Fondant Lady Bug Cake

Ok, before I even begin to talk about the product, which is what this blog is REALLY about, I know you wanna see a picture of the cake I made :) It's a ladybug cake for a little girl's 1st birthday: a 3 layer yellow cake with custard, fresh strawberry and banana filling. In this case, I used all white fondant and hand painted the color on, being that I don't yet own an airbrush machine and I felt comfortable enough painting the cake with my fine art background. Dying my fondant red made me anticipate dying it "pink" and effecting the texture of the fondant, plus, I was also working on a budget for this client and I only wanted to buy ONE tub of fondant. Anyway, "Ooohh! Ahhh!" ...Now on to how I made it. :)

Let me tell you, fondant, regardless of the brand can be hard work and especially intimidating. But I'd love to blog about a brand that I found to be "cake" to use... it was smooth, tasted great (as promised on the package) and truly... it was just awesome. I also hand painted on it, and it came out beautifully.

Duff Goldman brand Buttercream Fondant (purchased at Michael's) is brilliant. For $20.00, unless you print out a coupon for 40% off, this fondant can cover 2 cakes no problem! In my case, I covered a 3 layer 9" cake with plenty to spare even after adding decorations. Honestly. I can't wait to use it again for something! Did I mention it even smells fantastic?

Here are a couple of pics from the steps that led up to the cake (please excuse the cell phone pictures I used to document the process):

CRUMB COAT

FONDANT LAYER

BEGINNING TO PAINT

AFTER 1ST COAT

 

 

 

AGAIN, FINAL PRESENTATION, SHINY AND READY TO EAT!

To order a Jennie's Bakery cake for any occasion, please email me, jenniesbakery@gmail.com
Have a wonderful weekend!!