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Re: Attaching fondant swags to buttercream

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Posted by DeniseNH on March 22, 2009 at 11:54:58:

In Reply to: Re: Attaching fondant swags to buttercream posted by anna n on March 18, 2009 at 23:13:03:

You can also use a little fresh buttercream to attach them. I've also made little "round gumpaste buttons" on toothpicks or florist wires to pin the swags to the cake and add a cute decoration at each juncture.

: Yes, you can. I use a crusting buttercream and after smoothing it on the cake, let it sit for several hours or overnight so that it will be really firm. Then I roll the fondant out very thin and shape the swags. I put a little water where the swags will be touching the surface of the cake and then place the swags on, gently pressing them into place. Let dry well before transporting the cake. If you're doing a stacked cake, you can bring the ends of the swags up enough that they will be under the support structure of the upper tier, and that will help to anchor them.

: Can you attach rfondant swags to buttercream, and how do you do that to make them stay?

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: You can also use a little fresh buttercream to attach them.  I've also made little "round gumpaste buttons" on toothpicks or florist wires to pin the swags to the cake and add a cute decoration at each juncture.


: Yes, you can.  I use a crusting buttercream and after smoothing it on the cake, let it sit for several hours or overnight so that it will be really firm.  Then I roll the fondant out very thin and shape the swags.  I put a little water where the swags will be touching the surface of the cake and then place the swags on, gently pressing them into place.  Let dry well before transporting the cake.  If you're doing a stacked cake, you can bring the ends of the swags up enough that they will be under the support structure of the upper tier, and that will help to anchor them.

: Can you attach rfondant swags to buttercream, and how do you do that to make them stay?




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