Cakes decorated with fondant are gaining more and more popularity. And this is not surprising, incredibly beautiful and very tasty, they will not leave any of your guests indifferent. Therefore, today we will tell you how to properly cover a cake with this wonderful material.

First, you need to do a little preparation. The fact is that fondant for cakes is applied only when the cake has a perfectly smooth surface. Otherwise, the product will look ugly and untidy, and no decorative elements will hide this. Therefore, we start by putting the cake in the refrigerator under a press. After that, we cover it with buttercream and proceed to the smoothing itself. It is most convenient to do this with a spatula dipped in hot water. A heated spatula will help hide all irregularities. Then we put the cake back in the refrigerator for another hour.

When the preparation is complete, you can proceed to the covering itself. You will need: cake fondant, a smoother, and a special pizza cutter.

  1. Step 1. Roll out the fondant (the diameter should be 2 times larger than the diameter of the cake).
  2. Step 2. Level it with a smoother to give it a perfect condition.
  3. Step 3. Using a rolling pin, transfer it to the cake.
  4. Step 4. Using a smoother, level the fondant first at the top of the cake and move down.
  5. Step 5. With a pizza cutter, trim the excess. From these remnants, you can then form a ruffle or a rope, which can be placed at the bottom of the cake and decorated with beads.

Now that everything is ready, you can show your imagination and decorate your creation according to the theme of your holiday!

Steps to cover a cake with fondant