Border For A Fondant Cake

by Pamela
(Martinsville, VA)

How can I make a border for a fondant cake? Can I use just a shell tip and use royal icing with the fondant icing?

Hi Pamela, Yes you can use royal icing to pipe your borders on a fondant cake. You can also use buttercream icing. Here is the link to my icings and frostings.

And yes you can use the shell tip. I use that one often. Good luck and please let us know how it goes and which one you decided to use to decorate your cake. Thank you for visiting and asking a great question.

Fondant and Whipped Cream Frosting

I was wondering if I can use fondant decorations on a cake with Whipped Cream Frosting? I was hoping to make a white cake with whipped cream filling and slices of strawberries and refrigerate over night and then put the fondant decoration on it the day of, would that work?

Having a whipped cream filling will work just fine as long as you wait until the day of to put the fondant on. I am not sure though if you would want to frost the cake with whipped cream.

Use a buttercream on the outside of the cake and to pipe a dam in between the layers to hold the cake together. Buttercream acts as a glue.

The cream on the outside may be too moist for the fondant and will break down faster at room temperature. I hope that helps. And yes the fondant goes on the day off as you need to keep it out of the refrigerator to maintain the matte finish.

Use a stabilized whipped cream filling recipe.

Fondant Icing and Royal Icing Question

by Susan
(India)

How many days before the event can I put the fondant icing or royal icing on the wedding cake?

Hi Susan, You can put fondant icing on the cake a day or two before the event, but you will need to leave the cake out of the refrigerator after you put it on. (keep it in a cool place)

I don't use royal icing to cover cakes. If you are talking about royal icing decorations, they can be made way ahead and stored in an airtight container. Again you cannot refrigerate the cake once it has the royal icing on it because the moisture in the cooler will cause the icing to break down.
I hope I have answered your question. Here is the fondant that I recommend. Some decorators say you can refrigerate it without issues. It's called Satin Ice.

Comments

Shelf life of chocolate cake
by: Anonymous

Great site. Thanks. How long before use can the chocolate cake recipe be made please?

Thanks
by: Lorelie
Thank you very much, I'm sorry you can't taste it though. It's my fave too. :-)

You can make the chocolate cake up to a few weeks ahead and freeze it if need be. Longer even , if you wrap it very well.

Chocolate cake storage
by: Anonymous

Thanks. I am celiac so have not been able to taste this cake myself. However definitely favorite recipe with family and customers. Next big project is another wedding cake with it. You have a great website - very inspiring.

Buttercream Frosting First

Hi, I am making my best friend's wedding cake and I want it to look and taste good. My question is do I put buttercream frosting on the cake and then use the rolled fondant icing over it?

It will be a four tier round cake. One tier red velvet with cream cheese filling, one with buttercream and one with chocolate mousse and maybe one with custard. Do I cover the whole cake with buttercream before I put on the fondant?

Hi, Yes You will want to put buttercream frosting on your cakes first and then apply your rolled fondant icing. You do this for two reasons. One because of taste but more importantly to smooth and cover the cakes well so that you will have no bumps or dark spots showing through.

Here is a link to my fondant recipe page.

Good luck with your fondant wedding cake and please update us on how it goes. You can upload a picture and tell us about it, or send me a photo via email and I can post it for you here.