Basic Fondant Cake

How to prep and execute a basic fondant cake.

You will need:

1. Cake - Can use box cake from the grocery store, in this Instructable I made 2 8" round cakes
2. Fondant
3. Fondant rolling pin
4. Various cookie cutters
5. Icing - This icing is butter cream from Publix
6. Cake Leveler
7. Pizza Cutter and/or Fondant Cutter
8. Fondant Mat

Step 1 Prep the Cake - Tier 1

After the cake has cooled, you need to make the top of the cake flat.  Many cakes will create a dome during baking and it is essential to remove this so the cake lays flat.  The easiest way is to use a cake leveler to remove the dome shaped portion of the cake.  A knife can also be used if you do not have a cake leveler.  After both 8" round cakes have been leveled it is time to frost.  I love Publix buttercream so I purchased some from Publix and it is used here.

Starting with the red frosting I coat the top of the bottom 8" round cake.  You can put as much or as little frosting as you like.  I like to spread a small portion to cover the exposed cake and then pipe on more frosting for filling.

The easiest way to make a piping bag is to simply fill a zip top bag with frosting and then cut off a corner of the bag.  Then you simply squeeze and voila.

Comments

[rmears1]

You can also make the cake flat by just flipping it over when it comes out of the oven. The new TOP is now flat and there are less crumbs when trying to icing it.

[Football viking boy]

WOW that is so cool!!!