How Much Is Fondant For A Cake

bubs1stbirthday Posted 29 Jan 2015 , three:56am

I have searched high and low but cannot find the answer to this question so any and all assist would be appreciated.

Tin anyone tell me how I work out how much fondant is needed to embrace a cake lath?

In particular I am working with either a x or xi inch lath at the moment but would like to know if there is a formula used to calculate this for whatsoever size board.

Thankyou.

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Magic Mouthfuls Posted 29 Jan 2015 , 12:49pm

Yeah, this i gets me every time - and so I've started keeping records on my costing spreadsheet.

Not scientific, but this is what I started allowing/pricing for....

7" round 300g

8" round 350g

ix" round 350g

10" round 400g

11" round 450g

12" round 500g

Trouble is... i cannot call up if this is the quantity for the lath, or a cake sitting on a lath 4" bigger than the block - because its nearly midnight and my encephalon is fried. I am thinking, if I am making a 7" block, I will put it on a 11" board, therefore I will demand 300g.

melmar02 Posted 29 Jan 2015 , 1:00pm

AThe bakingit.com site has a calculator - information technology is to cover the entire board, not just around the block.

Lfredden Posted 29 Jan 2015 , iii:41pm

AI've stopped covering the entire cake board. I roll a long sausage shape so flatten information technology with a rolling pin while stretching it to elongate it. Make your strip long enough to become around the cake. With an exacto pocketknife or pizza cutter cut one side of the strip then you accept a straight edge. Gently whorl your strip and place on the board and around the block which should already be on the board. The exposed part of the lath should have a thin coat of shortening or Corn syrup and so the fondant will attach to it. Overlap the two ends in the back of the cake and with a sharp pocketknife cut through both pieces so they can perfectly encounter. I massage the pucker then both ends blend together. Then run the knife forth the border of the board to trim the excess. I was a bit scared when I commencement tried information technology but information technology was super simple and I didnt utilise well-nigh as much fondant which ends upward going to waste anyway. Besides yous don't take to do it ahead of time to let it dry. There are you lot tube videos out in that location if y'all demand to see it.

bubs1stbirthday Posted 29 Jan 2015 , 9:19pm

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Originally Posted by Magic Mouthfuls

Yeah, this one gets me every time - so I've started keeping records on my costing spreadsheet.

Trouble is... i cannot recall if this is the quantity for the board, or a cake sitting on a board 4" bigger than the cake - because its almost midnight and my brain is fried. I am thinking, if I am making a 7" block, I will put it on a 11" board, thefore I will need 300g.

Give thanks you very much for sharing this every bit you take obviously put fourth dimension and effort into doing this nautical chart up. It is very helpful, I recall yous may be right in saying the 300gm is the correct amount for the 11 inch board if you scroll it pretty thin.

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Originally Posted by melmar02

The bakingit.com site has a estimator - it is to cover the entire board, not only around the cake.

Thank you for your answer I have seen the website just even though I signed up I doubtable that it is a dodgy website? every bit I cannot get information technology to work at all. Thank you for taking the time to respond.

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Originally Posted by Lfredden

I've stopped covering the entire cake lath.

Thank you for the advice and for taking the time to reply to me, this block I volition roll the full lath as I need to put a fondant ribbon on the base of the cake so want the board fondant ready hard before I have to work with it merely your method is one that I have considered in the past and will again in the future no doubt.

melmar02 Posted 29 Jan 2015 , 9:32pm

AHave you tried the website using chrome or firefox? I read somewhere it doesn't piece of work well with explorer so I've only visited it using chrome.

bubs1stbirthday Posted thirty January 2015 , 12:06am

I actually have no idea what that means lol - I am very calculator illiterate in anything other than the basics. We do use google I know that much so possibly that is why I tin can't get it to work? I have tried to apply the site a couple of times since I signed upward simply had no luck.

CookieNibz Posted 30 Jan 2015 , 5:48am

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Originally Posted by bubs1stbirthday

I actually have no idea what that means lol - I am very calculator illiterate in anything other than the nuts. We do apply google I know that much so maybe that is why I tin can't become it to work? I have tried to use the site a couple of times since I signed up merely had no luck.

safari, firefox & chrome is the name of your spider web browser. When you become online practice you click on a motion-picture show of a compass (safari), a tri- colored wheel of sorts (chrome) or a globe with an orange fob wrapped around it (firefox). Cyberspace explorer is another web browser, but for the life of me i cant remember what their icon is.

bubs1stbirthday Posted 30 Jan 2015 , 10:50am

Thanks CookieNibz - I accept figured out the Google chrome and how to enable Java Script (yaii!) and now the website works - lol not a dodgy website later all, deplorable bakingit.com :-)

CookieNibz Posted 30 Jan 2015 , iv:22pm

Original message sent by bubs1stbirthday

Cheers CookieNibz - I have figured out the Google chrome and how to enable Coffee Script (yaii!) and now the website works - lol not a dodgy website later on all, distressing bakingit.com :-)

Np, I'm non exactly tech savvy either, lol, I've been in that location!!! Glad u got information technology to work :)