I finally got the chance to cover a real cake with fondant. I had never done this before and I didn't have any adult supervision. I had seen Dan do it several times before, and of course I had seen it on TV plenty of times so I knew the dangers.

The cake was a 6" round anniversary cake, complimentary for a wedding cake client from last year. I didn't have anyone else available to do it, so it fell to me to get it done. It wasn't that hard, really, I just didn't let myself focus on what could go wrong. I simply told myself: Roll out the fondant, drape the cake, make it smooth.

It didn't come out perfect, but it was passable. There were some wrinkles in it, but that's to be expected my first time out. The tricky part is getting the 2D fondant to cover a round 3D cake. Where it drapes, the fondant will want to bunch, so it's necessary to make sure the draping is spread out. That's the part I didn't get wuite right.

I also need some real fondant tools. There are plastic paddles that will help smooth it out, which I had to do by hand this time. That warmed the buttercream underneath the fondant which made it harder to make smooth.

But in the end, I got it done and the client was pleased!