Hi again,

I guess everyone knows that I have a wedding cake to do for May 1 along with cupcakes and am having some troubling thoughts about the whole affair.  I am thinking of making 24 cupcakes that have an aqua fondant covering on top, but…. what would the easiest way be to get the fondant onto the cupcakes? 

Denim

practice makes fondant perfect.  i would start practicing now.  it isn’t hard, really.  cake bible for initial instructions on how to cover a cake with fondant.

I’ve never used rolled fondant…so I’m probably not the one to comment here…but have you thought about poured fondant?  you could tint it with food color and dip the cupcakes in it…it would probably give a very smooth finish and be quite fast and easy.  Just a thought. Poured fonant is soooo easy to make with a food processor and a good candy thermometer…check out the recipe in the cake bible.

Denim - 08 February 2010 08:39 PM

Hi again,

I guess everyone knows that I have a wedding cake to do for May 1 along with cupcakes and am having some troubling thoughts about the whole affair.  I am thinking of making 24 cupcakes that have an aqua fondant covering on top, but…. what would the easiest way be to get the fondant onto the cupcakes? 

Denim

Yes, Denim, it is easy.
Roll the fondant very thin then cut the circles with a cutter of the appropriate diameter.
Trim the cupcake with a knife to give it a more uniform surface (if you want so, or you can leave the cupcake as it is but the fondant will show)
Apply a thin coat of piping gel on the cupcake then cover it with the fondant and smooth it with your fingers then with a smoother.

Oh, thanks for all the info folks.  Now I have more ideas on how to do this which makes me feel more in control of the situation.

http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/how-to-cover-cupcakes-with-poured-fondant This is a tutorial step by step ...how to cover cupcakes with fondant.Hope this helps you