Decorating

= Fondant = Fondant is like edible playdough you put on cake, and sometimes cupcakes. Fondant seems to be one of the hardest things for me to make! Good Luck! You can find a recipe on my page or online.

So, the first thing you are going to want to do is make the fondant. Find a clean work place. Knead the fondant until not too mushy but easy for you to work with. Then you will spray the surface down with Pam and sprinkle it with powered sugar. Rolling out the fondant dough is tricky; you'll want to make the fondant much bigger than the cake. Use a large rolling pin, carefully turning the fondant to make it even. Fold the fondant over the pin and gently place it on cake. Smooth down and cut off the extra fondant.

This video will help a lot! media type="youtube" key="vecmy4nKT-A" width="425" height="350"If you want to add fondant decoration, paint the back of the piece with water or frosting before placing it on the cake.

Dirty Icing
"Dirty icing" a cake is when you frost a cake, not caring how it looks, but try to only use a little frosting. Then you put it into the refrigerator. Let it set until you can touch it and nothing comes back on your finger. Then frost it again, caring how it looks. It helps to make sure crumbs don't get into the frosting.

Star Technique
Use star tip "Dot" the whole cake using different colors. The texture will look something like this. home