Okay, let me start off by saying that I do not like this cake, everyone else does so...what ever. I see a lot of issues but that's just me, a perfectionist. I will list what I did wrong and how you can fix it and not make the same ones I did. Okay, really quick before the rest though, I do like the cake, I am just hard on myself and I see some issues and get harder on my self.
Okay. well here is the cake...
Okay, well, first off, I used white cake mix, dyed it blue because my sister is having a boy. I covered it with a white cloth as it cooled and as I worked on making some other things before actually cutting and placing them and decorating them. Yes that is a tip of mine, cover it with a cloth to keep any bugs and to keep it moist.
Now, I used the marshmallow fondant from a few posts ago and the first one really messed up. It was super soft and I honestly have no idea what happened. My tip for if this happens, trash it. Start again. It's not difficult to make so just make again. I wish I did because when it was time to use that soft fondant, it sank and looked bad. Like it was melting even though it wasn't, it was just so soft it was sinking. I also suggest making the fondant a couple days before you work on it just so that you have it done and out of your way.
If you find that the size of cake you want to make, that there isn't a square for it and that there isn't a pan for it, get knives. Cut the cake down to the size you want and cut the card board down to the size of your cake with a sharp, SHARP, knife. As I personally was doing this my uncle was so worried that I was gonna cut myself, then again, he is weird and thinks I am still twelve and need adult supervision when I use something sharp. And, yes, I did it by MYSELF, not one cut.
If you don't have a manly man to cut dowel rods to size, than use a gerber knife thingy and the plier part on the top has like a pair of scissors in them and use that cause they aren't thick. That's all that is needed on the dowel rods, if you really need more about it than comment and I will get into more detail about it.
PRACTICE when you make a little figure before hand. Tooth picks and decorating tools by Wilton are great for adding detail. Just get handy and use what you have, tooth picks are especially awesome for the smaller detail. Also, tooth picks and edible glue (you can get it at Micheal's) are great for keeping a head to a body, or ears to the head. If you want me to do a specific tutorial on how to do any figure, just comment below and I will give it a go! (:
OH and make sure you know what each tip looks like when it comes out, BEFORE you actually use it. I did and I have yet to use a tip that isn't what I want.
I think that is it though, so....happy baking! (:
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