I just made my first attempt at decorating a cake with Fondant. Luckily I had already backed the cake the night before, because the process took me 3 and a half hours last night. I was exhausted when I was done. I wanted to be creative, and I think I achieved that. keep in mind this cake was for a boys 19th birthday, so it needed to be fun but not feminine. No flowers. After this experience I have decided that I will never try to become a cake decorator for a living. Strangely working with the fondant was like working with clay. You had to make a fondant and water mix to "glue" pieces onto the cake much like you would do with clay slip. You had to handbuild everything and let it dry to a point where it would hold it shape, not unlike you might do with clay to make a mug handle, for example. I decided to buy the fondant colors already made instead of trying to color them myself. I am actually thinking of taking the picture I took of the cake and making an art quilt, as I love the colors and the feeling of fun I get when looking at it.
On a side note, I bought all the supplies for the cake, including the checkerboard cake pan and fondant, at Michael's Crafts. I should also warn you they are not cheap! This cake is going to be eaten tonight by my son, his friends and my family as we have a little surprise dinner for him at The Keg. I can't wait.
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