How to Make a Tuxedo Fondant Cake

Fondant covered cakes have become very popular but, they can be expensive. A tuxedo fondant cake would be a perfect groom's cake for that special someone or a great whimsical treat for any formal occasion. If buying a tuxedo fondant cake is not an option, for whatever reason, make your own at home. Here's what you need to make and prepare your tuxedo fondant cake.

Things You'll Need

• (2) 14-inch heart pans Standard tip Cake board Rolling pin Sharp knife White fondant Chocolate fondant Buttercream icing Fancy foil wrap (2) cake mixes, any flavor

Instructions

1. Prepare cake mixes as directed on the package and pour evenly into the two greased and floured heart shaped pans. Bake until ready and cool completely over night if possible. Make sure the cake is not warm as the icing and fondant can melt as a result.

2. Before the cake is placed on the cake board, cover it with the foil wrap. Now that it's been wrapped, place the first cake on the cake board. Using the buttercream icing, ice the top of the heart cake. Place the other heart cake with the top down onto the frosted cake. Ice the whole cake with a crumb coat. A crumb coat is a thin version of the origional icing. Refrigerate for at least one hour. Give the cake a final coat of icing using the original icing and refrigerate for another hour or overnight if possible.

3. Take the chocolate fondant and rolling pin. Roll the fondant out to 1/8-inch thick. Place the fondant on the prepared cake and use a fondant smoother or your hands to smooth the top and sides of the cake. Cut the extra fondant with a sharp knife.

4. Roll out the white fondant with the rolling pin to 1/4-inch thick and cut it into a long, thin "V" shape. This will be the shirt. Use the buttercream icing as a glue and glue on the shirt in the middle of the cake where the two rounds of the heart meet.

5. Taking the chocolate fondant and the rolling pin once more, roll out the fondant to 1/4-inch thick. Cut the lapel with a sharp knife. Cut two triangles and a square to make the bow tie. Using the buttercream icing, glue each lapel, one on each side of the shirt. Take the triangles and the square to make the bow tie. Glue together with the icing.

6. With any standard decorating tip, cut out three circles from the chocolate fondant and glue them onto the shirt with the buttercream icing.

Tips & Warnings

• If the heart shape is too hard to cover with the fondant, a round cake pan can be used instead. White fondant can be tinted brown and used instead of chocolate fondant. When covering the cake with the fondant, place the cake onto a big coffee can, it's a lot easier to handle that way. Making a pattern on cardstock of the bow tie, lapel and shirt will make it a lot easier when preparing the cake.

Resources

• Wilton