My eldest daughter is having a disco party at the local RSL club tomorrow, and her request this year was for a “Monster High” themed cake. I knew that fondant would probably pull off the look we wanted to achieve, but I had NO experience with it what.so.ever!
So, I decided to dive right in. I went halves in some supplies with my sister, as she will be making a cake in similar colours in a few weeks, and I set off on my fondant adventure. Please excuse the mobile phone pics…the camera seems to have gone walkabout!
I first baked 2 choc/rainbow cakes, using the same process that I outlined in a previous post.
Once the 2 cakes were baked, I chilled them, and trimmed the tops so they were relatively flat, then stacked them on top of each other, on the cake board, with a layer of buttercream frosting between them. I then coated the outside of the cake with the frosting, being careful to create an even coverage, and smooth surface.
While the cake chilled, I coloured my fondant.
I took a moment to print a template for the top of the cake.
When ready to cover the cake, I rolled out the blue fondant to form a large circle, big enough to cover the top and sides of the cake. I used the rolling pin to then lift it onto the cake gently. Sadly, I wasn’t gentle enough and there were some tears….ooops! I had to patch these up as best as I could, but they are still visible on the finished cake. I smoothed the surface with a smoother I purchased at the catering shop. I rolled out half the black, cut some strips with my pizza cutter, and used water to stick them on. I then put some ribbon around the base of the cake to hide the dodgy bottom edge 😉 I also drizzled some black writing icing down the sides.
Next I rolled the rest of the black, and cut around the template. I stuck this piece to the top of the cake with water. Then I cut out the next section of the template.
I stuck this on top of the black background, before cutting out the last piece at putting it on the cake.
I went around the edge of the scull with pink writing icing.
The finishing touch is one of my daughters dolls placed next to the cake.
Overall, I am totally thrilled with the results, especially considering this was my first time working with fondant.
One VERY useful tip I received from a cake decorator acquaintance, was to keep the cake in a plastic container with some Hippo moisture absorber to keep the fondant from sweating.
A Multifarious Me 
Nicely done! I can’t believe its your first timing using fondant! It’s perfect! 🙂
Thank you. You can’t see the side with the patch up jobs in the pics 😉 It was lots of fun, so now I am wondering why I avoided using fondant for 7 years LOL
Love it! My daughter loves Monster High, too – so one of these might be on the cards for her next birthday 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. It was an absolute hit with the kids today. I will have to put up final pics, and one to show the inside.
I’m so impressed, my only attempt with fondant was at the height of summer and it was so hot and the fondant kept slip sliding everywhere. Never again.
Oh, it was quite humid here, so the cake kept having little stints in the fridge. The Hippo moisture absorber really helped too I think.
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WOW! I want to bake a cake like that on the inside.
Thanks 😀 It really is a simple process. I have done it a number of times now with both full sized cakes, and cupcakes. Very little effort in comparison to the WOW factor. You should try it, and share the results xx
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