Wedding Cake Technique

I`m a professional cake decorator and instructor. The cake and ribbon streamers are done with fondant. Fondant isn`t hard to work with. The key is to getting the surface smooth. You can opt to make your own fondant or there are a variety of premades. One suggestion, ( and this is only because I`m not that fond of the taste of fondant ) when I make fondant cakes I use a buttercream base underneath, rather than the traditional apricot glazing. After I finish with the crumb coat of icing, I base ice the cake with about a fourth of an inch thick of buttercream. If you`ve time to take the classes, Wilton`s Course #3 instructs the student in making a fondant wedding cake to serve 50, tiers and all. In addition, it also instructs a smaller cake in which you make fondant ribbons and bows. The classes are available at Michael`s and Hobby Lobby stores through the country. The cake you`ve picked is very do-able once you learn the technique and have the proper tools. Good Luck!

Go to a craft store like Michaels or AC Moore and they will show you how to do that in their cake decorating class.

Thanks for the advice! I didn`t realize the classes were available. I`ll also check the suggested websites. I have signed up for an "elegant fondant" project class at AC Moore in Barboursville, WV about an hour from my house. A Wilton III class at Michael`s in Charleston would not work in my schedule at this time. I could have taken one at Michael`s near AC Moore, but one of the reps (Judy?) was so rude that I preferred doing business elsewhere. Everyone else was super. I hope to take the full class if I feel I need it before my son`s wedding in May `07. Thanks again and any other ideas are welcome!