Gum Paste/Fondant

Posted by ProfessorChaos, August 4, 2009 at 3:29 PM

I am making a baby shower cake for next weekend and am planning to decorate it with gerbera daisies. I was going to use fondant, but because the flowers will be rather large, I'm concerned they won't dry completely in a little over a week, so I'm leaning toward gum paste. I have never used gum paste so any thoughts on gp vs. fondant would be appreciated.

Also, the recipient wants a chocolate mousse icing so I'm definitely going to need to anchor the flowers. I'm not a fan of putting a bunch of wire in cakes. Has anyone used toothpicks or plastic stir sticks for this purpose?

Originally I was planning to put a ribbon around the base of the cake, but I'm not sure that will work with the chocolate mousse frosting. I'm concerned it will absorb moisture from the frosting and get funky. Has anyone used ribbon on anything other than fondant?

Thanks guys!

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