This Garden Tools Cake was for my Mother-in-Law’s birthday. It was my first fondant cake I’ve ever made (my daughter helped with the decorations). I made my own marshmallow fondant myself. I really like the taste of the fondant, but had some issues covering the cake.
Being a newbie, I’m not sure if I used too much icing on the cake before applying the fondant or it was the way I made the fondant. Gotta say it was a learning experience and I’m looking forward to my next one! The flower pot was a muffin covered in fondant. The gloves and shovel were both fondant. The flowers, grass and accents were all buttercream.
I don’t know what your issue was with the fondant, but here is some tricks I’ve learned when using homemade fondant.
First when icing the cake, do just enough where the crumbs won’t show. More if Chocolate less if yellow and scrap off as much as you can so you can’t see it. It’s ok if you see crumbs in the icing you just don’t want chunks of cake showing. After icing it cool it for a few hours. I have been known to put it in the freezer to hurry it up. you just don’t want it frozen. That will cause the fondant to freeze and when it thaws to crack.
Second I have a problem with the icing sticking to my center when rolling it out so I do it between to sheets of parchment paper. This helps with transferring too.
I hope this helps.
I knwo this was posted a couple of years ago and hopefully by now youve been able to figure out some tips and tricks with MMF. But maybe for others who havent yet I will post this.
I ALWAYS use MMF, recently opened a bakery and cake shop and still make my own MMF. I use the same amount of BC to cover my cakes as I would if it were a BC cake. I find you have to leave the fondant this enough to conform to the undersaide but still be able to smooth it out on top (rolling it to thin makes it REALLY hard to work with)
The other thing I’ve adapted overtime with my fondant is the use of clear corn syrup or glucose in it when you make it. It makes a HUGE difference in the pliability of the fondant.
I hope this helps you or someone else!
Take care and Happy Caking
PS very cute cake for your first go :)