Black and white stripes

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Comment by Goreti on April 26, 2015 at 11:30am

It is lovely.  You really have been having terrible weather there haven't you?  My daughter is currently living in Austin and has told me all about it.

Comment by Becky sheridan on April 26, 2015 at 8:58am

Thanks June!!!  I will definitely try the corn starch and freezer suggestions!!  Will the cornstarch change the flavor of the fondant??  I did put Tylose powder in the fondant which helped some but if I put too much it is too rubbery.  Spring is the worst time here humidity wise.  I would rather battle summer heat than spring humidity!!

Comment by June Kowalczyk on April 26, 2015 at 7:26am

Lovely....SOoooo hard to work with fondant when it's humid. A good trick, add some cornstarch to your fondant, helps decrease the stretch. And when it's humid here, I put my moulded pieces of fondant in the freezer, don't take them out until I'm placing them on the cake. I'm wondering, if you had laid the stripes out on a cookie sheet in the freezer, and took them out, waited say a minute or so, you could have attached them still cold, not completely frozen of course, or they would have cracked and split when you bent them to attach.

Comment by Katy Nott on April 26, 2015 at 6:45am

rhinestone off the top tier was the right thing to do as they were flowers to be added imo.  And, no, the black stripes don't look crappy lol.  It's lovely, bet the flowers will really make it pop

Comment by Becky sheridan on April 25, 2015 at 11:16pm

I believe flowers are hot pink and white. I took rhinestones off of top tier. Customer thought it was too much - that resolved my issue. I asked if she could send me a picture of cake with flowers - no response yet. I deliver in the morning. Hope she will do it!

Comment by Sandra Smiley on April 25, 2015 at 10:48pm

I agree, Becky....my OCD is telling me the same thing.  Sorry to hear about your trouble with the fondant, but your cake is gorgeous.  What color flowers?