Taste Tester.......
My daughter Megan is getting married in June, and with keeping to the budget, a fondant test was in order to see if this is a doable with making the cake ourselves.
The mess.
I've made lots of cakes, but never with fondant. Megan hadn't tried fondant either, so I threw a few recipe links at her and she picked this one.
I was really surprised to see this when she called me into the kitchen. Look! It's a cake wrapped in fondant!
Then she began practicing cutting shapes of fondant and coloring with the Wilton cake colors.
Before I knew it she'd created a piece of art with fondant!
There wasn't a design in mind for the practice cake, this is a collection of playing and learning what is possible with shapes and colors and frosting. Seeing how it works, how things stick together. The pink frosting was leftover from a cake she made a few days ago for her Fiance. She used it underneath the fondant as the recommended adherent.
I think the fondant looks surprisingly smooth. It's rolled to a 1/4" thickness, and is very easy to work with. Much more so than I thought it would be. Who could have known how easy it would be? Mind you she made it, not me:)
Lastly, the least fun part is the cleanup. My girl is goofy, and I am sure Mozi thought so too. He didn't really clean up, but it was good for a laugh:)
Good Job Megan, looks great! It tasted pretty good too. If you have fondant tips or great recipes we'd love to hear from you while we have time to practice.
I have been baking this week too, on a much smaller scale. Miniature cupcakes, cake, lollipops, candy filled gift bags, and restocking Easter miniatures in the store.
I'm headed to the coffee pot now, thanks for stopping by.
Have a blessed day, Cathy
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