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Glass Slipper on a Pillow Cake

March 9, 2020September 18, 2015 by Beverly H.

I made this glass slipper on a pillow cake for my granddaughter’s 7th birthday.

Glass Slipper on a Pillow Cake Instructions

The glass slipper is made of white chocolate that I molded and then added sanding sugar and star sprinkles to.
The instep is fondant cut to match.
The pillow cake was made in the Wilton pan. This was a challenge as the heating core that they supply didn’t work that great. I needed to make two cakes to form a pillow; the second one split when I took it out of the core, so I needed to make a third one. That time I just used three rose nails in the center and it came out just fine.
I iced the whole cake in buttercream (but it’s actually made with Crisco).
Then my husband rolled the fondant for me because it needed to be so huge to cover this cake.
I used an impression mat for the flowers on the fondant. I was very pleased that the fondant didn’t break or crack and it was easy to tuck underneath the cake.
I used icing for the rope around the pillow and also the tassels.
The tricky part was putting the shoe on top without it sinking into the cake. I put a piece of cardboard into the icing and used enough to cover so it wouldn’t poke thru the fondant.
I still needed more support, so I made a ribbon for the shoe to stand on and added some fondant butterflies for a finishing touch.

My granddaughter loved this cake!