Need Choco-Pan Help!

[Amanda]

OK...new problem. What can make fondant slip?
I'm making a flower pot cake (just for fun). After trying the Choco-pan I moved onto Satin Ice and it covered it beautifully! I covered it upside down and let it rest, but when I tried to turn it over the whole thing leaned and the fondant started slipping to the bottom. I turned it back over, but I was too late. The fondant is all cracked and wrinkly. I'm going to have to start over....again...
Anyone out there have some advice for me?
Thanks!

[missnnaction]

Originally Posted by Amanda

OK...new problem. What can make fondant slip?
I'm making a flower pot cake (just for fun). After trying the Choco-pan I moved onto Satin Ice and it covered it beautifully! I covered it upside down and let it rest, but when I tried to turn it over the whole thing leaned and the fondant started slipping to the bottom. I turned it back over, but I was too late. The fondant is all cracked and wrinkly. I'm going to have to start over....again...
Anyone out there have some advice for me?
Thanks!

If you let it rest I don't kow why it started to peel away... How thin did you roll your fondant.. perhaps it's too thick...

[Amanda]

Thanks! That sounds like a very real possibility. I can try rolling it out thinner and see what happens. Third time's a charm, right? It's a good thing this isn't on a deadline!
This time it's going to have to wait until I go get some vinyl. I can't wait to try that out!

[missnnaction]

No problem... you'll love the vinyl.. easy to use and less than $4.00 a yard. You can cut it and basically customize it to each cake... If you know how much fondant it takes to cover your...say 6 inch cake... cut your vinyl to that length.width and there you go...

[Amanda]

Ok, I'm on my 4th attempt.
I rolled my fondant thinner than normal for the 3rd attempt and let it rest for an hour, and it STILL slipped when I turned it over. This time I rolled it ridiculously thin, and thinned out my b/c a little, thinking that maybe I just had too thick of a crumb coat and that was making the fondant slide. So now it's showing all the cake bumps (from being covered and uncovered three times!), but since it's not for anyone I'm not too concerned. I just want to figure out what I'm doing wrong. It's resting upside down right now. I'm scared to turn it over...if it slips again I just may have cake wallpaper in the kitchen!
Any other advice for me?

[missnnaction]

Hmm, I'm not sure.. maybe for some reason the fondant isn't adhering to the bc.. so, maybe, after you let the bc crust, brush it with thinned out corn syrup or a little simple syrup, that way you won't have a problem with the fondant sticking to the bc..

[2sdae]

O.K. Now I have to try this.....I must bake a cake now........be back....

[Amanda]

4th attempt same results as before.
I shoved the whole thing down the garbage disposal.

[missnnaction]

Originally Posted by Amanda

4th attempt same results as before.
I shoved the whole thing down the garbage disposal.

You brushed it with the syrup and let it sit and it still didn't work... I'm not sure what it could be... I'll keep thinking...

[cakebaker]

I think it's trying to do it upside down that's your problem..obviously, right?

There's nothing on the top for the fondant to rest it's weight on. It's easier to do it upside down, no seam to deal with, but you'll need a "lip" of fondant to go over the top to hold it up some of the weight.

So...your cake is upside down. Cover it with the fondant leaving a couple of inches excess around what is now the bottom, but will be the top. Flip it over and quickly fold the excess over onto the top of the cake. I imagine it will be a little wrinkled and messy, but you should be able to cover that with something....whatever it is you're doing for the decorations.

Just for good measure, I'd put something really sticky on the cake instead of just buttercream...perhaps a jam glaze of some kind?