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For the actual "hat" part of the cake, stack about three layers of pound cake, dirty ice it and cover it with fondant. For the strip that wraps around the hat, use a piece of fondant. For the brim, mold it out of rice crispy treats and cover it with fondant.
Gum paste is said to roll out thinner and easier than fondant. Fondant in usually used to cover a cake and gum paste is used to make decorations.
Wilton is good doesnt taste the greatest and satin ice fondant is what cake boss uses
Fondant (noun) is a cake decorating term. It is a sugary substance rolled out and used to cover cakes. It allows for smooth surfaces and a multitude of decorations.
No. Fondant is made for a cake meant for looks. Icing is made for a regular cake.
Marzipan under fondant icing makes the cake too sweet, because fondant icing makes the cake too sweet on their own. It is better to use a buttercream with less sugar.
Fondant is best for outdoor weddings.
Nope. Overworked fondant is bad fondant. Conceivably you could but the finished product would be worse then if the cake was merely frosted with butter cream which I would suggest if you find fondant too difficult.
Fondant won't really "preserve" a piece of cake. It will keep it fresher a bit longer, but the cake will still go bad soon thereafter.
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NO