When you think fondant cake, you think weddings, pretty expensive, and extremely difficult to make unless you're the Cake Boss. Today I ventured into the daunting task of making a fondant cake. I've been watching YouTube videos for a while now on how to make it, how to roll it and how to set it on a cake. I saw a video with a lady that made it out of marshmallows and that just seemed like a whole big sticky mess to me, so I decided for a recipe I saw on foodnetwork.com (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jacques-torres/rolling-fondant-recipe/index.html). It seemed easy enough to mix everything together in the stand-mixer. So I did just that. It turned a little like dry dough to me. But when gathering it with my hands and kneading it, it all came together ok. If you want my opinion, just buy the fondant from the store, I'm sure it's better consistency than what I made.
It came out like this:
So, I set it in the fridge...
Then, I started working on the cakes. I made two cakes: one 6-inch one and another 9-inch. I didn't make that out of scratch, I decided not to kill myself completely today... So, Miss Betty Crocker helped me out with a scrumptious lemon cake. That thing came out awesome, so fluffy and yummy.
My cakes almost done
When the cakes were cool, I cut each in half and put icing in the middle and then all around, completely icing them everywhere. The icing I used was, again, from Miss Crocker's kitchen. Vanilla icing... Then I left them in the fridge for the icing to harden before setting the fondant on top.
In the meantime, I started working with the fondant. To be able to work with it like play-doh, you have to warm it a little in the microwave. But not more than 10 seconds. This will make it pliable and easy to knead and shape in whatever shape you want. I rolled it out and I set it on the first tier of my cake. It started sagging in some areas on the edges, because I believe the icing hasn't cooled and hardened enough... Oh well... it's ok, I still decorated it. To get colorful fondant, just add a little food coloring and knead it in until completely worked in. To obtain the pink, I used a Rose color. You don't need much coloring at all.
You can use your imagination when it comes to decorating. I went with a girly mod-style.
My cake's first tier
View from above
Then, I rolled more fondant for the second tier and set it on the cake. I assembled both cakes and then I did more decorating!
And, voila the finished product! Except for the sagging in some parts where the fondant didn't stay "together", it looks ok for my first time.
Detail shot
It looks like a big ol' hat
View from above
I hope my next one will turn out better...
It came out like this:
So, I set it in the fridge...
Then, I started working on the cakes. I made two cakes: one 6-inch one and another 9-inch. I didn't make that out of scratch, I decided not to kill myself completely today... So, Miss Betty Crocker helped me out with a scrumptious lemon cake. That thing came out awesome, so fluffy and yummy.
My cakes almost done
When the cakes were cool, I cut each in half and put icing in the middle and then all around, completely icing them everywhere. The icing I used was, again, from Miss Crocker's kitchen. Vanilla icing... Then I left them in the fridge for the icing to harden before setting the fondant on top.
In the meantime, I started working with the fondant. To be able to work with it like play-doh, you have to warm it a little in the microwave. But not more than 10 seconds. This will make it pliable and easy to knead and shape in whatever shape you want. I rolled it out and I set it on the first tier of my cake. It started sagging in some areas on the edges, because I believe the icing hasn't cooled and hardened enough... Oh well... it's ok, I still decorated it. To get colorful fondant, just add a little food coloring and knead it in until completely worked in. To obtain the pink, I used a Rose color. You don't need much coloring at all.
You can use your imagination when it comes to decorating. I went with a girly mod-style.
My cake's first tier
View from above
Then, I rolled more fondant for the second tier and set it on the cake. I assembled both cakes and then I did more decorating!
And, voila the finished product! Except for the sagging in some parts where the fondant didn't stay "together", it looks ok for my first time.
Detail shot
It looks like a big ol' hat
View from above
I hope my next one will turn out better...
1 comments:
Amazing! Beautiful! What talent.
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