Happy Monday everyone 
I hope you all had a lovely weekend.
Just a short tutorial for you today about covering a cake board with fondant. I prefer the look of a fondant-covered cake board and always prepare one for my cakes.
Generally speaking, I cover the board the same colour as the bottom tier so that it flows well.
You can also use a letter press to imprint a message on the board
Here’s how I cover my cake boards (and yes, there may be plenty of better ways of doing this!! this is just what I do)
Great tutorial and honestly, a much needed one. So often you see a beautiful cake only to find that the baker did not cover their cake board. The shiny foil covering takes a little away from all the hard work that the baker put into their creations.
Hi Bronnie, a mutual friend (Jane) suggested I look at your site for ideas for my son’s 1st birthday. I’m inspired! Thanks for all the great tutorials. Am now feeling brave enough (or possibly insane) to attempt a fondant-covered creation. I love the idea of covering the cake board with fondant, it looks much better. But do you have any tips for transferring a lovingly decorated cake onto a fondant-covered cake board without attracting disaster? I’m worried I’d just ruin all my hard work. Maybe I should leave this for another day once I’ve practiced a bit. Love your work! Cheers, Fi
Hi Fiona
I started using a cake lifter http://bakingpleasures.com.au/p99/wilton-cake-lifter but now I just carefully hold the cake and place it in the centre of the cake board.
But – do the cake board a few days in advance so that it has hardened, and also, wait a few hours to put the cake on top so that it has hardened a little bit.
You are more than welcome to borrow my cake lifter – I can give it to Jane
x
Thanks for the tips that’s great. If you happen to see Jane then that’d be wonderful but no stress, I was thinking of using a cake board the same size as the cake covered in baking paper and hoping I could slide it off. I’m going to practice the actual cake, ganache and fondant this weekend. Filling it with ganache too so it’s one less job rather than making buttercream. Then I shall attempt making an elephant to go on top of the actual cake! Cross your fingers
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