Sunday, November 17, 2013

Fun With Fondant



Ok, so I think it goes without saying that it's been a long time since my last post.  Sorry about that - I guess that you could say that I've been a little . . . busy.

Paul and I found out in August that we were expecting.  We were so excited to break the news to my in-laws and they have been dying to find out whether we are having a boy or a girl.  I wanted to think of a fun, creative, clever way to break the news, so I thought, what better way than with a gender reveal cake?

I saw all of these amazing cakes on pinterest, but all of them were covered in fondant.  I was lamenting the fact that everything that I read online said that fondant is a royal pain in the butt to make from scratch when one of my co-workers informed me that you can buy pre-made fondant, roll it out, and use it.  Um, what?!?  How did I not know about this when I set about making the impossible present cake (click here for a refresher)?  My life could have been so much easier.  But at least now I'll know for the future!

After doing some research online, I discovered that people preferred the taste of Duff (from Ace of Cakes) fondant.  I ordered some of the Duff fondant from Amazon, picked up some pre-colored fondant at the local grocery store, and then gave it a whirl.  It was surprisingly easy to use and came out looking damn-near professional (at least compared to my usual attempts).  Just call me the Ace of Cakes. ;)

I purchased white fondant for the exterior of the cake:


When you first take it out of the package, it looks a bit frightening:


The frosted mystery cake, ready to be covered in fondant:


Once you roll the fondant out, it looks much more normal:


I used this pre-colored fondant from Wilton to make the question marks for the top of the cake, as well as the accents along the sides:



My mother-in-law cutting the cake for the big reveal:


And finally, it's a . . . .


GIRL! :)