FairyToadstool Cake

The challenge to make a fairy cake for Rhianna, a 3 year old.  So the thinking process began .... I went straight to Google and discovered the Fairy Toadstool idea. Noted that one caker had reported that she had found it difficult to get a good finish on the roof of the toadstool ... ummm I don't want that! Suddenly I remembered that I had a polystyrene ball which if cut in half could be used for the roof. definitely a EUREKA moment!

I cut and covered the semi-sphere with red fondant and produced a dome ready to be covered with spots and a chimney. The cottage was a plain vanilla cake covered in a decorator buttercream which had been flavoured with caramel. Rhianna the fondant fairy was added to the scene and totally edible fondant [sugar- paste] flowers sprinkled around the board which had been first covered with the white fondant surrounded by hearts. Yes I loved making this cake. 12 cupcakes were also provided with the cake.

Comment from customer as she reported that her grown son who tasted one of the cupcakes said,

" Now that's a CUPCAKE." She also said that her granddaughter Rhianna loved the fairy toadstool. So everyone was happy!

Marbling Fondant.

The technique: I roll out two or three fondant sausages of differing shades. Lay them side by side and then plat them together and then roll ... fold over and role. Simple as that! You can vary the level of marbling by repeating the said process - it really is interesting to see what evolves. My advice is DON'T OVER ROLE' as you can get some murky brown or grey colour appearing!
There are some great videos on You Tube which give you the step by step info on getting it right. 'monkeyseevideos' are a great source of info. but there are really lots more. Just write in your browser "How to marble fondant" and hey presto you will find something interesting.