Comments on: Claudia’s Cake! part 2 fondant flowers

By: zoe

zoe — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:15:31 +0000

Hi Peggy,

The trick is getting them thin enough, and they will dry faster. You can put a gentle fan on the flowers, but don’t have it blow directly on them, unless it is very gentle breeze. You can use anything with a curve to dry them. I have put them in ramekins or small bowls or egg cartons.

Gum paste dries faster than fondant, but again it is important to get them thin enough.

Enjoy! Zoë

By: Peggy

Peggy — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:55:25 +0000

Zoe,
I’m making 50 cupcakes for my nieces bridal shower. Her flowers are daisies. I am making daises to go on the top of each cupcake. I practiced with fondant and they turned out great but after a day, they were still not dry. Also, how do you dry 50 daisies if you only have a couple round flower forms? Wondering if I should use gum paste/fondant combination.

By: Cecilia Bowerman

Cecilia Bowerman — Sun, 15 May 2011 01:14:45 +0000

Thanks for all this information, I love it. I’m learnig a lot!!

By: deep

deep — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:46:23 +0000

hi zoe
i think
After making the cake in a sheet pan, I like to freeze it before I make the Petits fours, even if it’s a quick stay overnight — freezing will tighten the crumb of the cake, making it easier to cut and frost them. (Keep cake in pan and cover with plastic wrap, then foil and freeze or cut cake into large pieces). When I am ready to finish the cake, I remove it from the freezer, trim and fill the cake, prepare the icing and then cut into shapes. I then let the filled cake thaw before icing and decorating. (When filling a cake with jam or a nondairy filling, you can freeze it afterwards. There’s no need to thaw when you take it from the freezer and cut into shapes. However, you need to let the cut cake pieces thaw before you ice and decorate them! that’s better way to bake a cake

By: zoe

zoe — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:01:38 +0000

Hi Carol,

Are you using fondant or gum paste? On a wedding cake the caterer takes the flowers off and doesn’t serve them to the guests. On cupcakes people will try to eat them so it is best if they are not too stale. fondant should last in an airtight container for a couple of weeks and gum paste will last for 3-4 weeks once it has set hard.

Have fun! Zoë

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:43:50 +0000

How long will the flowers last and how is the best way to store them? I am doing flowers for 150 cupcakes for a wedding in 5 weeks and would like to get a head start.

By: Maya

Maya — Mon, 04 May 2009 06:33:22 +0000

For Crystalyn try MMF Marshmallow Fondant. My son who hates sweets will eat little pieces of this. I made a MMF covered cake for his bday. Most people at the fondant.

By: kitty

kitty — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:07:45 +0000

I noticed you use a bit of cornstarch. How do you dust it off or what do you use to take it off? The green color is a very nice shade of green! I really like the colors of green and pink.

By: zoe

zoe — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:29:17 +0000

Hi Amrita,

Good luck on your exam. I am working on another cake today and will post it soon!
Enjoy,

Zoë

By: Amrita

Amrita — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:31:49 +0000

Hi zoe
i like your cake it is really cute. i am a student in patisserie. i am having exam on pastillage so i was serching the showpieces on it and i find yours so i can do some thing like you. little flowers i had never thought about it.
Thanks i get inspiration from your cake.