tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581465315207538625.post1624231376225749331..comments2024-03-28T00:21:51.801-07:00Comments on i heart baking!: banana cream birthday cake with handmade fondant monkey toppermichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044027235915286096noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581465315207538625.post-1078879331954237582016-09-19T09:38:58.958-07:002016-09-19T09:38:58.958-07:00@leed1 - haha, no typically they do not eat the fo...@leed1 - haha, no typically they do not eat the fondant topper. i don't like the taste of fondant to begin with, that's why i don't use it to cover my cakes, but secondly fondant toppers need a couple weeks to dry out completely so that they are hard and don't wilt and fall over! however the cool thing is that once the fondant topper is completely dry and rock hard, you can keep michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044027235915286096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581465315207538625.post-89239553781765631582016-09-19T09:36:20.494-07:002016-09-19T09:36:20.494-07:00@Anonymous - thank you! yes i do like to stabilize...@Anonymous - thank you! yes i do like to stabilize my whipped cream. adding gelatin to it works nicely! i usually assemble/decorate the night before a morning pickup. and i tell them to let it come to room temp at least 30 minutes before serving. hope that helps!michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044027235915286096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581465315207538625.post-88875599599162044212016-09-19T09:30:14.106-07:002016-09-19T09:30:14.106-07:00This might seem like a weird question ... but do t...This might seem like a weird question ... but do they eat the fondant topper? Is the fondant topper rock hard when you place it on top of the cake? Also, love your blog. :)leed1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17061949597583345518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581465315207538625.post-69101785834488252892016-09-19T07:05:12.364-07:002016-09-19T07:05:12.364-07:00Beautiful! I was wondering if you use just regular...Beautiful! I was wondering if you use just regular whipped cream as the filling, or if you use some kind of stabilized whipped cream? How long before serving do you assemble/decorate the cake? I assume you have to keep it refrigerated before serving? Thanks!<br />AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com