I think that fondant is a beautiful thing when you see it on professional cakes. I thought I'd give it a try for Madeline's birthday cake. When I looked up the recipe on the internet, I noticed that it had a few unique ingredients like gelatin and glycerin. Well I checked my cupboards and sure enough I had both of those things.. so I went to work.
After quite a bit of confusion about how to keep it from drying out so quickly (add drops of water) and not sure what the design was that I was aiming for, I managed to get something put together. I'm still not sure how you 'stick' the fondant to the cake (use icing sugar??) and I wasn't up for adding details with icing sugar, although I'm sure it would have made the cake look more 'professional.'
P.S. It is supposed to be a pair of dance shoes on the top.
