Friday, February 19, 2010

Fondant Cake/Cupcake toppers: Little Yellow Ducks

I love working with fondant! If you are new to fondant read the primer below, if not skip the primer and jump to the next paragraph. See below for my fondant yellow duck cake/cupcake topper. They make ordinary cupcakes looks super cute - perfect for a birthday party or baby shower!



















Primer on Fondant: For those who are new to fondant, it's basically edible play doh! It is so fun to use for decorating baked goods; anything from cakes, cupcakes and cookies. It is moldable, sticky and sweet! Basic fondant is basically made up of sugar, gelatin, corn syrup, glycerin, and flavoring but there are slight variations to the ingredients used. You can make homemade fondant but I would highly recommend buying premade fondant. There are a number of brands to choose from. They are also offered in a huge palette of colors and flavors. I prefer to use Satin Ice fondant because of its taste and color offerings. For molding purposes only, I don't mind using easily accessible Wilton fondant (the taste is less desirable). You can find Wilton fondant in any Michael's or AC Moore store. With the weekly 40-50% coupons at these stores, you can get a great deal on them! Buy the biggest package you can find (usually the 24oz box) as it is a better value and the fondant has a shelf life of 12 months if you store it properly.

Fondant can easily transform cakes, cookies or cupcakes to glamorous works of arts - let your imagination run wild! My latest project will be working on a monkey cake topper for my youngest sister's upcoming wedding. Since the wedding is not for another two months, I still have some time before I need to start it...be on the look out for a future posting on my monkey cake topper. In the meantime I have been inspired to play with some yellow fondant I had left over from a Homer Simpson cake I made for a friend. I've decided to make a family of yellow ducks. BTW fondant has a shelf life for a year as long as it is stored in a cool place in an air tight container (although I wouldn't recommend eating fondant figurines after it has been left out to dry - it becomes super hard!). Most people don't eat fondant decorations even though they are edible.

See below for my Homer Simpson cake (inspired by a USB). The ducks were fun to make and if anyone is interested in them, I'll probably sell them on Etsy once I have time to open an account with them. If not, shoot me an e-mail and we can figure something out! If you want to make your own ducks, I'll be adding a new post on how to make fondant ducks.












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