Fabulous Fondant

I hope you are all enjoying the holidays. We have been so busy around here! Most of our children and their families have visited in the last couple of weeks, and the rest will arrive in a few days. We've had such a good time. A few nights ago we had a creative activity. My son and his wife took a fondant class earlier this year, and they made these fabulous creations,

...so several nights ago we all gathered 'round and they taught us a little about cake decorating with fondant. Earlier in the day my son made 7 two layer mini-cakes for us to practice our techniques.

That night they taught us the basics. First you cut the top off the bottom layer to make it flat, and you straighten up the sides. Some cream cheese frosting is added between the layers and a thin layer of butter cream frosting is added to the top and sides of the cake. The fondant sticks to the butter cream frosting...

Then they demonstrated fondant rolling and placement, and we were ready to decorate...

Here's the creation I made...

And here are a few more that were made by family members that night...

This was such a fun family activity!

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