How To Cover A Cake With Fondant. Points to remember Prepare your cake by stacking your layers and filling with jam and buttercream icing then place on a cake turntable. Adhere it to the cake with extract around the base covering the showing cake board.
Points to remember Prepare your cake by stacking your layers and filling with jam and buttercream icing then place on a cake turntable. If you want to store the cake for more than a few days freeze it for up to 1 year. Gently lift the fondant pleats as you smooth the cake starting from the top to avoid folds in the icing.
Once you have cut your cake storing slices of fondant cake is easy.
If you used a thin layer of buttercream or glaze under the fondant you can still store the cake at room temperature. Simply place the slices of cake in a container or wrap them. Freeze the fondant cake for long term storage. Cut the excess fondant at the back of the cake and line up the seam.