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post #41 of 58
9/5/09 at 4:51pm
Thanks for the links! I am going to have to try that. I have four birthdays coming up in the next two months, so plenty of time for practice!
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post #42 of 58
9/5/09 at 8:34pm
I was very indimidated by fondant the first time I tried making/using it, but in my opinion it's so much easier to work with than buttercream, simply because it has a much smoother finish. I made my girls a two tier topsy turvy cake covered in green fondant with purple circles and a Tinkerbell made of melted chocolate for their birthday party last month. I saw all the flaws of course, but everyone was really impressed. Even my grandmother told me I should make cakes for a living! lol
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post #43 of 58
9/5/09 at 9:04pm
That is so cool. It came out great!

I love to bake but find the thought of fondant intimidating.
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post #44 of 58
9/5/09 at 11:00pm
Nice job!! I too just made my first fondant cake yesterday for my cousins 17th birthday. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy the marshmallow fondant was to make and work with. I am psyched to try it again with more fancy designs! I think I may have screwed myself though. My family was so impressed that I think I have upped the birthday cake bar and may be expected to produce more cakes like that.
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post #45 of 58
9/5/09 at 11:06pm
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Originally Posted by lotus.blossom View Post
Nice job!! I too just made my first fondant cake yesterday for my cousins 17th birthday. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy the marshmallow fondant was to make and work with. I am psyched to try it again with more fancy designs! I think I may have screwed myself though. My family was so impressed that I think I have upped the birthday cake bar and may be expected to produce more cakes like that.
hehe, mine too.

Did you get pics? I'd love to see!!!
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post #46 of 58
9/5/09 at 11:47pm
Oh! Yes! I would love to see everyone's pics! I love new ideas.
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post #47 of 58
9/6/09 at 3:00pm
Yeah.....I'll post them in a few
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post #48 of 58
9/6/09 at 5:50pm
Yay for more cake pics.
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post #49 of 58
9/6/09 at 9:29pm
Here's my cake!

Its pretty basic. I just freehanded those letters. Now I am about it. Oh well gotta start somewhere! My cousins name is Olyvia but my son calls her Rivvie. So thats what that is.
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post #50 of 58
9/7/09 at 1:43pm
You mean good tasting fondant isn't vegetarian? Ah well, I could stand to eat less cake.

Your cake is gorgeous!
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post #51 of 58
9/7/09 at 1:52pm
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Originally Posted by sapphire_chan View Post
You mean good tasting fondant isn't vegetarian? Ah well, I could stand to eat less cake.

Your cake is gorgeous!
It is appropriate for a vegetarian....but not a vegan. Am I wrong? Crisco is made out of vegetable oils here in Canada, marshmallows I understand that, but as far as I knew MOST vegetarians eat marshmallows but not vegans.
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post #52 of 58
10/3/09 at 1:50am
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I made my son a birthday cake. It's my 2nd fondant cake. The bottom layer is a tye dye cake. So the actual cake is tye dye, and then I had intended for the fondant to be tye dyed, but it didn't quite work out how I wanted it to. Second and third layer are just chocolate cake with buttercream frosting.

Pictures

Here

And here

And one more
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post #53 of 58
10/3/09 at 11:12am
Very cool!
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post #54 of 58
10/3/09 at 11:16am
BG, both cakes are beautiful - edible art! Now mail me a piece.
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post #55 of 58
10/3/09 at 11:40am
Wow, that could just about pass as a professional job!

ETA: Just saw your sons cake... forget the "just about"... you could absolutely be selling your cakes.
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post #56 of 58
10/3/09 at 1:03pm
Those look awesome! I love making my kids' cakes, you've inspired me to give fondant a try.
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post #57 of 58
10/3/09 at 1:33pm
What a fun thread! I also love making cakes. It's a relatively new hobby, and a lot of fun. Usually I make marshmallow fondant. Lately I've been making cupcakes more often and experimenting with different flavors and recipes for cake.

Here's an album of some of my cakes. http://picasaweb.google.com/aprilkar...eat=directlink

OP: Your cakes look great!
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post #58 of 58
10/3/09 at 2:04pm
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Originally Posted by aprildawn View Post
What a fun thread! I also love making cakes. It's a relatively new hobby, and a lot of fun. Usually I make marshmallow fondant. Lately I've been making cupcakes more often and experimenting with different flavors and recipes for cake.

Here's an album of some of my cakes. http://picasaweb.google.com/aprilkar...eat=directlink

OP: Your cakes look great!
Ok....I'm stuck on the cheesecake photo (the one you made for your DH). YUMMMMMMMM!!!!
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