How to Tie-Dye Fondant

06/09/2010

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Jill S: My daughter and I watch your show all the time. She has designed her 9th birthday cake and expects me to take it on. She wants a peace sign cake made with tie-dye fondant like you made. Any suggestions for an amateur? I'd really appreciate it. I've made her cakes in the past, like Elmo, Shrek, and a castle.

Buddy: Basically what you got to do is get different colors of fondant that you want and then roll them out into little logs and then twist them all together -- and keep twisting it with your hand. Then just knead it a little bit. But you can’t over-knead it. Just knead it six or seven times.

After that cut it in half down the middle and flatten it out and then roll it into a tie-dye pattern or marble or whatever you want to do.

To do the peace sign she’ll have to make a template and then cut it out of fondant -- [she can use] cardboard or a paper template.

It’s harder than it sounds though (laughs).

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Comments

[Zara]

Hi Buddy,
I'm 12 and I need a super easy cake to bake for Mother's Day. Could you pls help me???
I really love your show and the cakes you make

[Fabiane]

Hi Buddy,
I am Brazilian and I love your program! I would MUCH you pass me the recipe for the fondant to cover the cake. Thank you!

[Alyssa]

dear buddy, my friend and i are doing a project on you. We are going to make a cake and bring it into school we were just wondering if you could give us some helpfull tips on what to do since were planning on using fondant.

[Cheryl]

Buddy, Just saw you on tour this past week and it was so much fun! Thank you for your time! One question about modeling chocolate. I have tried several recipes and they just dont come out very smooth or they come out really oily . Any suggestions?

[stacey]

Dear buddy, i am very skilled when it comes to cake decorating, however, i have a dilemma. I have a cake due soon using 4 colors i need to make a rainbow effect on the fondant without airbrushing it because i do not own an airbrush kit. I would prefer my cake not look tie-dyed but, if i dont find a way soon it will have to be. Do you know a short cut? Thank you!

[Janelle]

Hi buddy my name is Janelle and i am 13 years old I love to watch your show and when i am old enough I want to be just like you.

[Tiffany]

Hey Buddy,
I love to watch your show ever since I have watched it I have wanted to become a baker! Im 12 years old and for my birthdad I wanted to make my own fondant cake! I would really like to have an easy to make recipe of fondant if you could give it to me! I would really like to know how to make fondant so that I can make myself the best cake ever!

I cant wait to be a baker one day I love to watch what cool cakes u guys make, they are so awesome!

[Gaby]

Hey Buddy, I am Gaby I am 14 and I would like to know how you make your fondant and stuff. Because the other day I was trying to make fondant to cover up a cake I made, but it didn't turn out right. Because I looked it up on google to see how to make the fondant, but I think I either did it wrong or I dont know. Well ever since I watched your show, I have been inspired to become a baker as you! I would like to know how to make your fondant!

[Sherika]

Where did you find the fondant roller that flattens your fondant? I was told that I can use a pasta maker but I am not sure that it will flatten it good enough...Any suggestions

[Odell Jackson]

Hey Buddy, I'm 25 and have been decorating cakes for awhile. In the past it's only been classic buttercream. Recently I've branched out and have been using fondant. i've researched different recipes and have basically modified it for myself(it tastes like classic buttercream). Anyway my question is.. what recipe do you use in order to keep the fondant from being sticky and to keep it from being dry and showing stress cracks.. Please let me know

[Jamie]

Hey Buddy
I watch your show 24/7 and i'm actually watching it right now!!! You have really inspired me and I am 11. I always tell my mom that I want to be a cake decorator just like you!!! I have made one cake with fondant but it didn't turn out very well. Can you please tell me your recipe for fondant!!!

[Tonya]

Buddy,

You make some of the most beautiful works of edible art I've ever seen! I recently searched for instructions on how to get a tie-dyed effect for my niece's birthday cake and was directed to your site by CakeCentral.com. I followed your instructions and was very pleased with the results, as was the birthday girl and everyone present. Thanks so much for sharing your technique, I couldn't have done it without ya!

