewhere?

I didn't take a class, I just found a couple of blogs where people were talking about making their first cakes I read what they suggested to do and went to Micheal's (a craft store) and they had a box of fondant for $6.99 it was white so I added food coloring. It was like working with playdoe. It really wasn't to bad.

This is the blog that I read about how to do it, although I bought the fondant she makes it from scratch:

https://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fondant.htm

Thank you so much! I've always been really interested in cake decorating.

Also, I see you are in St. Louis. My entire family (parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins) all live in various areas of St. Louis! I was born at St. Johns.

tmbuchmann · June 2009

J+O:

Did it taste good? (the fondant)

After reading a couple of posts that said the store bought fondant tastes terrible and the marshmallow version is much tastier. I read the box and it said to add Vanilla or Butter flavoring. So I put about a tablespoon of vanilla that I got from Mexico (honeymoon) in before I rolled it out. Doesn't tasted to bad, it's very sweet. But not terrible. I think for DS' b-day I will do the marshmallow fondant.