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Showing posts with label Fondant Ribbons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fondant Ribbons. Show all posts

Sunday, September 14, 2008

How to Make Fondant Bows



1. Roll fondant 1/16 in thick in desired color.

2. Cut 2 bow loops, 1 bow center and 2 streamers using a Fondant Cutter.

3. Cut ends of streamers in a 'V' shape.4. Set bow centers and the streamers aside, covered in plastic so they won't dry.

5. Pleat the ends of one bow loop cut out and fold over to form a loop.

6. Brush ends with some clear vanilla extract so the loop with 'glue' to itself. Press the ends lighlty to secure it. Stuff loops with tissue paper so the loop can dry in that form.

7. Make second loop.

8. Place two bow loops over surface with two bow ends joined together.

9. Pleat bow center ends and wrap around the middle of the two joined bow ends. 'Glue' the bow center with clear vanilla extract.

10. Attach bow center with loops over frosted cake, or 'glue' with clear vanilla extract to fondant covered cake.

11. Pleat straight ends of streamers and insert them lightly under bow. If the cake is covered with fondant, use clear vanilla extract to 'glue' to cake.

12. Allow to dry, then remove the tissue paper from bow loops.

Voila!!!







Friday, October 12, 2007

Fondant Whimsical Cake

I made this whimsical cake for a friend's reunion not too long ago. The top layer is strawberry cake filled and frosted with strawberry cream cheese; the bottom layer is chocolate cake filled with chocolate fudge and frosted with chocolate buttercream.

All decorations, and bow are fondant.





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Marshmallow Fondant Recipe
More Fondant Cake Pics

Coming SOON
Theme Marshmallow Fondant Cake: Super Mario Brothers


Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Fondant: Gift Wrapped Cake

I continued taking more fondant classes to be able to share with you all.

Once again, the cake was a moist chocolate with chocolate chips and filled with chocolate buttercream. This was then covered with white fondant. Then decorated the cake with a pastel pink fondant ribbon (come back for later posts with techniques). Then accented the cake with small flower fondant cutouts with pink centers.

This cake can be done with a square shaped cake... even better, make it a stack of 3 gifts on top of one another!!!!

Picture 1: The front of the cake






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Picture 2: The back of the cake





Giftwrappedcake back


Click on this link to an earlier post for fondant information:
What is fondant?
Working with Fondant

Marshmallow Fondant Recipe
More Fondant Cake Pics

COMING SOON
How to Make Fondant Roses