[Katie. M]

hey Buddy, i love your show. i love cooking and watching you an everyone else making those amazing cakes makes me want to make them myself! :) but i need a little help. see my and 2 of my friends are making a 3-4 tier cake for "Out of the Blue" its an orginization around my area to prevent teen sucide.an we are going to auction the cake off at school. any tips and ideas on what type of cake to use? and stuff to make and decorate it? it would be greatly appricated. :)

[caroline]

you make the best desined cakes i love the candy land cake it was too bad that when you were driving don't feel to bad its not your falt but i love every single cake you make.I LOVE YOUR CAKES

[Darleen]

Hi Buddy,
You inspired me to try a cake way outside my comfort zone. But it came out so great. My brother in law lost his wife and I wanted to make a cake that we all could remember her by. She loved turtles and had two pet ones she loved. So I tried the fondant and the turtle came out perfect right done to the nails painted pink and a bed of flowers around its neck. thanks for inspiring me and many others, Darleen

[Diane]

My Daughter is getting married, she is allergic to soy, fish, nuts, eggs, onions and garlic. SO. I'm making her wedding cake. I use the old Wacky cake chocolate recipie but she really wanted a white cake with raspberry filling. I have tried a few eggless recipies but none of them are very good texture for a wedding cake. I plan on make the rest of the cake with eggs. just the top 8inch one that she will eat will be with no eggs. any suggestions would be appreciated. Love the show. watch it all the time. and we love the new cooking show. we can eat onions and garlic and plan on trying some of the new ones. especially the eggplant ones.

Thanks DIane

[Karen mackey]

Added note: I will have cream cheese frosting on hand just in case.

[Karen mackey]

Wow! I too have been (strongly requested) asked to make a cake boss cake! M soon to be 8 year old cannot get enough of Buddy? She is our cake boss. I am making an 8 layer cake, hopefull to get her down to 5. Of buddy red velvet with fondant. She loves the fondant! Wish me luck. I used two different buddy recipes, from the book, and the Oprah magazine. Why are they different? The first batch came out like pink velvet, and the 2nd batch is perfect red! She is gonna love it. I even tried calling the store, from CA, to see if I could buy fondant. But I'm going for it!
Sf, California

[Brianna]

Hi buddy! How is that Carlos Backery!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love your shows and I watch them all the time that is the only show that i always watch!!!!!!!!! When i grow up, i want to be just like u i think that is so awsome for you to be able to make cakes like that!!!!!!!!!!!!! Right now i am trying to be just like you i call myself jr.Buddy. Keep up the fantastic work!I love the show Cake Boss!!!! me and my mom are trying to open up a bakery cause thats what my dream has been and im hoping to make cakes just like you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Brianna

[kathleen your number one fan!]

Hi Buddy i am your number one fan! i am coming to see you soon and i cant wait to meet you! i am going to get my 16th birthday cake from you!

Buddy your the best!!!!:)

[tamariya]

hey my name is tamariya and i wanted to know if you can make me a cake i live in seattle wa

[Diane]

Buddy,

Loved the "puppy cake" you are the best!

[Kiersten]

Hi Buddy,your my inspiration I want to be able to be just like u. Who or what inspired u to start baking and own your own business? also where did u go to college?, because when i go to college i want to go to where u went when i get out of high school.

[TY]

I am a huge fan of your show. I am getting married next Oct and would love to get my fiance a grooms cake. He is a huge die hard New York Giants fan and I am a huge New York Jets fan. So we have some battles regarding our teams. He has all kinds of collectables and just bought the seats from the stadium. But one thing that I will never do is buy him anything that's says the Giants on it. So I think he would be so surprised at our wedding if I went ahead and surprised him with a New York Giants Grooms Cake at our wedding. All of our guests know too how much of a Jets I am that they know I would never go ahead and get him anything that has to do with the Giants on it. This would be the best thing I could ever do for him. How can I do it?????

[kathy kuperman]

I don't know how to blog, twitter or facebook. I have spent most of the day trying to figure out how to do so. But like all you other fans I wanted to tell you how much you have inspired my 9 year old son. We will be visiting New York in November and I'm wondering if we can come by to buy a treat and shake your hand.