https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:51:43 +0000 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:41:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=40209 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377607&title=working-with-fondant#1377607 Author: caliandjack
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 6:41pm

That is an awesome cake 3xMummy ]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:41:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377607&title=working-with-fondant#1377607 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377567&title=working-with-fondant#1377567 Author: 3xMummy
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 5:02pm

Whoops huge pic, sorry!]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:02:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377567&title=working-with-fondant#1377567 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377565&title=working-with-fondant#1377565 Author: 3xMummy
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 5:02pm

I made animals for DD's 1st birthday...

I made them a few weeks ahead of time and kept them in the hot water cupboard to dry (& away from little fingers ) They are totally dry now & will last 'forever'?!

I did google searches for fondant animals but in the end I basically rolled a ball for the head & 1 for the body & went from there!
There are very good YouTude videos tho!

I loved your topsy turvy cake too!!

Avoid putting Fondant in the fridge it will go sticky!]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:02:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377565&title=working-with-fondant#1377565 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377558&title=working-with-fondant#1377558 Author: MamaT
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 4:45pm

I had a play around with animals etc for DS's cake earlier in the year and just kept them in an airtight container, they were still good a week later.

Caliandjack - there are heaps of tutorials on YouTube and the net]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:45:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377558&title=working-with-fondant#1377558 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377538&title=working-with-fondant#1377538 Author: caliandjack
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 4:29pm

I want to make farm animals for DD's 1st birthday cake, has anyone made them before and did you have a guide to help you?]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:29:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377538&title=working-with-fondant#1377538 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377531&title=working-with-fondant#1377531 Author: AzzaNZ
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 4:15pm

Thanks Jaune! I cant wait to try doing another cake!]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:15:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377531&title=working-with-fondant#1377531 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377527&title=working-with-fondant#1377527 Author: Jaune
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Posted: 18 August 2011 at 4:09pm

Thanks shellgirl and Azza - I hadn't even thought about the fact that they would need to mould to to the side of the cake! Will keep that in mind.

Loved your topsy turvy cake BTW Azza! ]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:09:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1377527&title=working-with-fondant#1377527 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1376496&title=working-with-fondant#1376496 Author: AzzaNZ
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Posted: 16 August 2011 at 9:46am

I made the fondant animals for DS cake a week in advance, they keep pretty much indefinitely.

Doing things like stripes and letters for the side of the cake I did as I was decorating because they needed to mold to the side of the cake.]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:46:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1376496&title=working-with-fondant#1376496 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1376385&title=working-with-fondant#1376385 Author: shellgirl
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Posted: 15 August 2011 at 8:36pm

I made fondant animals for the top of My DS's first birthday cake. I made most of them 3 or 4 days out. They took up to a day to really harden. I just kept them on a plate high up in the pantry. I made a practice one about a month before that kept fine as well.

My MIL squashed them all into a small tupperware container after the party, proceeding to break half of them. I was a bit annoyed! Anyway, I finally took them out of the container about 5 days later and they had gone a bit soft and most then broke . My MIL is often doing 'helpful' stuff like that.....]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:36:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1376385&title=working-with-fondant#1376385 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1376331&title=working-with-fondant#1376331 Author: Jaune
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Posted: 15 August 2011 at 5:05pm

Hi!

I've got DS' first birthday coming up and I want to make the cake and decorate it with fondant.
Just wondered how many days beforehand I can make the fondant shapes? Can I then store them in the fridge in preparation for decorating the cake the night before or will they crack/dry out? Any advice appreciated!

Also, I can get vanilla or buttercream flavoured fondant. Has anyone tried both? Any preference for flavour? I must admit I'm not much of a fondant fan but have only really had it on Xmas cake...I'm assuming that is traditionally vanilla flavoured fondant??

TIA ]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:05:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40209&PID=1376331&title=working-with-fondant#1376331