Holographic Fondant Holographic Fondant Tutorial TUTORIAL
TUTORIAL
COMPONENTS COMPONENTS Satin Ice Shimmers: pearl and silver Vegetable shortening Satin Ice Fondant: Shimmers:pink, pearlblue, andbright silver green, orange, yellow, and purple Satin Ice Fondant: pink, blue, bright Large pin yellow, and purple green,rolling orange, Large rolling pin
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1. Blend Blend equal equal amounts amounts of of Satin Satin Ice Ice pearl pearl fondant fondant with with each each 1. of the colors listed. of the colors listed. Note: Make sureMake to blend the finished Rebekah notes: surethetofondant blend thethoroughly; fondant thoroughly; fondant should have a pearlescent sheen. the finished fondant should have a pearlescent sheen. 2. Place Place the the pink pink and and purple purple fondant fondant into into aa Ziploc Ziploc bag bag and and set set 2. aside. Roll the blue, green, yellow, and orange fondant into aside. Roll the blue, green, yellow, and orange fondant into long, thick thick ropes ropes and and place place them them next next to to each each other other in in aa line line long, as shown. as shown. 3. Roll Roll the the ropes ropes of of fondant fondant flat. flat. After After aa few few rolls, rolls, compress compress 3. the fondant fondant together together at at the the sides sides and and continue continue to to roll. roll. the 4. Fold Fold the the fondant fondant over over on on itself itself and and continue continue to to roll roll in in the the 4. same direction. Keep folding, compressing, and rolling the same direction. Keep folding, compressing, and rolling the fondant until the three colors blend into one another in fondant until the three colors blend into one another in aa gradient effect. effect. gradient
Cornstarch for dusting Vegetable shortening Sharp knife for dusting Cornstarch Ziploc bag Sharp knife
5. Measure Measure the the height height and and circumference circumference of of the the cake cake tier tier and and 5. trim the fondant to size. Brush the cake tier with piping gel trim the fondant to size. Brush the cake tier with piping gel or boiled water and wrap the fondant panel around the or boiled water and wrap the fondant panel around the cake. Trim Trim the the fondant fondant and and smooth smooth with with flexible flexible smoothers smoothers cake. to blend the seam. to blend the seam. 6. Repeat Repeat the the process process for for the the orange, orange, pink, pink, and and purple purple 6. fondant and cover the bottom tier. fondant and cover the bottom tier. 7. Lastly, Lastly, to to cover cover the the third third tier, tier, create create aa gradient gradient fondant fondant 7. panel with with the the leftover leftover blue blue and and some some of of the the silver silver fondant. fondant. panel 8. Brush Brush in in between between some some of of the the colors colors with with aa little little silver silver 8. luster to give a holographic appearance. ACD luster to give a holographic appearance. ACD
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