This cake represents two firsts for me: The first time I have attempted a tiered cake and the first time I have used homemade marshmallow fondant. The result isn't quite perfect, but much better than I had hoped. The fondant proved to be quite the nightmare. I had to work it for at least an hour before I could roll it out. Even then it refused to relinquish it's foam rubber look; in other words it was springy to the touch, and had an uneven quality that was quite prone to tearing. Once I got the fondant rolled out almost as thin as I wanted and positioned on the cakes, I quickly realized that it was virtually impossible to smooth out the inevitable folds and creases. The fondant also ripped, and not having the will to spend another hour working with the fondant to re-cover the cake, I opted for some cleverly positioned snakes, bats, cats and trees to cover up the imperfections.
Despite the setbacks and flaws in this cake, it was received with plenty of oohs and aahs by my daughter's friends. The cake was my tried and tested Devil's food cake with chocolate buttercream filling, so I know it tasted good! Also, it can well be said that even if things didn't work out the way I had planned them to, there were some valuable lessons learned here so all was not in vain!
Now it's back to the drawing board to come up with a tasty fondant that has the perfect consistency to work with! Either that or I go back to ordering the professional stuff and try to improve it's flavour.
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