{Cake} Simple decorations for any occasion

A very simple technique for using fondant to decorate your cakes is to use cutters.  Cutters can be found in virtually any size and mold.  They can be found at your local crafts store or over the internet.  These cakes were decorated using Wilton's Circle Cutters and marshmallow fondant, made by yours truly :-)   You can see the fondant recipe here.

The cake above was made by first covering it in buttercream.  There are two reasons why you want to cover it in buttercream.  First, it helps insulate the moisture and taste of the cake.  I mean who likes cake without the frosting, right?  Second, it helps to bond the fondant decorations, keeping them from falling off the cake.  The second step is to roll out your fondant and cut out the circles using your cutters.  These are the ones I use... they are made by Wilton.

For the cake above, I used the smallest cutter to make the small circles on the sides of the cake.  And for the top of the cake I used the middle circle.  The middle circle is just big enough to hold a letter inside of it but not to big that it overwhelmes the cake.

This next cake, above, was made using the middle cutter.  The same size was used all around and I was able to create an overlapping effect on top of the cake.  The same marshmallow fondant recipe was used.

Any questions?  Feel free to email me at janet@theprettylittlecakeshop.com